We spotlight what is going on up and down the California Coast to complete the CCT, to provide public access and recreation, and to protect the coastal environment. We invite related organizations to submit their news as well. Read here about the projects of Coastwalk and others to build segments of the CCT, up and down the state. Completing the California Coastal Trail Report--two years in the making--released by the State Coastal Conservancy!  The 60-page report, mandated by SB 908 of 2001, sets objectives, lists priorities, provides maps and estimates costs for the completion of the CCT by 2008.  Coastwalk played an important role in the report's generation with the Conservancy, Coastal Commission and California State Parks.  Read a synopsis or download the report as a PDF file on this web site; or obtain a copy from the Coastal Conservancy by e-mail to coastaltrail@scc.ca.gov . Note: for some of the newspaper/media websites, a free registration is required. Local link in the CCT dedicated SanLuisObispol.com  July 27 2008 CCT takes a big step Times Press Recorder July 27 2008 PIsmo Beach signs the CCT KSBY.com July 25 2008 Hiking the Oregon Coast Trail Statesman Journal  July 17 2008 Mori Point rehabilitation in progress Pacifica Tribune  July 16 2008 PG&E opens Pt. Bouchon trail SanLuisObispo.com July 11 2008 New SLO boardwalk will be link in CCT SanLuisObispo.com  June 8 2008 Opening of public lands includes plans for link in CCT Coastal Living  April 30 2008 Chico man dreams of Coastal Trail ChicoER.com April 29 2008 GGNRA sued for trail access New York Times  March 18 2008 Sonoma trail access in mediation Press Democrat  March 16 2008 Hermosa Beach signs the CCT Daily Breeze March 15 2008 Completing the Coastal Trail in Monterey County Monterey Herald  February 16 2008 Deal will allow blufftop home to be built if CCT can run across it  San Luis Obispo.com  January 12 2008 CCT in San Mateo to be extended by Post acquisition Inside Bay Area December 19 2007 State beach off limits Los Angeles Times  December 11 2007 San Luis Obispo harbor upgrade involves CCT  San Luis Obispo.com  November 17 2007 Hammond Trail link in CCT ready Eureka Reporter October 26, 2007 Mendocino receives grant for Gualala, in line with CCT plan Eureka Reporter October 21, 2007 Public acquisition of Piedras Blancas adds another link in the CCT  San Luis Obispo.com  October 20 2007 California Coastal Trail in San Francisco Sacramento Bee October 18, 2007 Malibu Planning Commission endorses plan for Coastal Slope Trail Malibu Times October 17 2007 Governor signs bill to name Humboldt trail after Senator Wesley Chesbro Eureka Reporter October 13, 2007 Schwarzenegger signs AB 1396 - Coastal Trail The Salinas Californian October 11, 2007 Goleta open space acquisition adds length to Coastal  Trail Santa Barbara Independent September 20, 2007 Peninsula Open Space Trust buys Half Moon property that includes vital link in Coastal Trail Coastsider.com August 16, 2007 Locals squabble with State over Big Sur Coastal Trail planning process Monterey County Weekly August 16, 2007 Trail on Diablo Canyon lands now open to the public San Luis Obispo Tribute July 14, 2007 Humboldt Bay Trail would close a gap in Coastal Trail North Coast Journal July 5, 2007 San Leandro gets grant for bay trail San Jose Mercury News July 5, 2007 Opinion: Community parks for everyone Half Moon Bay Review June 28, 2007 California rejects Monterey golf course Los Angeles Times June 14, 2007 Newly accessible Whalers' Cove open to the public CBS5 June 13, 2007 Port San Luis to link to Coastal Trail San Luis Obispo Tribute June 3, 2007  Property owner wins key decision on access Malibu Surfside News  May 31, 2007 Coastal ranch to stay rural San Luis Obispo Tribute May 24, 2007 Assembly approves Chesbro trail Eureka Reporter May 11, 2007 Coastal adventures Sacramento Bee  May 3, 2007 Feds plan review of coastside lands The Half Moon Bay Review February 15, 2007  Enjoying the beach is still easier when you're rich Torrance Daily Breeze  November 6, 2006 Peninsula group buys land for ridge-to-coast trail CBS5.com November 4, 2006 New fence blocks coastal access Coast.com  September 7, 2006 Bay to ocean trail closer to reality San Jose Mercury News  September 7, 2006 Reclaiming the Hearst coast San Luis Obispo Tribune August 27, 2006 Ocean water floods Southern California wetlands in restoration effort San Jose Mercury News  August 24, 2006 Miles of coast given to state for public use San Francisco Chronicle  July 28, 2006 Coast to crest trailway project in Del Norte County Coast Curry Pilot July 26, 2006 Kayak trails make backwaters accessible Desert.com  July 6, 2006 Coastal Conservancy considering funding closure of Hammond Trail gap Eureka Times-Standard  June 27, 2006 Bulldozers breaking ground in the Bolsa Chica Wetlands Orange County Register  June 24, 2006 Man travelling coast in boat made of garbage to highlight coastal refuse issues Orange County Register  June 19, 2006 Pebble Beach golf course plan to be revised San Jose Mercury News  June 14, 2006 Coastal Commission gives green light to GP permit for old mill site in Ft. Bragg Fort Bragg Advocate News  May 18, 2006 Half Moon Bay farmer buys coastal acreage from Peninsula Open Space Trust Inside Bay Area April 18, 2006 Coastwalk receives national grant for Coastal Trail connector Eureka Times Standard  April 19, 2006 Point Arena becomes Collaborative Partner with California Coastal Trail Monument BLM California  March 17, 2006 Report could limit Pebble Beach development plans  Monterey County Herald  March 5, 2006 Coastal Conservancy gives money to acquire Mt. Diablo's Mangini Ranch East Bay Business Times March 3, 2006 Bolsa Chica Wetlands restoration near completion Public Affairs Newsline  March 3, 2006 Peninsula Open Space Trust acquires Green Oaks Ranch POST Website February 21, 2006 Hikers protest Pebble Beach redevelopment project Monterey County Herald  February 19, 2006 Environmentalists fight spread of vineyards to coast Napa Valley Register  February 16, 2006 Santa Barbara surfers demanding local beach access KSBY  February 14, 2006 POST acquires Bluebrush Canyon POST Website February 6, 2006 Solana Beach to seek local coastal plan North County Times  January 11, 2006 Monterey beach resort plan faces big hurdles Monterey County Herald  January 12, 2006 Orange County proposing freeway through San Onofre State Beach North County Times  December 17, 2005 Sea wall fee is labeled unfair tax San Diego Union Tribune December 14, 2005 Santa Cruz local transportation district to buy old Union Pacific Rail Line - possible trail Santa Cruz Sentinel  December 11, 2005 Marin hikers want a trail easement Pt. Reyes Light  December 8, 2005 Congress expands Golden Gate National Recreation Area on San Mateo coast San Jose Mercury News  December 7, 2005 Golden Gate National Recreation Area coastal trail receives grant  San Francisco Examiner  December 5, 2005 Congress approves $750,000 for Ft. Bragg to build Coastal Trail Fort Bragg Advocate News November 23, 2005 Money allocated to coastal preservation in Santa Barbara County Lompoc Record  November 20, 2005 New section of Coastal Trail open at Pigeon Point  San Jose Mercury News, November 5, 2005 Sea to Desert Trail shaping up  San Diego Union Tribune  November 4, 2005 New Coastal Trail at Pigeon Point brings fears of too much interest San Mateo County Times November 3, 2005 A 400 mile kayak trip along the California coast  S.F. Chronicle, continuing series: October 2005 Pristine land to open near San Luis Obispo nuclear plant San Jose Mercury News (subscription)  October 16, 2005 Turnstiles approved for Santa Cruz Boardwalk coastal access Santa Cruz Sentinel  October 15, 2005 The fate of bluffs and beaches redifined in U.C. San Diego study  Report--October 12, 2005  The Los Angeles Times  October 13, 2005 Old saviors of the California coast San Francisco Chronicle  October 12, 2005 SF Bay water trail Sacramento Bee  October 11, 2005 Preserving open space in Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz Sentinel  September 30, 2005  Georgia Pacific returns Indemnity draft for old Ft. Bragg mill site Fort Bragg Advocate  September 29, 2005 Malibu City Council found to violate Brown Act in development project The Malibu Times  September 28, 2005 Montara's old Devil Slide road being replaced; it will become coastal trail The Oakland Tribune  September 19, 2005 Opinion:  Line in the Sand - treating LA's beaches like the public space they are New York Times  September 14, 2005  Local group gets $1 million to preserve San Mateo coast Monterey Herald September 9, 2005 Conservationists vow to keep fighting for Playa Del Rey's West Bluffs DailyBreeze.com September 9, 2005 Green open spaces valuable to Bay Area The Epoch Times  September 6, 2005 Local environmentalists eye Tomales Bay RV park Pt. Reyes Light  September 1, 2005  San Diego seawalls not needed if beach sand repleneshed SignonSanDiego.com August 31, 2005 Florida fishing industry "going down fast," thanks to coastal development Monterey County Herald  August 23, 2005 Lighthouse access trail, beach access permitted San Mateo Daily Journal  August 11, 2005  Coastal rail trail to open in Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz Sentinel August 7, 2005 Local road work includes building coastal trail around Monterey Bay Santa Cruz Sentinel  July 30, 2005 Possible sale of Oceanside city beach property causes concern North County Times  July 15, 2005 From Rhode Island:  a perspective on public access to the shore The Narragansett Times July 13, 2005 Coastal Trail plan held up by farmers nervous about public access San Francisco Examiner July 10, 2005 San Luis Obispo lighthouse renovated in hopes of increasing public access to it San Luis Obispo Tribune July 7, 2005 Work begins on Sonoma County's Willow Creek trails Long Beach Press Telegram  June 29, 2005 Cartoon:  Broad Beach homeowners are kicking public's sand into public's eyes LA Weekly June 24, 2005 Coastwalk's hikes excel at revealing coastline San Francisco Chronicle June 26, 2005 Local praise for Coastal Commission SanLuisObispo.com June 24, 2005 Coastal Commission survives challenge to it San Francisco Chronicle June 24, 2005 Ocean Revolution: Opinion Santa Cruz Sentinal June 5, 2005 Heal the Bay's 15th Annual Beach Report Card for '04 - '05 Heal the Bay May 26, 2005 Officials grapple with Santa Barbara's crumbling seaside cliffs UC Santa Barbara Daily Nexus May 25, 2005 Expanded public access on Orange County's Irvine Ranch Yahoo News May 26, 2005 Conservancy votes to buy back old Ft. Bragg mill site Ft. Bragg Advocate News May 19, 2005 Barrio residents losing beach access North County Times May 16, 2005 New section of CCT on Mendocino's Stornetta Ranch San Francisco Chronicle May 13, 2005 Agreement brings CCT in Trinidad closer to completion Eureka Times Standard April 15, 2005 Preview of PGE's Diablo Canyon public access trails Santa Maria Times April 13, 2005 Mid-Peninsula Open Space District's moves to coastal acquisitions may join Bay Area Ridge Trail with California Coastal Trail San Jose Mercury News April 5, 2005 Plans target Gaviota coast for 20 new homes Santa Barbara News Press April 4, 2005 Important victory for beach access in New Jersey Asbury Park Press March 31, 2005 Keeping a balance at Elkhorn Slough San Francisco Chronicle March 31, 2005 California creates new council to protect ocean Sacramento Bee March 22, 2005 Funding released for controversial Devil's Slide bypass through mountains Half Moon Bay Review March 16, 2005 Walking San Francisco's perimeter San Francisco Chronicle March 13, 2005 U.S. groups decry overfishing in Gulf of California San Diego Tribune March 8, 2005 Officials discussing linking Monterey public park lands Monterey County Herald March 3, 2005 Local Surfrider Foundation and Sierra Club chapters file lawsuit challenging the Coastal Commission's approval of Dana Point's Local Coastal Plan Amendment Global Surf News March 1, 2005 Carlsbad trying to put dollar figure on beach use as leverage for federal grants North County Times February 26, 2005 Peninsula Open Space Trust purchases San Mateo property Palo Alto Online News February 24, 2005 Fort Bragg, CA wants Coastal Trail to attract tourists San Francisco Chronicle February 16, 2005 Ranchers not part of CCT land planning Point Reyes Light February 17, 2005 Wes Chesbro proposes $3 billion bond to improve California parks Eureka Times Standard, February 12, 2005 Coastal environment website launched by State Resources Agency and Corps of Engineers California Sediment Management Workgroup Deal struck to buy former Gillette Ranch - "gateway to Santa Monica Mountains" Los Angeles Daily News, February 13, 2005 City of Pacifica may receive grant to build bluff-top trail and park Pacifica Tribune, January 26 2005 Legislative Analyst's Office report offers way to improve coastal access San Diego Union Tribune, January 20 2005 Congressman Lantos bill would increase San Mateo portion of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a national park San Mateo County Times, January 25 2005   Monterey County's Pebble Beach plan revisited Monterey Herald News, January 24 2005 The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival takes a look at the world's oceans and their inhabitants from a variety of perspectives. San Francisco Chronicle, January 23 2005 Officials and an environmental group want to purchase only private development along Hearst oceanfront San Luis Obispo Tribune, December 3 2004 Electorate votes $2.4 billion for land use protection   USA Today, November 11 2004 Coastal panel may reject Bolsa Chica deal   Long Beach Press-Telegram, September 29 2004 Pair's 1,800-mile coastal trek nears end   Contra Costa Times, September 27 2004 Couple walks entire Pacific Coast trail.    Long Beach Press-Telegram, September 22 2004 Reflections of a coastal stakeholder.   Sacramento Bee, Opinion, September 19 2004 High-rises planned on Richmond toxic site near shoreline.   San Francisco Chronicle, August 31 2004 Purchase preserves 120 acres in coastal San Mateo County.   San Jose Mercury News, August 24 2004 Wildlife Conservation Board approves Hearst Deal.   San Francisco Chronicle, August 13 2004 Hiker walks California Coastal Trail from border to border.   Curry Coastal Pilot, August 14 2004 Hikers speed, fires retard spread of sudden oak death, researchers report.   New Scientist, August 10, 2004 Wave-action power generation may be tested on Humboldt coast.    San Francisco Chronicle, August 3, 2004 First public presentation of the State's acquisition of Heart Ranch property earns mixed reviews.    Monterey Herald/Associated Press, July 16, 2004 Pelicans starving along the Southern California coast. Unknown cause creates emergency situation.   eMediaWire, June 15, 2004.  Can you afford a night on the coast?  And other provoking articles in the new issue of Coast & Ocean.  High tech mapping of the California Coast.  As reported by KSWB, April 15, 2004. Coastal Commission approves $5.5 million plan for coastal trail through San Clemente.    Associated Press, April 15, 2004. Land trusts and non-profit foundations preserving the California coast for the public.    Contra Coasta Times, Mar. 21, 2004 Planners remove coastal access from Diablo project.   In a 3-0 vote, with two members absent, the [San Luis Obispo County planning] commission removed requirements to enhance public access to the coast around the plant as a condition for building the waste facility.  Planning staff proposed requiring the utility to pay $12 million for improved coastal access at Port San Luis and guarantee further coastal access after the plant closes in 20 to 40 years.   David Weisman of Morro Bay, representing the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, said the group will appeal the decision to the Board of Supervisors and eventually to the state Coastal Commission.  SLO Tribune, February 27, 2004. Group sues to remove western snowy plover from endangered species list.     San Jose Mercury News, February 5, 2004 Fines from 1998 oil spill off San Mateo to aid restoration of coastal trail.     Oakland Tribure, February 4, 2004 and view the case record. Global Warming--coastal planners and advocates need to be aware.  This century will see a 1-3 foot increase in the ocean's height.  This will affect the coastal landscape, wetlands and habitat, structures, parks and trails, and even our water supply.  These factors are all considered in the Autumn 2003 issue of Coast & Ocean Magazine, the second issue of the magazine--the first was in 1989--entirely dedicated to this problem.  The issue, guest-edited by Gordy Slack, includes articles by Slack, Seth Zukerman, Susan Davis, Anne Canright, and an insightful editorial by Raza Gustaitis. Monterey County draft 20-year general plan is unfriendly to trails.  Homeowners' concerns leads to deletion of long-term trail plans including those for coastal trail from plan.     Monterey Herald, January 19, 2004 CCT:  Monterey to Santa Cruz Trail Takes Another Step.     Monterey Herald, December 20, 2003 Coastal Trail, Elkhorn Slough, other Central Coast projects get generous funding in Federal Omibus Spending Bill.    Register-Pajaronian Staff report, December 10, 2003 Fort Ord to become a State Park--Update.  California Department of Parks and Recreation has started a series of hearings in Monterey on future park uses of the 886 acre Fort Ord.  Closed since 1996, the Parks Department will take over Fort Ord next year. Currently, the Army is completing final determination that the property is free of explosives and lead from firing practice. $10,000,000 has already been spent on lead removal. Funds for park development are still a major question. Reported by the  Monterey Herald, June 10, 2003. Update: Monterey Herald, December 12, 2003 Court rules against Streisand and for California Coastal Records Project.  Los Angeles - 12/3/2003 - In a decision that reaffirms the public?s First Amendment right to participate in matters of public significance, a Los Angeles Superior Court issued a 46 page opinion today holding that Barbra Streisand, the well-known entertainer and Hollywood celebrity, abused the judicial process by filing a lawsuit against aerial archivist Ken Adelman, his Internet Service Provider Layer42.NET, and Pictopia.COM. The court also firmly rejected Streisand?s request for an injunction to force the removal of a panoramic photographic frame that happens to include her sprawling blufftop estate from Adelman?s website, http://www.californiacoastline.org/streisand/lawsuit.html 70% of Californians Say the Coast Is Important to Their Quality of Life and Support Limiting Coastal Development, Non-paritsan Poll Finds.  Only one-of-ten say that the Coastal Commission is too strict!    San Jose Mercury News, November 13, 2004 The Coastal Lesson Not Yet Learned--Seawalls and Coastal Erosion   Commission Denies Pleasure Point Seawall--a step in the right direction. San Jose Mercury News, November 8, 2003    Erosion Mangement. San Jose Mercury News, November 3, 2003, November 4, 2003   Coastwalk & Coastal Trail Expedition walkers featured on Huell Howser's California's Golden Coast broadcast.  View current month's schedule of California programs. Program schedule Ten Coastwalkers walk the California Coastline, all 1200 miles. See what the press had to say:  San Francisco Chronicle July 16, 2003   San Francisco Chronicle July 10, 2003   Los Angeles Times, September 27, 2003: news article, video clips and additional still photos.   Registration (free) may be required. Listen on the Web!!  Public Radio broadcasts on key coastal access and environmental issues As part of Pasadena?s KPPC ?Talk of the City? series, broadcast in August 2003, moderator Kitty Felde travels up and down the Southern California coast to discuss the pros and cons with representatives of both sides. Click below directly to listen, or read more about each program. [Your will need the RealAudio Player to listen to these programs, a free download: Get the RealAudio player.]       Hollister Ranch ? Public vs. Private Beach Access (Listen)    Plovers vs. Hummers (Listen)    Avila Beach Clean Up (Listen)    Cambria: The Hearst Ranch Project (Listen)    Cambria & East-West Ranch (Listen) Beach home owners' obfuscate the public's right to the sand   Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2003 (free registration required) 'Streisand goes coastal over Web photo effort'  San Francisco Chronicle, August 31, 2003 State Parks publishes State Trail Plan. California State Parks and Recreation has just posted on the web, the newly revised California Recreational Trails Plan (Phase I; June 2002) The nearly 50 page, colorful document spells out the State?s broad priorities for establishing trails?the first of which is the Coastal Trail, shows the map of the State?s Trail Corridors, and provides other useful information, including a list of trails? organizations. California?s Golden Coast with Huell Howser is a new series now showing on PBS stations around the state.  Huell visits Paradise Creek (and some most precocious youngsters), Elkhorn Slough and the Ocean Institute in the current series. Coastwalk will be featured in a segment being filmed now.  For schedule:  http://www.calgold.com/Showtimes.asp