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Desalination

California Coastal Commission Rejects $1.4 Billion Desalination Project

The unanimous decision by the Coastal Commission on May 12 might have dealt a fatal blow to the costly seawater desalination project proposed for Huntington Beach, but it was not 'a referendum on the future of desalination in California.'

May 15, 2022 - CALmatters

Newport Beach

Parking Permits Cause Tension in SoCal Neighborhoods

Renters and homeowners are competing for permit districts in some Southern California cities.

February 24, 2017 - KPCC

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