CITY OF MALIBU v. CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION

No. B234353.

205 Cal.App.4th 1259 (2012)

140 Cal. Rptr. 3d 827

CITY OF MALIBU et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION, Defendant and Appellant; SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY et al., Real Parties in Interest and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

May 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, John A. Saurenman , Assistant Attorney General, and Jamee Jordan Patterson , Deputy Attorney General, for Defendant and Appellant and for Real Party in Interest and Appellant Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.

Richards, Watson & Gershon, Steven H. Kaufmann and Ginetta L. Giovinco for Real Party in Interest and Appellant Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority.

Christi Hogin , City Attorney; Jenkins & Hogin and Gregg Kovacevich for Plaintiff and Respondent City of Malibu.

Diane M. Matsinger ; Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and Timothy H. Irons for Plaintiff and Respondent Ramirez Canyon Preservation Fund.


OPINION

GRIMES, J.

SUMMARY

In this case, we decide the California Coastal Commission (Coastal Commission) acted in excess of its jurisdiction when it approved amendments to a city's certified local coastal program at the request of state agencies, over the objections of the city, where the amendments were not requested to undertake a public works project or energy facility development, but instead changed the city's land use...

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