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This year, the tide turned in [Ed Ghandour]'s favor. An appellate court in San Francisco ruled that the commission can't consider the property an "environmentally sensitive habitat area" under the Coastal Act because the LCP- which the commission approved more than 20 years ago- doesn't designate it as such.
"There's no such thing as an invisible hotel, and that's pretty much what he's implying," he says. "Waving a green flag and saying this is an environmentally sound project doesn't have any bearing on the California Coastal Act."Ghandour, however, says he has no beef with the project's opponents. "It's a false assertion to assume there's any battle with anyone," he says. "[Dave Potter] will come to our side if he believes in this green future in America."See the full content of this document
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Sand Boxing
It is the project that will not die.
The Monterey Bay Shores resort, a proposed development on 32 acres of Sand City coastal dunes, has been born, killed and reincarnated through a tedious series of drafts, permit denials, appeals and court rulings that span more than a decade.After years on life support, the project is staging a come...See the full content of this document
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