Tom Luster News Today

Coastal advocates will host a community meeting in Jenner on Thursday to discuss controversial hydropower project, options for commenting by Aug. 28 deadline.

Some of the year's events were momentous enough that they might well impact the region for years to come, while others were more immediate in nature.

The California Coastal Commission voted 8-to-2 to approve a new desalination plant, despite the ecological risks to the Monterey Bay coast, high costs of the water and a divide between affluent and lower-income communities.

The California Coastal Commission voted 8-to-2 despite the ecological risks to the Monterey Bay coast, high costs of the water and a divide between affluent and lower-income communities.

The California Coastal Commission voted 8-to-2 despite the ecological risks to the Monterey Bay coast, high costs of the water and a divide between affluent and lower-income communities.

The California Coastal Commission voted 8-to-2 despite the ecological risks to the Monterey Bay coast, high costs of the water and a divide between affluent and lower-income communities.

The world's drinking water supply is at risk and desalination plants are set to make more saltwater potable

The California Coastal Commission denied approval to construct a $1.4 billion plant after 20 years of debate. Gov. Newsom supported the plans, but it wasn’t enough to overcome worries about water costs and environmental damage.

The unanimous decision by the Coastal Commission on May 12 might have dealt a fatal blow to the costly seawater desalination project proposed for Huntington Beach, but it was not 'a referendum on the future of desalination in California.'

Whether or not a child's parents are married and stay married has a massive affect on his or her future prosperity and that of the next generation.