An aerial view of a coastal road winding along a cliffside, with a sandy beach, ocean waves, and a few vehicles parked on a dirt area near the shore.
Blues Beach, in an undated photo, is being transferred from Caltrans to Kai Poma, a nonprofit organized by three local Native American tribes with ancestral ties to the area near unincorporated Westport, Calif. (Caltrans via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., — A 136-acre beach near Westport in Mendocino County has been transferred to a nonprofit established by three local Native American tribes, Caltrans announced Thursday. 

Legislation by state Sen. Mike McGuire, D–Santa Rosa, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021, allowed Caltrans to transfer Blues Beach near Westport at no cost to a qualified nonprofit corporation.  

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Savana Robinson is a staff writer and photographer based in Ukiah, California.