Just hours before Timothy Volkmann was set to retire from his nearly 16-year stint as a Santa Cruz judge, his passion for jury trials was still burning brightly.
All five enforcement actions from the commission, a combination of cease-and-desist orders and penalties, were agreed to unanimously among its 12 voting members.
The decision was based on the commission staff’s assertion that the homeowners blocked public access to a quarter-mile-long stretch of walkway adjacent to Aptos beach.
Lisa Haage, chief of enforcement at the California Coastal Commission, confirmed it is the most costly Coastal Act penalty the agency has recommended in Santa Cruz County history.
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