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Coastal Commission Requires Feds to Continue Funding Catalina Island Bald Eagle ProgramIn a unanimous 11-0 vote, the
California Coastal Commission determined on December 14 that the National
Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must continue to fund the
Catalina Island Bad Eagle Recovery Program as part of the Montrose Settlement
Restoration Program (MSRP) Final Resolution Plan (FRP). NOAA had previously
determined that the lack of success and problems with the failure of Bald Eagle
egg hatchings associated with continuing DDT pollution should lead to the
program's abandonment. The Coastal Commission, on the other hand, ordered that
NOAA redouble it's Bald Eagle efforts and fund the program for at least another
ten years, or until such time as the Montrose DDT pollution is no longer
destroying America's national bird.
Read More Commission Moves to Protect Pacifica Bowl in Unanimous 9-0 VoteFor years North Pacifica LLC and
the City of Pacifica have tried to develop a sand dune and wetlands into a
43-unit residential subdivision, claiming the project was not appealable to the
Commission despite the wetlands. After years of litigation, which the City and
the developer lost, the Commission voted 9-0 on December 16, 2005 to validate
the appeal and accept the matter for future resolution, assuring permanent
protection of the significant wetlands onsite and placing any future development
of the site in jeopardy.
Read More Commission Narrowly Approves Destruction of Historic Buildings in San DiegoDespite a request by the San Diego
City Attorney that the Commission not approve demolition of historic buildings
for suburban shopping mall, the Commission voted 6-5 (with all three San Diego
Commissioners in support) to allow the mall project to go
forward.
Read More Desalting the Ocean - Periodic UpdateDr. Peter Gleick of the Pacific
Institute (www.pacinst.org) addressed the Coastal Commission on December 14,
2005 as part of a continuing effort to provide the California public with an
unbaised debate and analysis regarding over one dozen mostly private sponsored
proposals to build residential desalination facilities up and down the
California coast.
Read More SoCal Alert: 2 Coastal Development Projects Threaten Destruction in Orange and San Diego Counties in 2006Read More OC Toll Road - Border Fence Connection: Wash DC Pols destroy California Coast- Who is Duncan Hunter and why would anyone vote for him?As revealed this week in the LA
Times, impending coastal destruction in Orange County and San Diego has
something in common: In both cases, Republican politicians in Washington DC are
using the federal government as a weapon of mass destruction of our coast by
overriding federal law, California's jurisdiction and our coastal protection
program.
The common link is Duncan Hunter (R-El Cajon). Hunter is working to "exempt" the OC toll road from the Endangered Species Act. The toll road, which is slated to go through San Onofre State Park, home to seven endangered and threatened species. Pave a State Park for a freeway, what a brilliant concept! In championing the "exempting" of the US-Mexico Border Fence from compliance with the Coastal Act, Hunter is cheerleading a plan to build a 3 row fence which will clearcut endangered species habitat for 3 miles inland from the ocean as wide as a 6-lane freeway. The violence against nature so extreme, millions of yards of grading are required to level entire mountains and valleys, fill wetlands and destroy entire watersheds. What's worse is that Hunter is acting in knowing disregard of alternative plans that could achieve the same political ends without the vast coastal resources devastation. For more Border Fence mania....check out this Blog. Read More Border Fence Builders Go Berserk - Violate California Coastal Act & Seek to Destroy Coast & Environment in Pursuit of......A FENCE!Read More OC Toll Road Builders Ignore Public & Environment - They Seek To Destroy State Park, Land Conservancy & Beach at San OnofreRead More California CoastWatcher, November 2005This month the California Coastal
Commission wrestles with Channel Islands' Public Works Plan (PWP) compliance
issues in Ventura, high density housing proposed for sensitive bird habitat in
Santa Barbara, scenic bridge design in Mendocino, seawalls in Solana Beach,
illegal habitat destruction in Laguna Beach, loss of the bald eagle recovery
program on Catalina Island and marine acoustic
noise.
1. COMMISSION TIME WASTED AS VENTURA COUNTY CONTINUES PURSUIT OF INAPPROPRIATELY SITED BOATING CENTER 2. COMMISSION APPROVES 5 HOUSES ON TWO LOTS ON EDGE OF ESHA AT MORE MESA PRESERVE IN SANTA BARBARA 3. COMMISSION STANDS UP TO CALTRANS AND REQUIRES SIDEWALK FOR REDESIGN OF HISTORIC MENDOCINO COUNTY BRIDGE AND COASTAL TRAIL OVER 10-MILE RIVER 4. COMMISSION REJECTS EFFORT BY NOAA TO ABANDON BALD EAGLES ON CATALINA ISLAND. 5. COMMISSION REJECTS US NAVY AND
PAID SCIENTISTS IN SUPPORT OF MARINE MAMMALS IN ADDRESSING ANTHROPOGENIC NOISE
Read More California Planning & Development Report Analysis of California Supreme Court Decision in Marine Forests CaseRead More LNG Scandal Involves Gov. Schwarzenegger's Closest Aids, Lobbyists, Fundraisers, Advisors & Lawyers!Read More Wed - July 20, 2005Wed - July 13, 2005Sun - July 10, 2005Sun - July 3, 2005Fri - June 17, 2005Mon - June 13, 2005Thu - June 9, 2005Mon - May 30, 2005Mon - May 16, 2005 |
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