The City of Encinitas's Climate Action Plan (CAP) Con is a cynical mis-appropriation of climate change science to justify illegal rezoning which bypasses the regulatory framework defined within the General Plan of the City of Encinitas. Similar mis-use of the CAP approach by the City of San Diego has been ruled illegal by District Court and that ruling has been upheld upon appeal according to KPBS. The legal battle over this issue has being going on for years and has finally come to a denouement with the City of San Diego deciding to produce a new Climate Action Plan. Further details of the case history can be found in the Appeals Court ruling from 2008.
