UPDATE: I suppose the information isn’t that helpful if I don’t mention which commission this is. As Lucas noted in the comments, this is for the State Park and Recreation Commission.  Huffman and DeKoven still need to be confirmed by the Senate. The Park and Rec. Commission doesn’t have the authority to really stop the toll road. However, it did make a recommendation to the Coastal Commission, which does have the authority to block projects on our coast.

Governor Schwarzenegger has appointed Alice Huffman, the chair of the California NAACP, and Lindsey DeKoven to replace Bobby Shriver and Clint Eastwood.  Arnold was not so pleased when his brother-in-law and Hollywood buddy Eastwood decided not to back his plan to pave over San Onofre State Beach for another toll road. Huffman is playing coy on how she’ll view the toll road, but is certainly willing to consider playing nice for Arnold:

“I indicated that I would certainly be agreeable to getting done what the governor wanted done if I were a commissioner,” Huffman told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “I said I hadn’t seen the plans and didn’t really understand all the issues involved.” (SJ Merc 5/24/08)

Well, I have some advice on how to get familiar with the issues. Go to San Onofre State Beach. Then decide if you really want a massive toll road over it.