California regulators approved an expansion of the famed Pebble Beach resort after decades of fighting between a company with star-studded ownership and environmental groups over a particularly scenic stretch of Pacific coastline.

The accord shows the value of both sides of an environmental dispute over proposed development sitting down with one another, said Elizabeth Watson, a real-estate and land-use attorney in Los Angeles, who isn't representing any of the parties in the matter. "The more detailed the conversation can be in terms of what each side values, the more likely it is that you can get to a resolution," Ms. Watson said.

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