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Coastal Commission to decide on massive OC development
The fate of a large piece of undeveloped land along California’s coastline will be decided Wednesday . The California Coastal Commission will vote on whether a company – Newport Banning Ranch LLC – can build hundreds of homes, a hotel, and shops along the Pacific Ocean in Orange County.
The fate of a large piece of undeveloped land along California’s coastline will be decided Wednesday. The California Coastal Commission will vote on whether a company – Newport Banning Ranch LLC – can build hundreds of homes, a hotel, and shops along the Pacific Ocean in Orange County. Environmentalists say the land is too precious to build on because it’s a wetland habitat for owls and other animals.