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Enough partisan zealotry from the California Coastal Commission

In a not-so-stunning admission this week, the California Coastal Commission conceded political bias — and apologized.

From here, the commission needs to end its ideological crusades and refocus on its core mission: protecting public access to the state’s beaches.

The 12-member commission — packed with the appointees of the governor and left-wing legislators — settled a 2024 lawsuit from SpaceX over political comments its members made about that company’s owner, Elon Musk. 

As part of the settlement, the commission apologized for “improper” remarks about Musk’s political views at a 2024 hearing on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch program.

These comments apparently included disparagement of Musk’s tweets, of his alignment with President Trump, and of his Republican support.

At the same time, the commission refused a SpaceX petition to increase the number of........

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