This is rich! The reason why beachfront housing is reserved for millionaires is because of the Coastal Act Of 1972. Ignorant California voters placed the coast off-limits to building new housing, little realizing that they, the average working stiffs, would no longer be anble to buy a dream ocean view home. That's why developers don't bother since the tyros at the Coastal Commission make getting permits so costly it isn't worth the bother of starting a middle class housing project. So they build hotels that cater to the very affluent because they're profitable. The next time you hear liberals declaim how they're friends of the common man, be skeptical. Ask Angelides why you can't buy a home on the coast with a view of the Pacific for you and your grandchildren to enjoy.
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )
For many, a California beach vacation already is out of reach. Barely 10 percent of coastal accommodations are considered affordable - that is, cost less than $100 a night. That means of the 1,600 RV parks, campsites and hotels, only 134 are low-cost, according to the Coastal Commission. To further comply with law, the 12-member commission regularly attaches special conditions on condo hotel projects, such as limiting how long owners can use their units and protecting public beach access.
I could have guessed those two statements would be here without reading a single sentence.
This is not about "Public Access", it is about the socialist juggernaut and the controlling state nannies...
Personally I have nothing but contempt for both surfers who complain in between collecting their welfare checks, and "Coastal Commission" bureaucrats who can't get a real job.
It's actually humorous that with a thousand miles of coastline, the brainless always characterize any proposed development as a "critical" site.
I have seen that for over 40 years...