A recently published coffee table book on the architecture of The Sea Ranch is filled with glorious pictures of this fascinating coastal development community in Northern California. The November issue of Reason Magazine has my review of the book, which not only has lots of pretty pictures but also provides an insider's view of the environmental policy debates that profoundly affected The Sea Ranch, including the creation of the notorious California Coastal Commission.

The title of the article is Cramped Style: How regulators derailed California’s most environmentally progressive development.