DANA POINT
Headlands Project Backers Can Use Slogan, Court Says
A state Court of Appeal lifted a restraining order Friday that had barred backers of a Dana Point Headlands development plan from using “Save the Headlands” and similar phrases on campaign buttons and bumper stickers.
The three-judge panel in Santa Ana ruled that proponents of the $500-million project have a First Amendment right to use the phrases. Earlier in the week, a Superior Court judge had ruled against the development backers.
Dana Point voters will address the development plan when they go to the polls Tuesday. A “yes” vote on Measures C and D supports the plan as passed by the City Council in April. If the measures are defeated, the matter could go back to the council for reconsideration.
The plan would allow a 400-room hotel and a maximum of 370 single-family homes to be built on the 121-acre Headlands peninsula overlooking Dana Point Harbor. The project would also include parks, open space, beach access routes and hiking trails.
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