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Las Varas | Jan 27, 2015

Send a Selfie Postcard

Secure Coastal Access and Trails — The fate of coastal access and the location of the California Coastal Trail on Gaviota’s Las Varas Ranch has moved from the County Planning Commission to […]

Coastal Trail, Las Varas | Jul 24, 2014

Save Gaviota Coastal Access

[UPDATE: The  Santa Barbara County Planning Commission at their hearing of September 23, 2014 the commissioners made the following motion on the Las Varas Ranch Project ACTION: Recommended that the […]

Coastal Trail, Las Varas | Apr 29, 2012

SBCTC Releases its Technical Comments on the Las Varas EIR

Following up on its April 12, 2012 letter to the Board of Supervisors, the Trails Council has released a detailed description of the deficiencies it believes need to be addressed […]

Coastal Trail, Las Varas | Apr 29, 2012

Trails Council Takes Stand at Las Varas

We are writing to express our deep concern that the County’s planning process for the Las Varas Ranch Development project has veered badly off course. We respectfully request that your Board provide direction to County staff and the Planning Commission to address the concerns raised by 14 civic groups and dozens of citizens regarding the acquisition of an appropriately sited easement for the CCT and provision of long-planned coastal access to Edwards Point.