Dear Coastwalk/CCTA Members and Coastal Trail Advocates, This California Coastal Commission meeting and Public Workshop to review the Hollister Ranch Coastal Acces Program in Santa Barbara County was postponed due to the Alisal Fire. This meeting has now been...
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Action Alert!! Please Share Widely! The HOLLISTER RANCH COASTAL ACCESS PROGRAM (HRCAP) will be reviewed on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021 by the CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION!
Dear Coastwalk/CCTA Members and Coastal Trail Advocates, The comment period for Hollister Ranch Coastal Access (HRCAP) on the Gaviota Coast is now...
Thank-You Coastal Cleanup Day Volunteers & Participants
THANK-YOU to the volunteers who came out in the rain to Shell Beach on Saturday, September 18 for Coastal Cleanup Day! And a super big thank-you to...
Coastal advocates challenge deal that bars public from reaching Hollister Ranch by land
LOS ANGELES TIMES Vehicles navigate the narrow, curvy Hollister Ranch Road with signs warning of trespassing. In a settlement agreement with the homeowners association, state coastal officials agreed to give up its claims of public access by land . (Al Seib / Los...
California Justices Won’t Wade Into Billionaire’s Fight Over Beach Access
The defining feature of Martins Beach rises from coastline as several beachgoers walk through the sand. (Matthew Renda/CNS) Courthouse News Service California Justices Won’t Wade Into Billionaire’s Fight Over Beach Access Advocates for public coastal access scored a...
Couple who fenced off Ontario Ridge trail to get cease-and-desist order
The Tribune, July 11, 2014 Calling the situation “outrageous” and “a flagrant violation of the law,” the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to issue a notice of violation and a cease-and-desist order to an Ontario Ridge property owner who installed...
Trail Update in Humboldt County
MAP COURTESY OF THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY COASTAL TRAIL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY (2011) BY THE STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY AND REDWOOD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY WITH MAPPING BY ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN. Recommended alignments for the California Coastal Trail through Humboldt...
Obama to designate monument in Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in California
Washington Post, March 8, 2014
Council votes to close La Jolla beach during pupping season
Fox 5 San Diego, February 24, 2014
Pismo councilman tapped for Coastal Commission vacancy
Lompoc Record, Feburary 25, 2014
Fencing blocking Ontario Ridge Trail removed
Santa Maria Times Staff report Feb 27, 2014 Updated Feb 27, 2014 Barbed-wire fencing and no trespassing signs that a property owner installed blocking access to a portions of a popular hiking trail between Shell Beach and Avila Beach have been removed. Property owner...
To protect beach access, town should buy more shoreland
An interesting perspective on east coast public access. Portland Press Hearald, February 21, 2014
Huntington Beach allows smartphone parking app
Orange County News, Feburary 19, 2014