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Public and GPUC press to protect Carpinteria Bluffs; staff will analyze stronger protections in EIR and consider cultural recognition

5929303 · September 16, 2025
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Public commenters and GPUC members urged stronger protections for the Carpinteria Bluffs' habitat, wildlife and cultural resources; staff said those protections and night-lighting measures can be evaluated as reduced alternatives in the program EIR and through implementation actions.

Open-space and conservation topics drew consistent public concern focused on the Carpinteria Bluffs and adjacent habitat. Several commenters and organizations urged the city to strengthen policies that protect bluff habitat, harbor seals and sensitive species and to add cultural-resource recognition and indigenous access at important sites.

Staff said technical corrections would be made and recommended that…

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