If Coastal Commission Survives, It Will Be Stronger

California's Coastal Commission -- which has survived 30 years of wrath from land developers -- faces an uncertain future.

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January 24, 2003, 7:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Now the California Coastal Commission faces an order to change its ways, or else. A state appellate court has declared the 12-member body unconstitutional, casting into doubt the control of one of the world's most scenic and popular coastlines. The ruling is likely to result in a significant reshaping of a body that sets Pacific parameters on such politically volatile issues as offshore oil drilling and development near coastal wildlands... Whatever the eventual structure or function of the commission, several key observers say its coastal protection functions will be stronger than before."

Thanks to Laura kranz

FULL STORY: For coastal commission, a stormy future

Thursday, January 23, 2003 in The Christian Science Monitor

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