BILL NUMBER:  SB 262
  VETOED	DATE: 10/11/2009




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 262 without my signature.

This bill reduces the number of public meetings the California
Coastal Commission (Commission) is required to have from once a month
to ten times per year.  In addition, in the event the Commission
does cancel a meeting, this bill extends the timelines for action by
the Commission pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
and the Permit Streamlining Act.

Given these difficult fiscal times, I appreciate the author's desire
to allow the Commission to save money by potentially cancelling two
meetings each year.  But cancelling hearings that allow for public
input into the Commission's actions is not in the best interests of
Californians.  The public hearing process was established to serve
the citizens of our state and reducing the number of Commission
meetings limits opportunities for public participation.  I encourage
the Commission to find other operational efficiencies within existing
law.

For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger