Saving California's Coast: The Coastal Zone Initiative and Its Aftermath

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In 1972 California's voters gave control over nearly all construction along the state's 1,000‐mile coastline to powerful state and regional boards. These boards will administer a permit system for three years, then submit a plan to the Legislature for the future preservation and development of the coast. The permit zone includes a wide variety of natural environments and possible uses, including open water, large tracts of undeveloped land, beach towns and resorts, and some of the nation's most valuable urban‐land. In the boards’ brief existence, the coastal regulators have acted on more than 5,000 permits, including controversial issues of beach access, density, agricultural preservation, power‐plant siting, and growth inducement.

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