by William W. Abbott
Despite what project critics may say, lead agencies do get it right every now and then. The recent decision of Mira Mar Mobile Community v. City of Oceanside (2004) 119 Cal.App.4th 477 is such an illustration. As one would suspect, existing residents in coastal communities prize their views of the ocean, and can be counted on to be large in their criticism of any project which potentially interferes with what they rightfully see as their right to a view of the ocean.
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