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News

Emergency seawall gets permanent status “There are impacts that aren’t even being addressed,” (Marco Gonzalez) said. He included passive erosion impacts at the site and...

Debate over seawalls heats up "We're here to see that we the recreationalists and taxpayers, that we get our due out of this essentially private...

Lawsuit Filed Over Stolen “Boobies” Logo San Diego Reader December 20, 2011 By Dave Rice Carlsbad-based Keep A Breast Foundation, a local award winning non-profit,...

Fireworks subject of a fourth lawsuit “CERF has repeatedly offered to work with the city to develop a fair permitting practice – one that is not...

Group Files 4th Lawsuit Over Permits For Fireworks Events In San Diego Gonzalez said rather than comply with CEQA as directed by the Judge, the City of San Diego has twice amended...

CARLSBAD: Keep A Breast celebrates $250K settlement The foundation brought in Coast Law Group, which said it had amassed evidence of infringement and fraudulent intent. The company...

SD storm water plans face new hurdle However, the Coastal Commission staff did agree with lawyers at the Encinitas-based Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation that there are problems...

Group challenges boutique wineries Ramona Sentinel November 16, 2011 By Karen Brainard The legal challenge to San Diego County’s Tiered Winery Zoning Ordinance...

Council’s park permit plan draws legal fire Gonzalez sued to prove that fireworks shows in the city need CEQA reviews, and a Superior Court judge ruled over...

Enviros Question Future Land Use After South Bay Power Plant Is Demolished "There's still a lot of discussion about what is that South Bay going to look like post-demolition," said Gonzalez. ...

City Council moves ahead on flood control plan Livia Borak, a lawyer for the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, challenged the process used by the council to review the...

Park permits modified to bypass enviro reviews Gonzalez argues that fireworks shows need CEQA reviews. He’s already filed an appeal with the City Council that says the...

Border sewage treatment not making grade “We have a substandard plant doing substandard treatment while promising the world to everybody in the South Bay,” said Marco...

Housing project raises debate over area’s rural nature Attorney Marco Gonzalez, who represents the project's developers, argued Thursday that their Desert Rose Way project isn't much different from...

San Diego judge continues stay in fireworks suit “We don’t unnecessarily oppose a stay, but we oppose a blanket stay that’s indefinite without a forum for us to...

EXCLUSIVE: Before Oceanside sex abuse, teacher investigated in Escondido Corey Hogue, a former high school teacher and coach convicted of sexually abusing one of his students at Oceanside High...

Sunset Cliffs Hotel Facing Lawsuit Over Terrace Environmental Group Says Inn At Sunset Cliffs’ Terrace Illegally Built On Public Seawall SAN DIEGO — A small hotel in...

EXCLUSIVE: Sexually abused teen sues Oceanside school district The lawsuit claims the school district failed to properly train teachers and coaches about the appropriate distance they should keep...

Enviro lawyer seeks Fees in fireworks case San Diego may have won the public-relations battle over last summer’s Fourth of July fireworks, but environmental lawyer Marco Gonzalez...

Blog

Keeping It Country May 26, 2010 by Dean Luke Surfline.com Hawaii Supreme Court ruling requires new EIS for Turtle Bay The open spaces,...

Metal Mulisha banned at schools November 18, 2010 by Megan Michelson ESPN.com Temecula, Calif.-based freestyle motocross team Metal Mulisha intends to file legal action against...

Bill would exempt municipal fireworks displays from Coastal Act regulation February 7, 2011 by Tony Barboza Los Angeles Times Orange County Assemblywoman Diane Harkey’s legislation comes in response to increasing...

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CARLSBAD: Keep A Breast celebrates $250K settlement The foundation brought in Coast Law Group, which said it had amassed evidence of infringement and fraudulent intent. The company...

RELEASE: Lawsuit Challenges San Diego Governments’ Flawed Transportation Plan Most of the transit improvements identified in SANDAG’s 2050 plan would be delayed by decades and fall far short of...

CERF Fireworks Fee Motion Ruling Delayed San Diego, CA – The Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation (CERF), in highly publicized litigation involving the City of San...