I made a mistake in my letter last week regarding The Edge’s (David Evans of U2) agreement with The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. My letter should have said that if the development got the go-ahead and the Conservancy was not involved in trying to stop it, then they would get the million dollar donation.
When Access For All accused the California Coastal Commissioners of “self righteous indignation,” I realized that is also one of my character defects. My only excuse is that I get annoyed when I see the wealthy trying to manipulate the system to have it their way. My question is: If the homeowner makes an agreement to have access to the beach next to their property in order to get a permit to build their mansion and pool ocean front and then the homeowner blocks the access with large rocks, a wall, concrete slab, fence, generator, etc., is it up to the Coastal Commission to pay to remove the stuff or the homeowner?
Valerie Sklarevsky