Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Tomorrow, the California Coastal Commission begins a two day meeting. On the agenda, a public hearing that's almost sure to be dramatic.
Charles Lester has been a fixture at the agency for years, and has run it since 2011, but the twelve members of the commission are considering a vote to remove him.
Word of his possible removal set off a firestorm among his supporters, who fear pro-development forces are trying to install their allies on the commission staff.
We spoke about it with Sean Hecht, Co-Executive Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Evan Frankel Professor of Policy and Practice and Co-Director, UCLA Law Environmental Law Clinic.