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California has completed the first-ever state land transfer from Caltrans to a tribal nonprofit, conveying 136 acres of Mendocino County coastline — including Blues Beach south of Westport — to Kai Poma, a group established by three Native American tribes with ancestral ties to the region.
Caltrans granted final regulatory approval June 26, closing a transfer that required years of negotiation and a change in state law.
The Transfer: Parties, Property, and Chain of Custody The 136-acre parcel of beach and coastal bluffs moves from the California Department of Transportation to Kai Poma, a nonprofit founded by representatives of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Round Valley Indian Tribes, and Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians.
Caltrans District 1 described the deal as the first time state-managed Caltrans property has been conveyed to a tribal nonprofit in California history.
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