environment
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Elevate ’28: Tracking the $933 Million Investment Plan
In the lead-up to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the City of Long Beach has unveiled its most ambitious infrastructure roadmap in history: the Elevate ’28 Investment Plan. What began as a $533 million initiative has now ballooned into a staggering $1.1 billion effort aimed at readying our neighborhoods, parks, and coastal corridors for…
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Preserving the “Everyone’s Shoreline” Vision in a Changing Landscape
The City of Long Beach is currently in the midst of a historic effort: the Downtown Shoreline Vision Plan. For the first time since the 1970s, the city is reimagining the 300 acres of prime waterfront south of Ocean Boulevard. At the heart of this plan is a phrase that resonates deeply with our mission…
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Lessons from the North: The Great Highway’s Transformation into a Coastal Park
A major milestone in coastal advocacy just occurred in Northern California, and it’s a story every Southern California resident should be following. The California Coastal Commission recently approved a landmark plan to turn a two-mile stretch of San Francisco’s Great Highway into a permanent, car-free coastal park. For years, this stretch of road served as…
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Policy Watch: New State Laws Impacting Local Coastal Control
There is a new wave of legislation hitting Sacramento that aims to “streamline” housing along the California coast. While the goal is to address our state’s housing crisis, these laws often create a “fast track” that can bypass the traditional California Coastal Commission oversight we rely on to protect public access. Our Take: We believe…