If you've followed the Pebble Beach Co.'s development plan as it made its torturous way through the permit process, you'll probably be surprised to hear that the plan's final approval came at a coastal commission hearing Wednesday that was a bit like a love fest and which featured a plethora of heartfelt tributes to former coastal commission executive director Peter Douglas — the man who stopped the golf course the P.B. Co. fought so hard to build ... more preview.

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