Case Documentation
and Status

Case Documentation

Staff Report with Recommendations and Addendums + Exhibits

5/9/25 Hearing Results California Coastal Commission

Petition (lawsuit) filed by Friends of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh

Case Status

5/9/25

5/9/25 Hearing with California Coastal Commission’s ruling (6-3) to approve the project with 15 Conditions.

Friends of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara (confirmed).

6/9/25

9/11/25

Case Management Conference.

1/21/26

Final Case Management Conference.

Briefing and Filing Schedule (set but may change):

2/20/26: File and Certify the Administrative Record

3/23/26: Submit Opening Brief

5/22/26: Receive Opposition Briefs (Coastal Commission and Sanddew)

6/19/26: Submit the Reply Briefs for Coastal Commission and Sanddew

Case Hearing Date: 7/8/26 at 10:00 AM at the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County

Please mark your calendar and come as we would like to pack the courtroom.