Coastal Restoration

Environmentalists would like to see Oceano Dunes closed to off-road vehicles to protect nesting birds. Off-roaders consider themselves the endangered species.

Malibu city officials approve overnight parking restrictions for sections of PCH, saying a similar move by L.A. County pushed homeless people living in RVs and cars into the city. But the Coastal Commission can block the new rules.

A bill guaranteeing public access to Hollister Ranch has passed the California Legislature. Will Gov. Newsom sign it?

Fifty years after the Santa Barbara oil spill, we can trace how that crisis shaped California institutions, attitudes and relationships with the environment.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the case on Martins Beach, which a Silicon Valley billionaire has fought for almost a decade to keep to himself. The case could have unraveled California's landmark Coastal Act, which declares that access to the beach is for everyone.

Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla takes the Martins Beach dispute over public access to the U.S. Supreme Court. If granted review by the nation's highest court, the case could dismantle the fundamental values of the California Coastal Act and the way development projects are permitted.

Fashion mogul turned producer Sidney Kimmel is seeking $81.5 million for the former Malibu home of Johnny Carson.

California Coastal Commission member Wendy Mitchell, who supported the controversial ouster of the agency’s executive director earlier this year, resigned

The California State Lands Commission decided Tuesday to explore condemnation proceedings to gain public access to Martin's Beach owned by Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla.

With Trump in charge, it's more important than ever for California to safeguard its glorious coast

In California, beach access is seen by many as a birthright, which is why closures under stay-at-home orders have been difficult for some to accept.

Steve Padilla, who also serves on the Chula Vista City Council, left a commission meeting early this week after developing symptoms and said he was back home and recovering.

After more than a decade of battles, the state is suing Vinod Khosla, arguing that the beach has been open to the public since the 1800s.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Oct. 13 to decide whether to sign AB 1680, which requires that the public be allowed to enter Hollister Ranch by land and access some of its 8.5 miles of shoreline by April 2022.

Coastal officials decades ago secured $1 million for beach access at Hollister Ranch. After more than 30 years of stops and stalls, officials are now gearing up for what might be the most aggressive fight yet over the 8.5-mile stretch of pristine coastline. But the money was spent long ago.

Five current and former coastal commissioners won't pay a dime after being fined thousands for breaking rules designed to ensure fairness and transparency — and thanks to a pretrial decision, that was never in any doubt.

Vinod Khosla, who has established himself as one of the most arrogant people in state history, is now Exhibit A in the case for why we need the Coastal Act more than ever.

Years of inconsistent funding and deep budget cuts have hampered the California Coastal Commission, which faces a backlog of local coastal planning cases to review and approve.

The coastal commission has levied about $2 million in fines and demanded the construction of stairways to give the public access to their beaches

Palos Verdes takes critical step toward ending the reign of the Bay Boys who sought to keep outsiders from surfing the waves at Lunada Bay

Preparations got underway Monday to demolish of the rock and stone shelter built by a group of territorial surfers at Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes Estates.