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Charles Lester

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Banning Ranch proposal suffers another defeat

NEWPORT BEACH — A war over the future of 401 acres of open space along the central Orange County coast is brewing, and the parties facing off against each other

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California Coastal Commission hires new executive director

The California Coastal Commission unanimously selected Jack Ainsworth to succeed Dr. Charles Lester as the state agency’s fifth executive director during its February meetings in Newport Beach. Ainsworth, 59, served

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Search for Coastal Commission executive director nears end

NEWPORT BEACH — The California Coastal Commission will interview a short-list of candidates for the agency’s open executive director position exactly one year after its previous staff leader was publicly

California Coastal Commission
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California Coastal Commission selects new chair

California Coastal Commission member Dayna Bochco was unanimously elected chair Dec. 7, succeeding Commissioner Steve Kinsey. Bochco served as vice-chair under Kinsey. Commissioner Effie Turnbull-Sanders was elected as vice-chair. Kinsey,

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Coastal Commission continues search for top executive

STATEWIDE — A public agency tasked with protecting California’s coastline enters its ninth month without a leader at the helm as the California Coastal Commission continues to search for a