The City takes the California Coastal Act seriously. In our City, as well as the rest of California, there are no private or quasi-private beach areas. Under the California Coastal Act, all must have equal access to the coast and the ocean. With this in mind, and as the City’s leaders and elected officials, we are committed to ensuring all have a welcoming experience on the City’s beaches and in pursuing its recreational opportunities. We further commit to efforts to ensure there are no illegal encroachments on City-parklands within the coastal zone, including the Palos Verdes Estates Shoreline Preserve. 

The bluffs, shoreline, beaches, public areas and recreational opportunities are open to all without regard to protected categories, a person’s income, or where someone lives and grew up. The City has zero tolerance for bullying, localism, territorialism, elitism, bigotry, or other types of harassment. We will enforce all coastal access laws, whether through code enforcement, public nuisance abatement powers, criminal statutes, municipal ordinances, the California Coastal Act, and by all available other means, to ensure unimpeded equal access and enjoyment of the City’s coastal parklands by all. 

Our commitment requires public participation. So we can do our job, all are encouraged to contact the City Manager, (310-750-9801) Chief of Police, (310-378-4211) Mayor and Council members – as well as California Coastal Commission enforcement staff -- if you learn that the right to equal access City-owned beaches, the ocean, or parklands within the coastal zone have been impeded.