Can you imagine a four-lane freeway running from Petaluma to Jenner, built to service high-density subdivisions blanketing the scenic blufftops between Bodega Bay and the Russian River, and permanent closure of a swath of shoreline to block off access by the public?...
County Coastal Access Activities
Exclusive Hollister Ranch beach finally opening to public – SFGATE
NIMBY surfers despair as exclusive Central Coast beaches open to the public Andrew Pridgen, SFGATE April 1, 2022Updated: April 1, 2022 10:54 a.m. A...
Action Alert!! Please Share Widely! The HOLLISTER RANCH COASTAL ACCESS PROGRAM (HRCAP) will be reviewed on THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 by the CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION!
Dear Coastwalk/CCTA Members and Coastal Trail Advocates, This California Coastal Commission meeting and Public Workshop to review the Hollister...
COVID-19’s Climate Impact and the Repercussions We Must Face
THE FRANKLIN POST FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL • 5405 SE WOODWARD STREET • PORTLAND, OREGON BY ESTELLE KEAVENY HAAPALA At the peak of the COVID-19 lockdown, the world rejoiced as the environment saw a glimpse of improvement. Dolphins swam in the rivers of Venice, air quality...
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 open. YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED AND YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!! Please write the California Coastal Commission or offer...
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 all the Coastal Cleanup Day participants for showing up on such a soggy day to Protect Your Happy Place! Sign up for...
New Beach makeover: How San Mateo County plans to transform Tunitas Creek Beach into a visitor-friendly beachfront park
by Kate Bradshaw / Almanac Uploaded: Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 7:45 am 0 Updated: Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 11:38 am Time to read: about 3 minutes Tunitas Creek Beach, situated along the bluffs between Half Moon Bay and San Gregorio on San Mateo County's coastside, will soon undergo...
As a child, he sneaked onto a secret Malibu beach. 50 years later, the fence finally came down
BY JAMES RAINEY STAFF WRITER AUG. 27, 2021 5 AM PT The signs went up about a half-century ago, but they spring to memory like yesterday. On a white background, in vivid red lettering: “Danger” and “KEEP OUT.” An unseen hand mounted the warnings around the top and...
Sonoma County Regional Parks adds another open space jewel along the coast
AUSTIN MURPHY THE PRESS DEMOCRAT August 24, 2021 The hearty cheer came through the fog late Monday morning, startling Misti Arias and a handful of cows grazing nearby. Arias, the general manager of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District...
New Park and Open Space Preserve Coming to Sonoma Coast Ag + Open Space Transfers 335 Acres of Protected Land to Regional Parks
Santa Rosa, CA – December 30, 2020 – The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space), a special district dedicated to protecting our working and natural lands forever, transferred ownership of a 335-acre coastal property to...
Volunteers remove wreckage of abandoned boat on Sonoma Coast
BODEGA BAY - A hearty band of volunteers spent part of their weekend hauling chunks of boat wreckage up the side of a coastal bluff, completing a clean-up effort launched about a month ago when...
In big win for coastal advocates, judge refuses to approve deal that would limit public from reaching Hollister Ranch beaches
Great news in our quest to establish the Coastal Trail at Hollister Ranch “The judge has rejected Hollister’s efforts to remove the Gaviota Coast Trail Alliance from the lawsuit and to marginalize the public." The Alliance is made up of Coastwalk/CCTA, Gaviota Coastal...
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...