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Promised stairs to the sea are not all built: Coastal panel learns that in Orange and San Diego counties, 25% exist only on paper or are not open to the public

Posted by: Maven on December 11, 2009 at 6:12 am

From the Los Angeles Times:

“Kelly and Jake Thomason, 30-year-old scuba divers from Laguna Niguel who often descend long stairways for forays into Laguna Beach’s waters, took the 89 steps from Victoria Drive down to a secluded beach surrounded by picturesque bluffs and homes to be photographed with their Pomeranian for a Christmas card.

“Without this we would die,” Kelly said as the couple made their way toward the sand, a photographer close behind.

Narrow stairways and walkways such as those at Victoria Beach are often the only way for the public to get from the road, between houses and hotels and down to the beach.

But there are not as many of the passageways as there should be. A little more than one-quarter of the beach access ways — stairs, walkways and viewing areas — developers have agreed to build in Orange and San Diego counties do not exist or have not been fully opened to the public, according to a report the state Coastal Commission heard this week at a meeting in San Francisco. … “

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December 11, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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