State attorneys are appealing a judge’s finding that the California Coastal Commission denied a fair hearing for a Bolinas seawall project. In April, Marin County Judge Andrew Sweet ordered the commission to revisit its decision on a plan by tech billionaire Mark Pincus and the Bolinas Community Public Utility District to rebuild a failing seawall that protects Mr. Pincus’s home and allows public access to Bolinas Beach. Commissioners had approved the project in 2020 but placed restrictions on the rebuild that Mr. Pincus and BCPUD said were prohibitive. They sued, arguing the hearing was unfair. Ultimately, Judge Sweet focused on comments made by two commissioners who raised concerns about whether Mr. Pincus might have undue sway over the process. Commissioner Sara Aminzadeh, now a state assembly hopeful whose strong showing in last week’s primary means she will advance to a November runoff, had worried aloud that the polished video comments presented at the hearing were part of “a very aggressive campaign by this tech individual” who could be trying to “game the process.” Judge Sweet said her comments were “outrageous,” and ruled against the coastal commission. On May 18, deputy attorney general Kimberly Gosling filed a notice of appeal on behalf of the commission, which she had said was shocked by Judge Sweet’s ruling. The commission declined to comment on the ongoing litigation. Attorneys for BCPUD and Mr. Pincus said they were disappointed by the appeal. “The appellate process is often lengthy,” said Ginetta Giovinco, who is representing the utility, “but BCPUD is prepared to continue and will defend the appeal.” Ms. Giovinco and Steven Kaufmann, Mr. Pincus’s lawyer, had hoped a new commission decision would allow the wall to be widened up to 16 feet and assign financial liability for damage to the homeowner rather than BCPUD.