kpix-masthead kcbs-black-masthead

California Coastal Commission

A blue whale breaches the surface. (NOAA)

California Regulators Reject Navy Sonar Training Over Threat To Whales

The California Coastal Commission has rejected a Navy explosives and sonar training program that critics said could harm endangered blue whales and other sea life.

2013/03/08

Volunteers gathering trash from California's coastline. (Photo courtesy of Save the Bay)

Thousands Of Volunteers Clean California Beaches

The California Coastal Commission estimates volunteers across the state collected at least 320 tons of debris from the state’s beaches, lakes, rivers and streams this weekend.

2012/09/16

Sunset along the the Monterey coast. (Del Monte Forest Foundation)

Coastal Panel OKs Pebble Beach Area Development

After decades of environmental fights, California’s chief coastal regulator approved a scaled-back development plan by a Clint Eastwood-backed group on a swath of prime real estate covered by rare Monterey pines.

2012/05/09

A tractor moves sand in front of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. (CBS)

Diversion Efforts Save Santa Cruz Boardwalk From Floodwaters

The San Lorenzo River has been shifted away from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and no longer threatens to flood the historic amusement park, officials said Wednesday.

2012/03/22

(Photo: AP Images)

State Rejects Emergency Repairs To Shore Up SF Ocean Beach

State officials have rejected emergency repairs San Francisco made to shore up storm-battered Ocean Beach.

CBS San Francisco–2011/07/15

Listen Live!