"Bone-colored bluffs and jagged cliffs line the Monterey shoreline where chalky sand meets redwoods. Its rugged coastline, including beloved destinations such as Big Sur, is well-known California iconography protected by the California Coastal Act for nearly 50 years. In a push to address the state's gripping housing crisis, the California Coastal Commission last week approved a rule change to make it easier to build affordable housing in Monterey and elsewhere along the hundreds of miles of the Pacific coast."
"While minor and uncontroversial, the amendment was one of a few shifts the commission has made in recent months in an effort to be viewed as playing a part in addressing the state's crippling housing crisis. It released a report for the first time in 2024 that showed local governments were responsible for approving the vast majority of permits in coastal regions, and this year the agency worked with housing activists to make it easier to build student housing in coastal cities."
Bone-colored bluffs and jagged cliffs line the Monterey shoreline where chalky sand meets redwoods, and its rugged coastline including Big Sur has been protected by the California Coastal Act for nearly 50 years. The California Coastal Commission approved a regulatory amendment to make it easier to build affordable housing along hundreds of miles of the Pacific coast, including Monterey. The commission released a 2024 report showing local governments approve the vast majority of coastal permits and worked with housing activists to ease student housing development. The agency did not oppose a recent housing reform law that narrows environmental review. The commission comprises twelve voting members, oversees roughly 800 miles of coast and about 1,000 yards inland, and has faced criticism for permitting too little affordable housing.
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