California Proposition 20, officially the California Proposition 20, Coastal Initiative Collection,
was an
initiated state statute on the ballot in the state of
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
on November 7, 1972.
It was approved by 55% of the
Californian population, and disapproved by 45% of the Californian population.
As a result, Proposition 20 passed, by a margin of 10% (),
thus establishing the
California Coastal Commission
The California Coastal Commission (CCC) is a state agency within the California Natural Resources Agency with quasi-judicial control of land and public access along the state's of coastline. Its mission as defined in the California Coastal Ac ...
(CCC). However, it wouldn't be until 1976 that it was formally passed into law by the
California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature (the lower house being the California State Assembly). The state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
...
through the adoption of the California Coastal Act of 1976. The establishment of the CCC ensured the protection of the
Californian coastline from being subject to mass-urbanization and
industrialization
Industrialisation (British English, UK) American and British English spelling differences, or industrialization (American English, US) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an i ...
, as well as ensuring public access to the many
beaches
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from Rock (geology), rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological s ...
along the coast.
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References
1972 California ballot propositions
1972 in California