Within the next five years, four floating wind turbines could be visible off the coast of Vandenberg Space Force Base, kickstarting a wave of renewable energy projects on the Central Coast.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially committed to the first stage of the San Clemente Shoreline Project, expected to begin in November, with a signing ceremony on the San Clemente Pier on Thursday morning, May 4.
Early next week, the San Diego City Council is set to hear a proposal from Council President Sean Elo-Rivera and Mayor Todd Gloria to step up tenant protections in the city.
The 1½- to 2-mile sheen was first spotted Friday about five nautical miles from Summerland Beach, an area with a petroleum-rich sea floor that is home to numerous abandoned gas and oil wells.
After rejecting a controversial proposal for a desalination plant in Huntington Beach, the state Coastal Commission has just greenlit another in Dana Point at Doheny State Beach. While environmentalists raised concerns, the commission calls it a well-planned project.