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Coastal Commission leaves city out to dry
December 13, 2013 | By PAUL BEARD
We've all heard about how the California Coastal Commission loves to micromanage and bully coastal cities and counties. Whether it's second-guessing the most insignificant local project, or requiring municipalities to include in their local laws severe restrictions against property owners, the Commission is rightly seen by many localities as on ...
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Re-cap of argument in San Diego seawall appeal
July 15, 2014 | By PAUL BEARD
Yesterday, I argued Lynch v. California Coastal Commission, in the California Court of Appeal in San Diego. As I explained last week, the appeal centers on the Commission's refusal to allow two families to rebuild a shared, private staircase down to the beach, and its imposition of an arbitrary 20-year expiration date on a seawall (with a 75-ye ...