Bringing transparency and accountability to the governance of California's coast.
What is ActCoastal?
ActCoastal is a campaign to protect California's coast and the public's right to access it by holding the California Coastal Commission accountable to its mission. Each month, we track and report on the Commission's most consequential votes on coastal conservation, environmental justice, and public access — rating each decision pro-coast or anti-coast — so Californians can judge whether their Commissioners are living up to the public trust and the promises of the Coastal Act. These monthly voting reports inform an annual report card that has been published continuously for over 20 years.
March Report Now Live
The Coastal Commission met in Ventura on March 10 and 11 for a compact but action-packed two-day meeting. The Commissioners earned three Pro-Coast votes, including an enforcement agreement to protect a critically endangered mouse in Dana Point. But they also incurred their first Anti-Coast vote of 2026 by approving a major Ventura County LCP amendment that gives too many concessions to beach-killing seawalls.
