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.