By THOMAS SCHULTZ
NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
tschultz@newspress.com
October 10, 2001
CORONADO -- Chalk up another victory for Bill Levy.
In a 6-4 vote, the California Coastal Commission on Tuesday moved the developer one step closer to breaking ground
on his Entrada de Santa Barbara project.
"We're in business," Mr. Levy said amid cheers and congratulations after a three-hour hearing that began
at 9 a.m. inside the historic Hotel Del Coronado near San Diego. He plans to break ground in June, despite an outstanding
lawsuit over the project.
The 12-member commission decided not to hear appeals brought by three organizations that disagreed with the Santa
Barbara City Council and Planning Commission, two panels that recently approved Mr. Levy's plan to reshape portions
of three lower State Street blocks with time-share condos and retail shops.
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