San Luis Obispo County resident Trish Norman's hoots of jubilation pierced the afternoon silence on the patio at San Luis Obispo's Libertine Brewing Company on.
Local attorney and activist Tarren Collins had just recently sworn off volunteer work to focus more on her own personal life in 2014 when she came across recently installed fences and no trespassing signs blocking a portion of her favorite hike at Ontario Ridge. A steep, straight slope above Cave Landing connects the Shell Beach Bluff Trail with the ridge, and it traverses land privately owned by Rob and Judy McCarthy, who have been embroiled in a battle to build a home on the property for around a decade. click to enlarge Screenshot From Coastal Commission Staff Report
A STEEP SLOPE The Coastal Commission recently denied a proposal to relocate a particularly steep portion of the Ontario Ridge Trail near Avila Beach.