Coastal Commission Meeting Descriptions & Vote Charts

The Coastal Commission meets monthly in different coastal communities in California, from Del Norte to San Diego counties. The Commission deliberates on the merits and drawbacks of proposed coastal development projects within the 1.5-million acre, 1,100-mile long California coastal zone. The California Coastal Act itself provides the policies and standards that guide the Commissioners’ decision making.

Each month, ActCoastal selects the most important Commission votes and rates them as being either pro-coast or anti-coast. A description of the issues affected by each vote, as well as a record of individual Commissioners’ votes (pro-coast or anti-coast) and their alternates or absence, appears in the monthly vote charts. Select a meeting name or issue/outcome to read more about Commission conservation decisions.

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Anti-Coast Outcome
Meeting Name & Summary
Location
Issues/Outcome
2022/April

The Coastal Commission April meeting took place in Ventura and virtually on April 6-8.

Ventura
2022/February

The February Coastal Commission took place virtually on Wednesday, February 9 through Friday, February 11.

Virtual
2021/December

The Coastal Commission’s December meeting took place December 15 - 17 and featured a jam-packed agenda.

Virtual
2021/November

The Coastal Commission’s November meeting took place on Wednesday, November 17 and Friday, November 19.

Virtual
2021/October

The Coastal Commission’s October meeting took place on Wednesday, October 13 and Friday, October 15.

Virtual
2021/September

The Coastal Commission’s September meeting took place virtually from Wednesday, September 13 to Friday, September 15.

Virtual
2021/August

The Coastal Commission’s August meeting took place virtually from Wednesday, August 11 through Friday, August 13.

Virtual
2021/May

The Coastal Commission’s May meeting took place on Wednesday, May 12 through Friday, May 14.

Virtual
2021/March

The March Coastal Commission meeting took place virtually on March 10-12 with a special meeting on March 18.

Virtual
2021/February

The Coastal Commission’s February meeting took place on Wednesday, Feb.10 through Friday, Feb. 12. The meeting was busy with a number of important issues on the agenda and resulted in four vote charts.

Virtual
2020/December

The Coastal Commission’s December meeting took place virtually from Wednesday, December 9 through Friday, December 11 with an additional Special Meeting on Thursday, December 17. The last meeting of the year resulted in several important votes...

Virtual
2020/November

The Coastal Commission’s November agenda took place virtually from Wednesday, November 4 to Friday, November 6. The Commission had a fairly dense agenda with several important coastal preservation items. The Commission approved two managed retreat projects in Goleta and Gleason Beach...

Virtual
2020/September

The September California Coastal Commission meeting took place virtually from Wednesday, Sept. 9 to Friday, Sept. 11.

Virtual
2020/July

The July meeting took place virtually from Wednesday, July 8 to Friday, July 10 as well as an additional day on Thursday, July 16.

Virtual
2020/June

The June meeting took place virtually from Wednesday, June 10 to Friday, June 12. The agenda contained more substantial items than the previous month as the virtual platform becomes more finely tuned and capacity increases...

Virtual
2020/March

The Coastal Commission’s March hearing took place in Santa Cruz at the Hilton Scotts Valley on Wednesday, March 11 through Friday, March 13.

Santa Cruz
2020/February

The Coastal Commission’s February hearing took place in Long Beach at Long Beach City Hall on Wednesday, February 13 through Friday, February 15.

Long Beach
2019/December

The Coastal Commission’s December hearing took place in Calabasas at the King Gillette Ranch on Wednesday, Dec. 11 through Friday, Dec. 13.

Calabasas
2019/November

The Coastal Commission’s November hearing took place in Half Moon Bay at the Oceano Hotel and Spa on Wednesday, Nov. 13 through Friday, Nov. 15.

Half Moon Bay
2019/September

The Coastal Commission’s September hearing took place in Newport Beach on Wednesday, September 11 through Friday, September 13.

Newport Beach
2019/July

The Coastal Commission’s July hearing took place in San Luis Obispo at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Wednesday, July 10 through Friday, July 12.

San Luis Obispo
2019/June

The Coastal Commission’s June hearing took place in San Diego at the Island Palms Hotel & Marina on Wednesday, June 12 through Friday, June 14.

San Diego
2019/May

The Coastal Commission’s May hearing took place in Oxnard at the Oxnard City Council Chambers on Wednesday, May 8 through Friday, May 10.

Oxnard
2019/April

The Coastal Commission’s April hearing took place in Salinas at the Monterey County Board of Supervisors Chambers on Wednesday, April 10 and Thursday, April 11.

Salinas
2019/March

The Coastal Commission’s March hearing took place at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 6 through Friday, March 8.

Los Angeles