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The activities and successes of Coast Law Group attorneys are frequently highlighted in the media. Our attorneys are recognized authorities on a number of subjects, and are quoted on matters of significance by some of today's most influential media.
In the News
August 2010 Thursday, August 5, 2010 thecoastnews.com Water board says district’s drought isn’t over yet “San Dieguito Water District is, fortunately for Encinitas residents, one of the most forward-thinking, responsible water departments in San Diego,” said Sara Honadle, programs director of Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation. “They have already maximized recycled water use for irrigation, and the fact that they have decided to keep Encinitas at Stage 2 drought level further indicates that they are responsibly managing our current limited supply.” Read Full Story »
July 2010 Thursday, July 22, 2010 sddt.com DAVID PECK A Top 10 SDDT San Diego County Attorney, Insurance Section Dave Peck believes “every case is a ‘major case’ for the litigants.” He typically lets his track record, including a remarkable string of jury trial victories, speak for itself. In 2009, Peck successfully defended an injury case in which the two plaintiffs sought combined damages of nearly $2 million. Following a two-week trial, the jury awarded a total of $1,500, which was more than $40,000 less than pre-trial settlement offers. Read Full Story »
June 2010 Friday, June 25, 2010 coastlawgroup.com PRESS RELEASE CERF FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF SAN DIEGO OVER LA JOLLA FIREWORKS APPROVALS The City had an obligation to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act prior to Event approval, but did not do so. Instead, the City has taken the untenable position that a Special Events Permit (which would trigger CEQA) is not required. The City’s Special Events website lists every other fireworks show taking place in the City, but not the La Jolla Cove event. Read Full Story »
Friday, June 25, 2010 10News.com Group Sues To Stop La Jolla Cove Fireworks Show Before the suit was filed, Marco Gonzalez of CERF told 10News that he believes La Jolla cove is the wrong place for fireworks. "The entire shoreline in La Jolla per the La Jolla community plan is a sensitive resource. It's highly protected," said Gonzalez. Read Full Story »
Thursday, June 24, 2010 signonsandiego.com S.D. Water Authority votes for desalination “You have an option of letting it fail and do it yourself,” said Marco Gonzalez, a partner in the Coast Law Group in Encinitas and a sharp Poseidon critic, “You owe them nothing. We as ratepayers deserve not to subsidize them.” Read Full Story »
Friday, June 11, 2010 nctimes.com SD County Water Authority ponders subsidy for desal plant Marco Gonzalez, a longtime opponent of the Poseidon project, said the lawsuit and potential loss of the subsidy indicates that the Poseidon project is unraveling.
"It signals that a majority of the county water authority members have come to realize that Poseidon might not be the best basket to put their desalination eggs in," said Gonzalez, an attorney representing the Encinitas-based Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation. Read Full Story »
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 signonsandiego.com Outsider role seems to suit environmental attorney
His opponents accuse him of opportunism fueled by the chance for attorney’s fees. But Gonzalez, 40, casts his work as a moral obligation.
“If you don’t sue,” he said, “you don’t get results.”
For the past decade, Gonzalez has been involved with most of the high-profile issues on the county’s coastline, including a desalination plant in Carlsbad, sediment cleanup in San Diego Bay, sewage treatment permits and seaside hotel proposals. Read Full Story »
May 2010 Wednesday, May 26, 2010 surfline.com KEEPING IT COUNTRY "This was a four-year battle of country against town, to complete victory, pursued by an ohana (family) of surfers, environmental activists and lawyers," added Coast Law Group attorney Rory Wicks, who argued the case on behalf the plaintiffs. Read Full Story »
Friday, May 21, 2010 signonsandiego.com Group challenges Del Mar Fairgrounds fireworks Encinitas lawyer Marco Gonzalez has put operators of the Del Mar Fairgrounds on notice that they need to get water-pollution and coastal development permits to conduct an annual July Fourth fireworks show. Read Full Story »
Thursday, May 20, 2010 thelog.com La Jolla Cove Fireworks to Continue, Despite Threat of Lawsuit If the fireworks show is held as usual, the letter warned, the foundation would be open to civil liability. Read Full Story »
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 fox5sandiego.com Environmental group opposes July 4th fireworks in La Jolla "We are asking them to find a new location," said Gonzalez. "First, we have the chemicals that exist in fireworks, which are heavy metals, and they are very toxic to our environment."
Gonzalez said the chemicals in fireworks are very toxic to the marine life. Read Full Story »
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 signonsandiego.com Activists challenge fireworks display Encinitas lawyer Marco Gonzalez, representing the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, is focused on fireworks shows that would violate environmental laws such as the federal Clean Water Act. His concerns include contamination from debris and metal deposits.
In the past few years, Gonzalez has warned local groups allowing pyrotechnics to be shot over bodies of water that they need to get a pollution permit. Read Full Story » Monday, May 17, 2010 sdbj.com Environmental Pact for Chula Vista Bay Front Approved Marco Gonzalez, interim executive director of the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation in Encinitas, said the agreement sets a precedent in that environmental concerns will take priority over development concerns as the Chula Vista bay front is developed. That has not been the case elsewhere in San Diego County, he said.
“Nobody got everything they wanted, but all parties got some very substantial benefits from this,” said Gonzalez. Read Full Story »
Monday, May 17, 2010 10News.com Group Attempts To Put Out Del Mar Fair, La Jolla Fireworks Del Mar's Fourth of July fireworks show caps off the Del Mar Fair's summer run, but Marco Gonzalez with the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation said the show is harming the environment.
"What we do know is chemicals in fireworks are highly toxic and dangerous to the environment and humans," said Gonzalez. Read Full Story » Friday, May 14, 2010 signonsandiego.com Displays may have unacceptable environmental or health consequences Both past and current legal challenges do not intend to end firework displays. They aim to ensure companies and agencies involved comply with federal water pollution laws by securing permits and monitoring impacts...
Sea World... data collected to date do show that the fireworks deposit harmful pollutants into Mission Bay. Within the fireworks deposition zone, the data show traces of perchlorates (used in flares and fireworks displays, and which disrupts thyroid function in people and animals), phthalates (used in plastics, and disruptive to the endocrine system), metals (including barium and copper, which are two common firework indicators found in concentrations more than 15 times background levels), as well as explosive residues. Friday, May 14, 2010 signonsandiego.com Patriotic pyrotechnics and water quality are not incompatible SeaWorld was sued three years ago over its daily summer fireworks shows. SeaWorld, which held a permit from the Regional Water Quality Control Board, agreed to a tedious monitoring program that tests for over 60 elements in the Mission Bay waters after each of its fireworks shows. That report is due to the water quality board in August of this year. Friday, May 14, 2010 delmartimes.net Environmental attorneys warn La Jollan of possible lawsuit over fireworks, say fairgrounds officials will get one too Attorneys Marco Gonzalez and Livia Borak, representing the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, sent the letter to Adam Harris, who started the La Jolla Community Fireworks Foundation to save the town's event in 2009, as well as city officials, the state office of the Environmental Protection Agency, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board and the California Coastal Commission.
Thursday, May 6, 2010 thelog.com SD’s Fourth of July Fireworks Show Will Go On The Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation has a few conditions of its own for the fireworks show, explained Marco Gonzalez, the group’s interim executive director. They include monitoring water quality impact, wildlife inhabitant impact and peak noise.
“We will turn a blind eye to your illegal show, which in most circumstances we are OK with, as long as they come to us and enter into a settlement agreement that obligates them to do this type of monitoring for the Fourth of July,” said Gonzalez, who added that the foundation will not allow the La Jolla Cove fireworks show to go on. Wednesday, May 5, 2010 lajollalight.com Organizers planning fireworks shows despite threats Despite the possibility that a lawsuit might be filed to snuff out Fourth of July fireworks in La Jolla and Del Mar, local organizers say the shows will go on. Gonzalez said that if fireworks are planned "next to a lagoon, we would want them to monitor nesting and resting birds. ... Over the ocean, we would want perchlorate and metals measured." Read Full Story » Saturday, May 1, 2010 fox5sandiego.com Big Bay Boom will go on despite environmental legal action Marco Gonzalez, an environmental attorney who has represented the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, said there needs to be better regulation of pollutants from firework debris falling in the bay.
"There are heavy metals that are toxic for the environments that come down into the water," he said. "There is a question on whether those impacts are short-term or long-term, but we do know that there are impacts to the water."Read Full Story »
April 2010 Friday, April 30, 2010 - signonsandiego.com Fighting over Fourth of July fireworks That likely will result in a legal showdown with Gonzalez, who said metallic compounds and trash from aerial explosions foul bays, coves and other waterways.
“There is nothing more patriotic than clean water,” he said. “In order for us to not sue somebody, they’re going to have to agree to do some water quality monitoring, some noise monitoring and some wildlife monitoring.” Read Full Story »
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - coronadelmartoday.com Coastal Commission Votes Against Aerie Project The project would leave a section of coastal bluff on the facade, but it would excavate an interior section of the bluff to incorporate an underground garage and other features. Some commissioners said they worried that over time, that would erode and create problems.
“That’s what bluffs do, they erode, they slough off,” said Commissioner Sara Wan. Read Full Story »
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - business.transworld.net Third Annual SIMA Green Boot Camp Tackles Sustainable Solutions The event, sponsored by Coast Law Group, covered a broad range of environmental topics, such as producing and marketing sustainable products while staying within margins and reducing companies’ overall carbon footprint. Read Full Story »
April 2010 - keepthenorthshorecountry.org Hawaii Supreme Court Orders SEIS! Rory Wicks of Coast Law Group from California was masterful before the Supreme Court on December 17, 2009. His preparation and knowledge of environmental law were amazing, convincing and undeniable. Read Full Story »
Friday, April 9, 2010 - Honolulu Advisor Hawaii high court: Turtle Bay expansion requires new EIS The Hawai'i Supreme Court yesterday ruled that an updated environmental impact statement is necessary to expand Turtle Bay Resort, reversing lower court decisions and handing a victory to opponents of the long-delayed development plan for the North Shore property. Read Full Story »
March 2010 Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - TheCoastNews.com Law firm gives “board meetings” a whole new meaning ENCINITAS — Attorneys with the Coast Law Group, or CLG, may swim with the sharks in the courtroom, but when they return to their office it’s all aloha.
Last summer CLG transformed the building at 1140 S. Coast Highway 101 that previously housed Encinitas TV to a sanctuary that reflects their love of the ocean and surfing. Read Full Story » Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - SDNN.com City, Frye settle lawsuit regarding ballot initiative On Monday, Frye with the assistance of Coast Law Group attorney Marco Gonzalez, filed a lawsuit against the city of San Diego claiming that the fiscal analysis for Proposition D would mislead voters. The initiative, which would make the strong mayor form of government permanent, said the impact would be about $1 million. However, Frye and Gonzalez contested three parts of the fiscal analysis. Read Full Story » Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - San Diego Union Tribune Frye sues the city of San Diego Frye, who has long opposed the city’s strong mayor form of government, wants the City Clerk’s Office to change how it explains the fiscal impact of Proposition D. The ballot measure would keep the mayor in charge of the city’s day-to-day operations and create a ninth City Council district.
According to the lawsuit, filed Monday on Frye's behalf by attorney Marco Gonzalez, the city is misleading voters about the true costs of Proposition D by saying its only fiscal impact would be about $1 million to provide a budget for a new council office -- a price that would be absorbed in the city’s budget. Read Full Story »
March 25, 2010 - COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Gualala Festivals Committee v California Coastal Commission et al Plaintiff Gualala Festivals Committee (the Festivals Committee) appeals from a judgment denying its petition for a writ of mandate seeking to set aside a cease-and-desist order entered by the California Coastal Commission (the Commission). The Commission‘s order prohibits the Festivals Committee from discharging fireworks over the Gualala River estuary without first obtaining a coastal development permit. The Festivals Committee contends the trial court erred in upholding the Commission‘s determination that a permit is required because the fireworks display is a development within the meaning of the California Coastal Act of 1976. Read Full Order » Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - San Diego Union Tribune San Diego could face lawsuit over Prop D Attorney Marco Gonzalez of the Encinitas-based Coastal Law Group says San Diego is misleading voters about the true costs of Proposition D by saying its only fiscal impact would be about $1 million to provide a budget for a new council office.
In a Tuesday letter to the city, Gonzalez said the city neglects to inform voters that the creation of a new council office could lead to program and service cuts elsewhere in the budget. Read Full Story »
March 11, 2010 - The Coast News Green Group Threatens Lawsuit A burgeoning environmental group recently called into question
February 2010 February 27, 2010 - San Diego Union Tribune Brush-clearing for fire safety faces a battle The suit is funded by the institute’s 500 members and the local chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Their lawyer, Rory Wicks at the Coast Law Group in Encinitas, told Prager he was concerned about county documents that show it has applied for more than $480 million in grants for vegetation management across roughly 300 square miles.
February 18, 2010 - San Diego CBS 8 Fire board hoses down "Covert Canyon" training camp But Covert Canyon not only lacks a county permit. It may also be a fire risk. The access road is too long and too narrow to meet fire safety codes. Opponents say if a wildfire broke out there, people would be trapped.
February 10, 2010 - KPBS.org State Agency Denies Challenge To Carlsbad Desalination Project Gonzalez took a small victory in a Coastal Commission staff conclusion that Poseidon Resources intentionally omitted or misrepresented facts related to its claimed reduction of imported water.
Current Press Releases October 3, 2007 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Homeowners damaged by the Mount Soledad, La Jolla landslide on October 3, 2007, should immediately hire a competent subsidence, landslide and fgovernment claims attorney. A developer originally attempted to develop the 5700 block of Mount Soledad Road of La Jolla during 1961. However, grading resulted in a massive landslide. Pictures of that landslide made the front page of all San Diego newspapers. The developer then sued the City of San Diego alleging a dangerous condition of public property. The City settled the developer's lawsuit but the terms of the settlement were never disclosed to the public. Read Full Press Release »
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The activities and successes of Coast Law Group attorneys are frequently highlighted in the media. Our attorneys are recognized authorities on a number of subjects, and are quoted on matters of significance by some of today's most influential media. Many of our clients leverage these facts to their advantage, hiring them as speakers for their events.  |
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