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AB 1740, now focused solely on Santa Monica, exempts housing and parking projects from California Coastal Commission permits. The bill passed committee 10-0 and heads to Assembly vote.

Nearly 300 birds, fish, mammals and other critters have federal protection in the Golden State.

One lease was off the coast of New York, and the second, held by Golden State Wind, was in Morro Bay, off California’s ...

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Big Sur is justly famous for its soaring coastal vistas. With steep mountains plunging toward the sea, the delicate ribbon of Highway 1 yields jaw-dropping views around every curve. However, visiting ...

Large boulders block Santa Susana Pass Road two miles west of Topanga Canyon after a rain-soaked hillside slid onto the roadway in Chatsworth in 2016. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) You're ...

Mono Hot Springs landed at No. 10 on The Dyrt’s list of the best places to camp near national parks. The site near Shaver ...