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Coastal Conflicts:
The Struggle for the Future of California's Coast
a 4-part series from The California Report
Coastal Access
Fri, Oct 22, 2004 - 4:30pm
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In the 1960s, activists and state leaders became alarmed about heavy development on California's coastline. They won wide support for a ballot initiative to rein in growth, and in 1972 Proposition 20 established a coastal commission. In the years since, state officials have sought to guarantee public access to the California coastline. But tensions between beach-loving Californians and the few who can afford beachfront property have grown. Reporter Cheryl Colopy visits coastal areas where the public's right to access beaches remains a work in progress.
The Coastal Commission, Past and Future
Fri, Oct 29, 2004 - 4:30pm
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The California Coastal Commission was born of controversy and has been a lightning rod for it ever since. It has become known as one of the toughest regulatory agencies in the nation in the past three decades. It succeeded in putting the brakes on development in some of the most prized real estate in California. But property rights advocates say it's only done that by trampling on the rights of people who own land on the coast.
Private Property Rights and Responsibility
Fri, Nov 5, 2004 - 4:30pm
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The decisions of the California Coastal Commission often anger property owners. But most of the tough land use negotiations these days are not over scenic shorelines, since so much of the oceanfront property in California has already been developed or set aside in public parks. But there are still many sizeable pieces of property under the jurisdiction of the commission a few miles inland. Environmentalists see the land as precious wildlife habitat. Developers say these are appropriate places to build and help ease the state's housing shortage.
Dam Removal
Fri, Nov 12, 2004 - 4:30pm
Many of California's beaches are starved for sand. For decades sand has been held back by dams on coastal rivers or mined from river channels to make concrete for building. Recent attempts to remove some of the dams and let trapped sand start flowing back to the beaches have hit hurdles -- chief among them money. It is easier and cheaper to construct a dam than to take it down. Despite the obstacles, groups of environmentalists and government officials are coming together to accomplish the feat so that sand can flow down coastal rivers and fish swim up them.
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