The Santa Monica City Council voted last week to authorize the city manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Coastal Commission, setting a collaborative path toward ...

The city of Goleta is has released the Public Review Draft Local Coastal Program (LCP) and the community has until Aug. 6 to submit comments. The LCP is the city’s planning and regulatory framework ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, July 7, 2026 – The City of Goleta is pleased to announce the release of the Public Review Draft Local Coastal ...

Residents who packed a special City Council meeting Monday largely backed the city's pursuit of a certified Local Coastal Program but sharply questioned whether the council's sudden urgency was driven ...

Goleta is hosting a second Planning Commission workshop on the city’s Local Coastal Program (LCP) Project, 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12 in City Hall Council Chambers, 130 Cremona Drive. The public can also ...

The coast of San Luis Obispo County, California. (Chris Marshall/Courthouse News) (CN) — A developer locked in a closely watched dispute with the California Coastal Commission over a small housing ...