California Coastal Voices

Resources for Coastal Voices: Speaking Up for the Beach

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Laws, Regulations, and Legislative Information regarding the California Coastal Commission

Activity #1, Invitation to Engage: Speak Up

• Video: Lower Trestles, A Surfline Feature
  
• February 6, 2008 Orange County Register article, "Coastal Commission rejects Foothill South toll road"
• Video: Staff report closing comments at Coastal Commission hearing on the Toll Road through San Onofre State Park, February 6, 2008
  
• Transcript of staff report closing comments at Coastal Commission hearing on the Toll Road through San Onofre State Park, February 6, 2008
• Video: Public comment from Acjachemen spokesperson at February 2008 Coastal Commission meeting
  
• Video: Testimonials from Acjachemen elders and native activists on proposed development through Pahne
  
• Video of the entire Toll Road hearing (agenda Item 8b) from the February 6, 2008 California Coastal Commission meeting, including full staff presentations and project applicant statements
• A short video of the crowd at the Coastal Commission meeting on February 6, 2008
  
• Surfer Magazine article: "Coastal Commission Commits to Trestles"

Activity #2, Exploration: Roundtable Analysis of Environmental Policy

• Carbon Beach image, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org
• Article: Plastic microbead ban in California
• Article: California renewable energy law
• Article: Public smoking ban in Manhattan Beach, CA
• Article: Federal clean water regulations
• Article: California greenhouse gas legislation

Activity #3, Explanation: National Patterns in Beach Access Policy

• The Tragedy of the Commons quote in Word
• Read more about Cape Hatteras:
  August 7, 2015 News & Observer Article: "Beach driving restrictions at Cape Hatteras open for debate"
  February 23, 2018 The Virginian-Pilot Article: "At Cape Hatteras National Seashore, business was booming in 2017: Best in 14 years"
• Read more about Greenwich:
  March 16, 2001 New York Times Article: "Greenwich Says Law Allows Bans On Beach Use"
  2001 Connecticut Supreme Court Ruling: Brenden P. Leydon v. Town of Greenwich et al.
• Read more about Wainiha:
  2006 Hawai'i Supreme Court Ruling: Caren Diamond and Harold Bronstein, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. State of Hawai‘i, Board of Land and Natural Resources, and Carl Stephens, Defendants-Appellees
• Read more about Destin:
  Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Why Restore Eroded Beaches?
  2009 United States Supreme Court Decision: Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection et al.
• Read more about Quinault Nation:
  Quinault Division of Natural Resources: Beach Passes
  February 9, 2012 KOMO News article: "Quinault tribe closes ocean beaches on reservation"
• Read more about Sea Ranch:
  Text of Proposition 20, The California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 1972
  Article by Bill Kortum for the California Coastal Trail website: "How It All Got Started"
• Free the Beach - Public Access, Equal Justice, and the California Coast, from Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 143 (2005), by Robert Garcia and Erica Flores Baltodano of the City Project
• Six Coastal Access Case Studies in Word
• Case Study Analysis worksheet in Word

Activity #4, Elaboration: Interpreting the Public Trust Doctrine

• Justinian quote, Expert Group questions, and State Constitution quote, in Word
• Article: "Why California Beaches are Open to Everyone"

Activity #5, Extend: Interpreting the California Coastal Act

• Peter Douglas quote and Expert Group questions in Word
• Video: Heroes of the Coast from Earth Alert
  

Activity #6, Evaluation: Mock Coastal Commission Meeting

• Contesting the Coast scenario and stakeholder roles in Word