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EYE ON DP, News Headlines

Council to Discuss Rope Installation at Strand Gate Next Month

By Kristina Pritchett Council approved to push the conversation of installing ropes at entrances to Strand Beach to April so conversations can occur between city…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Mayor, City Manager Incorrect About Strand Beach

Bonnie Wellbaum, Dana Point A statement made by City Manager, Doug Chotkevys twice in the April 8-14 issue of the DP Times is completely incorrect. The…

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EYE ON DP, News Headlines

Strand Semantics: Was Strand Beach Private Prior to Development by Headlands Reserve LLC?

By Andrea Swayne (updated May 3) Many Dana Point Times readers have reacted with strongly-worded oppositions to comments made in recent news stories by city…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Editor’s Notes, Reporting Show Bias on City Issues

By Robert Cahill, Dana Point Paul Hinman’s letter about the new low in City Council/citizen relations (DP Times, April 8-14) is spot on. I’m chagrined…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: Dana Point Forges a Middle Path for Beach Access at Strand Beach

Guest Opinion: By John Tomlinson, Mayor, Dana Point Strand Beach is one of the many jewels in Dana Point’s crown. Formerly a private beach, it…

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Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Taxpayers on the Hook as Strandsgate Bills Keep Mounting

By Jesse “Jay” Sowell, Dana Point I had no idea when I filed a public records request with the city of Dana Point to uncover…

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Letter: ‘Strandsgate’ Legal Costs Nearing $1 Million

By Jesse “Jay” Sowell, Dana Point Our City Council chose to fight four lawsuits on behalf of the developer of the Strand at Headlands luxury…

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EYE ON DP, News Headlines

Coastal Commission Responds to City’s Dana Strand Gates CDP, City Council Meets in Closed Session to Discuss

By Andrea Swayne Following Dana Point City Council’s unanimous Nov. 3 vote to approve a Coastal Development Permit that would keep gates at two of…

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EYE ON DP, News Headlines

Will Litigation Over Strand Access End?

City Council offers compromise to Coastal Commission regarding gates at Dana Strand, cites precedent By Andrea Swayne Dana Point City Council changed the direction of…

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EYE ON DP, News Headlines

San Diego Court Rules Against City in Strand Beach Access Case

By Andrea Swayne After a four-day hearing—Aug. 24 through Aug. 27 in San Diego Superior Court—Judge Randa Trapp ruled Sept. 17 in favor of defendant,…

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