ENCINITAS — The Planning Commission unanimously approved a major use permit on Jan. 5 that allows a seawall built under emergency conditions to become permanent despite objections by shoreline preservation groups.
LEUCADIA, Calif. — A growing number of environmentalists are fighting beachfront homeowners who want to build seawalls to prevent their property from washing out to sea.
Marco Gonzalez, with the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, and others believe seawalls, retaining walls and other manmade barriers built to stop the natural process of land erosion are actually harmful.
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