The solstice full moon is overwhelmed by light pollution from La Costanera Restaurant shining out over Montara Beach, in this photo by Kevin Stokes.  The roof-mounted floodlights and patio lighting were put up without required permits.  They do not comply with the Local Coastal Program Policy 8.18(a) which requires exterior lighting to be limited to the minimum necessary for safety, and placed such that direct rays are confined to that same parcel.

The MCC reported lighting violations to County and Coastal Commission in April 2011. Commission enforcement staff has written numerous letters to the restaurant owner about the violation to no avail.

UPDATE:  Montara resident Kevin Stokes has started a petition.

UPDATE:  La Costanera Restaurant had turned a deaf ear for over 2 years on Coastal Commission warnings re roof-mounted floodlights shining on Montara Beach, but a fast-growing on-line petition got them to remove the lights in less than a week.  HMB Review has more on the story.