California’s transportation agency approves the first tribal land transfer in state history, moving a 136-acre stretch of Mendocino County coastline to Indigenous stewardship. The property includes Blues Beach and coastal bluffs just south of Westport. Multiple outlets report that Caltrans approved the transfer as part of a process supported by a Newsom-backed state commission. The land will be transferred to Kai Poma, along with three Indigenous tribes associated with the stewardship agreement. The transfer returns the coastline to tribal control after decades of non-tribal ownership and is presented by the outlets as a landmark action for California. The reporting emphasizes that the approval by Caltrans is the first of its kind for the state and involves coastal land in the Mendocino region that is described as popular with residents and visitors. The outlets do not cite changes to public access or specific management plans in the provided summaries, but they characterize the decision as a significant step toward Indigenous land stewardship.