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it is one of the few tenant protection laws that may apply to a marina ten- ancy. It will not, however, help the boat owner in this case. This law is primarily intended to protect “whistle- blowers” who complain to a regulatory or law enforcement agency about ille- gal or unregulated activity by the land- lord. It may be possible to extend it beyond the intended or traditional scope of the law, but in this case, the boat owner is being evicted simply for not paying his slip fees. Marina tenancies involve a compli- cated blend of traditional maritime law and state law, and they should be viewed as a commercial tenancy rather than a residential tenancy, even where the boat owner lives aboard. An experienced maritime attorney should be consulted to address any specific problems.
David Weil is licensed to practice law in the state of California and, as such, some of the information provided in this column may not be applicable in a jurisdiction outside of California. Please note also that no two legal situations are alike, and it is impossi- ble to provide accurate legal advice without knowing all the facts of a particular situa- tion. Therefore, the information provided in this column should not be regarded as indi- vidual legal advice, and readers should not act upon this information without seeking the opinion of an attorney in their home state.
David Weil is the managing attorney at Weil & Associates (
weilmaritime.com) in Long Beach. He is an adjunct professor of Admiralty Law at Loyola University Law School, is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States and is for- mer legal counsel to the California Yacht Brokers Association. He is also one of a small group of attorneys to be certified as an Admiralty and Maritime Law Specialist by the State Bar of California. If you have a maritime law question for Weil, he can be contacted at (562) 438-8149 or at
dweil@weilmaritime.com.
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lots, according to port staff. Other changes approved by the board include adding Sunday enforcement of parking meters to ensure space turnover during busy weekend hours; and shifting the hours of enforcement from 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. to 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. to align with com- mon business hours.
What’s On Tap: Smart Meters are expect- ed to be fully installed at some point dur- ing the summer season. Port staff said the new parking meters will be installed at parking lots in the North Embarcadero, Tuna Harbor and Ruocco Park, while Shelter Island and Embarcadero Parks North and South will continue to operate traditional parking meters “for the time being.”
The Log • June 5 - 18, 2015 • 7 Coast Guard defends cleanup response to oil spill
LOS ANGELES (AP) —The leader over- seeing a massive oil cleanup along the California coast defended the initial response, saying there were workers on the ground after the spill that stained popular beaches.
The first wave of workers deployed booms in the water to corral the oil slick and placed them along the shore- line to protect ecologically sensitive habitats. Others vacuumed up oil from the site of the underground pipeline that ruptured on May 19, sending up to 101,000 gallons of crude oil down a culvert and onto the beach north of
Santa Barbara. An estimated 21,000 gallons escaped into the Pacific and quickly spread. As more crews arrived the next day, they began raking oily sand and clean- ing rocks on the beach. “We had people on the ground on
day zero — people who were actually physically doing things to prevent the worsening of the spill,” Coast Guard Capt. Jennifer Williams said. The early response has come under
scrutiny by environmentalists and wit- nesses who felt little on-the-ground cleanup was done on the first day.
California’s U.S. senators issued a statement May 28 calling the response insufficient and demanding Plains All American Pipeline explain what it did, and when, after firefighters discovered the leak from the company’s under- ground 24-inch pipe. A diverse range of government
agencies, from the Coast Guard to state emergency workers to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, con- verged on the site after the spill was discovered, but it took some time to get ramped up.
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