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Author:    Damien M. Schiff PLF runs a Coastal Land Rights Project, whose principal goal is to fight on behalf of coastal property owners against big and abusive government.  One of the most frequent violators of individuals' property rights in coastal areas is the California Coastal Commission.  PLF has been ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff “Balloon Track” Site   Yesterday, PLF announced the filing of a lawsuit challenging the California Coastal Commission’s decision to delay, and perhaps even stop, a much-needed cleanup plan for a contaminated property (known as the “Balloon Track” site) in downtown Eureka, California.  ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff Last month, PLF filed a lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission on behalf of a concerned group of citizens, arguing that the Commission has no authority to stop a needed cleanup of a blighted brownfield property in downtown Eureka, California.  Well, shortly after filing, the Eureka Times-Standard ran a ...

Author:  Paul J. Beard II I'll be on Southern California's John & Ken Show today shortly after 6:00 p.m. PST, along with George and Sharlee McNamee, to discuss their ongoing legal battle against the California Coastal Commission.  We are challenging the Commission's decision to deny the McNamees a permit for ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff On Monday, I’ll be presenting argument in the First District Court of Appeal, 350 McAllister Street, 4th floor, in San Francisco.  The appeal, on the 9 a.m. calendar, is in Gualala Festivals Committee v. California Coastal Commission, and concerns whether the Commission can put the kibosh on the Committee’s ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff A few weeks ago I reported on a new PLF lawsuit challenging the Coastal Commission's jurisdiction to delay, and possibly stop altogether, a needed cleanup of a brownfield site in Eureka, California.  And today, I argued in the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco on behalf of the Gualala … ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. … ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff Yesterday my colleague Paul Beard reported on a disappointing decision in the First District.  Today's Santa Rosa Press Democrat has an article on the decision.  Also, a few days ago I reported on a Coastal Commission controversy in Dana Point.  Here's a piece discussing the City's decis ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff Last Sunday’s Bay Area edition of the New York Times featured an article on Peter Douglas, the California Coastal Commission’s long-serving executive director.  While noting Mr. Douglas’ impeccable environmentalist and anti-development credentials, as well as his self-described “radical pagan her ...