Residents voice concern over potential for managed retreat
DEL MAR — Del Mar’s newly amended Local Coastal Program is inching closer to potential certification by the California Coastal Commission, and residents urged the...
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Blakespear: Advance Leucadia Streetscape in wake of Walker accident
Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear is set to request city staff to devise an “immediate” plan to implement pieces of the Leucadia Streetscape in the wake...
After nearly a decade, Solana Beach approves seawall fee
The Solana Beach City Council unanimously approved a California Coastal Commission-sanctioned, seawall-mitigating fee at a Nov. 13 public hearing....
Encinitas ditches concrete Beacon’s staircase over some residents’ objections
The city unveiled a new plan for a wooden staircase along the south side of the beach at what was supposed to be a workshop...
Del Mar City Council candidates address issues in public forum
Candidates at a Sept. 13 public forum shared their stances on the most controversial Del Mar issues, from the city’s affordable housing requirement to short-term...
Coastal Commission rejects Del Mar’s STR ordinance
The California Coastal Commission rejected Del Mar’s proposal to limit short-term rentals to minimum seven-day stays for a maximum of 28 days per year in...
Mayor’s kids steal show at State of the City Address
Ava Blakespear, 10, and her brother, 8-year-old Oliver stood before a crowd of 250 people — including State Sen. Pat Bates, State Assemblyman Rocky Chavez...
Coastal Commission turns down preferred Rail Trail route
A divided California Coastal Commission voted to reject Encinitas' preferred route for a segment of the Coastal Rail Trail that will run through Cardiff-by-the-Sea, leaving...
Supreme Court ponders whether rights were waived when building wall
ENCINITAS — A case that was believed to have potential far-reaching implications on the state Coastal Commission’s authority to regulate seawalls might have far less...
Coastal Commission to decide fate of the Cardiff Rail Trail
The California Coastal Commission next week will decide the placement of a controversial segment of the Coastal Rail Trail, nearly a year after the city...
Coastal Commission delays decision on city’s zoning designation change request
For now, the California Coastal Commission has put the brakes on plans from the city of Carlsbad to change two parcels to a visitor commercial...
Beacon’s Beach bluff being monitored ‘daily’
The California Coastal Commission appears to have become more supportive of Encinitas’ proposed method of stabilizing a notoriously unstable coastal bluff at Beacon’s Beach....
Carlsbad signs on to commission pilot program
The city is taking on the role of guinea pig in a new pilot program with the California Coastal Commission....
State realtors association joins seawall fight in Encinitas
One of the state’s more powerful property rights advocacy groups has thrown its support behind the residents fighting the state Coastal Commission in a critical...
Surfrider Foundation submits legal brief on seawall case
The Surfrider Foundation has filed its brief in support of the State Coastal Commission in the state Supreme Court case that will determine...