Oceans, Waves and Beaches

Tyler Warren.Mandela 5′6″ quad fish.Trestles (save it, 9/22 at Del Mar Fairgrounds. here for details)
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Click here to invest a minute in the Trestles fight.
As you may know, the TCA appealed the California Coastal Commission decision to reject the toll road through San Onofre State Park. We have until May 28th to contact the Secretary of Commerce and ask him to deny the TCA appeal and uphold the California Coastal [...]

Few people connect with people the way Marty Bensen does. Add to that skill his crazy energy level… and then add Bill Hickman in as a booster rocket and you’ve got… a sweet vid a la MTV.
“Every generation needs a new revolution.” Thomas Jefferson

For those interested in an FAQ on where the Trestles fight stands. The following offers answers to the questions we’re getting asked.
Also, check out the narrated slide show just posted on Surfline.
Big pictureSince we won with the California Coastal Commission’s (CCC) the TCA has, as expected, filed an appeal. No, Trestles isn’t saved yet. Good [...]

San Onofre State Beach, which is currently enjoyed by 2.5 million people a year, is the fifth most heavily used park in the California State Parks System.
The park was established for the citizens of California by then Governor Ronald Reagan and then President Richard Nixon. At the dedication of the park, Governor Reagan said
“I firmly [...]

New York Times
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — The battle here over a proposed toll road near a state park has entangled powerful interests from across California: Labor is pitted against surfers, American Indians against developers, commuters against campers and coastal people against inland dwellers.more

They Didn’t Pave Paradise: The top 10 reasons why the Foothill South Toll Road extension failed
BY ALEX BRANT-ZAWADZKI / Thursday, February 14, 2008 – 3:00 pm
On Feb. 6, the California Coastal Commission voted 8-2 to deny the Transportation Corridor Agencies’ (TCA) application for a Coastal Permit to build the Foothill South (Highway 241) [...]

I was on site in Del Mar for the California Coastal Commission hearing for more than 15 hours and I was anything but alone. The highlight of that period, for me, was Commissioner Steve Blank’s 15 minute dialog which came around 11PM that night. It’s captured in these four, few minute videos.
This guy, and the [...]

Anyone who was down at the recent Del Mar CCC hearing saw things were going off. There were a few “Arnold don’t surf” jabs. Above is one from Tom Laura. Check out his stuff here.