Coastal Commission
Easy Reader: Coastal Commission targets Hermosa Beach short term vacation rental ban
Angel Law principal attorney Frank Angel was quoted in the Easy Reader’s reporting on Hermosa Beach’s short-term rental ban. Attorney Frank Angel represented the plaintiff in Keen v. City of Manhattan Beach. He believes Hermosa’s ban of STRVs in the residential coastal zone is unenforceable without Coastal Commission approval. “Hermosa Beach is playing with fire,”…
Frank Angel quoted in LA Weekly regarding the California Coastal Commission
In the wake of the removal of the California Coastal Commission’s Executive Director, Charles Lester, the inevitable question arises of which direction the Coastal Commission will now take with regards to coastal development. In this article, Mr. Angel gives some possible insight into the agenda of one of the current commissioners, Wendy Mitchell. “McCabe [former…
Angel Law denounces politicization of the Coastal Commission and removal of ED Charles Lester
In anticipation of the February 10th hearing in Morro Bay to decide the future of the California Coastal Commission’s Executive Director Charles Lester, Angel Law’s Frank Angel submitted this comment letter opposing his removal: Angel Law writes to express its strong support for Dr. Charles Lester as Executive Director of the Coastal Commission. We have…
Malibu Surfside News: ‘Edge’ project hearing postponed until 2015
Malibu attorney Frank Angel represents the Sweetwater Mesa homeowners and brought the noticing error to the attention of the Commission. “The Edge project applicants made a sinister attempt to rush their controversial development to approval two days before the new Santa Monica Mountains local coastal program goes into effect,” Angel told the Malibu Surfside News…
Malibu Times: Coastal Commission Postpones The Edge Development Hearing
The Edge project applicants made a sinister attempt to rush their coastal permit applications to approval two days before the new, strict Santa Monica Mountains local coastal program went into effect (October 10, 2014). By continuing the hearing to 2015, thankfully, a unanimous Coastal Commission refused to let them get away with their shameless maneuvering.…
LA Times: The Edge gets closer to approval of Malibu mansion complex
“David Evans, also known as U2 guitarist the Edge, has been strumming the same chord for eight years. And yes, it’s gotten pretty tiresome. The man who won’t take no for an answer has enlisted lobbyists, lawyers and consultants in his fight to win approval for a massive development atop a majestic Malibu ridge. Neither…
New Law Aims to Stop Private Homeowners from Blocking Public Beach Access
Great news for the people of California: the constitutional right to shoreline access is a right that belongs to the 100%, not the 1%! Under a new law that takes effect Tuesday, the California Coastal Commission will for the first time have the authority to impose fines on violators. The change, signed into law by…
A Beautiful Day at the California Coastal Commission
Angel Law is pleased to announce that on June 16, 2011, the California Coastal Commission denied the project of U2 guitarist David Evans (a.k.a. The Edge) proposing to construct five supersized luxury residences on top of one of the Santa Monica Mountains’ most prominent ridgelines, highly visible from major public recreation areas, including iconic Malibu…
Malibu Times: Judge rules Coastal must void development permit
The Los Angeles County Superior Court on Nov. 30 decided in favor of two Malibu Colony residents who last year filed a lawsuit against their next-door neighbor and the California Coastal Commission over an application for a coastal development permit.
Court Victory on Two Important Statewide Coastal Issues
Angel Law is pleased to announce a court victory on two important statewide coastal issues in the continuing struggle for effective public participation in California Coastal Commission decisions. On November 30, 2009, Judge James C. Chalfant of the Los Angeles County Superior Court decided in favor of our clients, William and Steve Littlejohn, in their…
