CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES INC
SC 13D/A, 2000-02-03
LAND SUBDIVIDERS & DEVELOPERS (NO CEMETERIES)
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                  ------------

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Rule 13d-101)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
            TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                                  RULE 13d-2(a)

                              (Amendment No. 4)(1)

                      CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, $0.05 par value per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                     42550H
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

      Asher B. Edelman                              Todd J. Emmerman, Esq.
      717 Fifth Avenue                              c/o Rosenman & Colin LLP
      New York, New York  10022                     575 Madison Avenue
      (212) 371-7711                                New York, New York  10022
                                                    (212) 940-8873
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                February 3, 2000
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

      If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box |_|.

            Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed
      original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule
      13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                              (Page 1 of 17 Pages)

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      (1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

      The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 42550H                  SCHEDULE 13D                Page 2 of 17 Pages
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1     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      Edelman Value Partners, L.P.
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a)  |X|
                                                                        (b)  |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*

      WC
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                                                   |_|

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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Delaware
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                  7     SOLE VOTING POWER


                        --------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       8     SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY            396,203 Shares
  OWNED BY              --------------------------------------------------------
    EACH          9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
   PERSON
    WITH                --------------------------------------------------------
                  10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        396,203 Shares
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      396,203 Shares
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*                                                        |_|

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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      3.94%
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
<PAGE>

CUSIP No. 42550H                  SCHEDULE 13D                Page 3 of 17 Pages
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1     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      Edelman Value Fund, Ltd.
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a)  |X|
                                                                        (b)  |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*

      WC
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                                                   |_|

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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      British Virgin Islands
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                  7     SOLE VOTING POWER


                        --------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       8     SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY            440,016 Shares
  OWNED BY              --------------------------------------------------------
    EACH          9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
   PERSON
    WITH                --------------------------------------------------------
                  10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        440,016 Shares
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      440,016 Shares
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*                                                        |_|

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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      4.37%
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
<PAGE>

CUSIP No. 42550H                  SCHEDULE 13D                Page 4 of 17 Pages
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1     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      Asher B. Edelman & Associates LLC
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a)  |X|
                                                                        (b)  |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*

      N/A
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                                                   |_|

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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Turks and Caicos
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                  7     SOLE VOTING POWER


                        --------------------------------------------------------
                  8     SHARED VOTING POWER

  NUMBER OF             472,016 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Edelman
   SHARES               Value Fund, Ltd. and shares owned by Wimbledon Edelman
BENEFICIALLY            Select Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
  OWNED BY              --------------------------------------------------------
    EACH          9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
   PERSON
    WITH                --------------------------------------------------------
                  10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        472,016 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Edelman
                        Value Fund, Ltd. and shares owned by Wimbledon Edelman
                        Select Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      472,016 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Edelman Value Fund, Ltd. and
      shares owned by Wimbledon Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*                                                        |_|

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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      4.69%
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      OO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 42550H                  SCHEDULE 13D                Page 5 of 17 Pages
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1     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      A.B. Edelman Management Company, Inc.
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a)  |X|
                                                                        (b)  |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*

      Not applicable
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                                                   |_|

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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      New York
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                  7     SOLE VOTING POWER


                        --------------------------------------------------------
                  8     SHARED VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF
   SHARES               396,203 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Edelman
BENEFICIALLY            Value Partners, L.P.)
  OWNED BY              --------------------------------------------------------
    EACH          9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
   PERSON
    WITH                --------------------------------------------------------
                  10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        396,203 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Edelman
                        Value Partners, L.P.)
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      396,203 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Edelman Value Partners, L.P.)
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*                                                        |_|

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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      3.94%
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
<PAGE>

CUSIP No. 42550H                  SCHEDULE 13D                Page 6 of 17 Pages
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1     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      Asher B. Edelman
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a)  |X|
                                                                        (b)  |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*

      Not applicable
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                                                   |_|

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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      United States
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                  7     SOLE VOTING POWER


                        --------------------------------------------------------
                  8     SHARED VOTING POWER

                        868,219 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Edelman
  NUMBER OF             Value Partners, L.P., shares owned by Edelman Value
   SHARES               Fund, Ltd. and shares owned by Wimbledon Edelman Select
BENEFICIALLY            Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
  OWNED BY              --------------------------------------------------------
    EACH          9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
   PERSON
    WITH                --------------------------------------------------------
                  10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        868,219 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Edelman
                        Value Partners, L.P., shares owned by Edelman Value
                        Fund, Ltd. and shares owned by Wimbledon Edelman Select
                        Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      868,219 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Edelman Value Partners, L.P.,
      shares owned by Edelman Value Fund, Ltd. and shares owned by Wimbledon
      Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*                                                        |_|

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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      8.63%
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 42550H                  SCHEDULE 13D                Page 7 of 17 Pages
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1     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      Wimbledon Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a)  |X|
                                                                        (b)  |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*

      AF
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                                                   |_|

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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Bahamas
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                  7     SOLE VOTING POWER


                        --------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       8     SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY            32,000 Shares
  OWNED BY              --------------------------------------------------------
    EACH          9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
   PERSON
    WITH                --------------------------------------------------------
                  10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        32,000 Shares
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      32,000 Shares
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*                                                        |_|

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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      0.32%
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 42550H                  SCHEDULE 13D                Page 8 of 17 Pages
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1     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      Wimbledon Fund, Ltd., Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged Class Shares
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a)  |X|
                                                                        (b)  |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*

      Not applicable
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                                                   |_|

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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Bahamas
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                  7     SOLE VOTING POWER


                        --------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       8     SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY            32,000 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Wimbledon
  OWNED BY              Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
    EACH                --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING       9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                  10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        32,000 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Wimbledon
                        Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      32,000 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Wimbledon Edelman Select
      Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*                                                        |_|

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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      0.32%
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 42550H                  SCHEDULE 13D                Page 9 of 17 Pages
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1     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      Weston Capital Management LLC
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a)  |X|
                                                                        (b)  |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*

      WC
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                                                   |_|

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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Connecticut
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                  7     SOLE VOTING POWER


                        --------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       8     SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY            32,000 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Wimbledon
  OWNED BY              Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
    EACH                --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING       9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                  10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        32,000 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Wimbledon
                        Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      32,000 Shares (comprised of shares owned by Wimbledon Edelman Select
      Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd.)
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*                                                        |_|

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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      0.32%
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      OO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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            This Amendment No. 4 is being filed by (i) Edelman Value Partners,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Edelman Value Partners"), (ii) Edelman
Value Fund, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation ("Edelman Value Fund"),
(iii) A.B. Edelman Management Company, Inc., a New York corporation ("Edelman
Management"), (iv) Asher B. Edelman & Associates LLC, a Turks and Caicos limited
liability company ("Edelman Associates"), (v) Wimbledon Edelman Select
Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd., a Bahamian corporation ("Wimbledon"), (vi)
Wimbledon Fund, Ltd., Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged Class Shares, a
Bahamian corporation ("Select"), (vii) Weston Capital Management LLC, a
Connecticut limited liability company ("Weston"), and (viii) Asher B. Edelman
(such entities and individual are collectively referred to herein as the
"Reporting Persons"), with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.05 per
share (the "Common Stock") of California Coastal Communities, Inc., a company
incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Company") and amends the Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") filed on July 9,
1999 by Edelman Value Partners, Edelman Value Fund, Edelman Management, Edelman
Associates and Asher B. Edelman (the "Initial Reporting Persons"), as amended by
Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 filed by the Initial Reporting Persons on August 3, 1999
and October 14, 1999, respectively, and by Amendment No. 3 filed by the
Reporting Persons on December 9, 1999. Capitalized terms herein which are not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Schedule 13D and the Amendments thereto.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

            Item 3 is hereby amended as follows:

            The aggregate amount of funds used by Edelman Value Partners to
purchase shares of Common Stock since the date of Amendment No. 3 to the
Schedule 13D was $164,861. The source of funds used by Edelman Value Fund to
purchase such shares was working capital.

            The aggregate amount of funds used by Edelman Value Fund to purchase
shares of Common Stock since the date of Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D was
$145,372. The source of funds used by Edelman Value Partners to purchase such
shares was working capital.

            The aggregate amount of funds used by Wimbledon to purchase shares
of Common Stock since the date of Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D was
$201,841. The source of funds used by Wimbledon to purchase such shares was
capital contributions from Select.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

            Item 4 is hereby amended as follows:


                                 Page 10 of 17
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            On February 3, 2000 Asher B. Edelman sent a letter to the Company's
Board of Directors, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2, requesting
that a representative of the Reporting Persons be appointed to the Board.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

            (a) Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

            The aggregate percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
reported owned by each Reporting Person is based upon 10,058,589 shares of
Common Stock outstanding as of November 1, 1999, as reported in the Company's
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1999.

            As of the close of business on February 2, 2000:

                  (i) Edelman Value Partners owns 396,203 shares of Common Stock
      which constitute approximately 3.94% of the shares of Common Stock
      outstanding;

                  (ii) Edelman Management owns no shares of Common Stock. As
      sole General Partner of Edelman Value Partners, Edelman Management may be
      deemed, by the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act Rules, to be
      the beneficial owner of the 396,203 shares of Common Stock owned by
      Edelman Value Partners. Such shares of Common Stock constitute
      approximately 3.94% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding;

                  (iii) Edelman Value Fund owns 440,016 shares of Common Stock
      which constitute approximately 4.37% of the shares of Common Stock
      outstanding;

                  (iv) Wimbledon owns 32,000 shares of Common Stock which
      constitute approximately 0.32% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding.

                  (v) Select owns no shares of Common Stock. As the 100% parent
      of Wimbledon, Weston may be deemed by the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the
      Exchange Act Rules to be the beneficial owner of the 32,000 shares of
      Common Stock owned by Wimbledon. Such shares of Common Stock constitute
      approximately 0.32% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding.

                  (vi) Weston owns no shares of Common Stock. As Portfolio
      Manager of Wimbledon, Weston may be deemed by the provisions of Rule 13d-3
      of the Exchange Act Rules, to be the beneficial owner of the 32,000 shares
      of Common Stock owned by Wimbledon. Such shares of Common Stock constitute
      approximately 0.32% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding.

                  (vii) Edelman Associates owns no shares of Common Stock. As
      Investment Manager of Edelman Value Fund and Trading Advisor of Wimbledon,
      Edelman Associates may be deemed under the provisions of Rule 13D-3 of
      the

                                 Page 11 of 17
<PAGE>

      Exchange Act Rules, to be the beneficial owner of the 440,016 shares of
      Common Stock owned by Edelman Value Fund and the 32,000 shares of Common
      Stock owned by Wimbledon. Such shares of Common Stock constitute
      approximately 4.69% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding.

                  (viii) Asher B. Edelman owns no shares of Common Stock. As (i)
      the President and sole Director of Edelman Management, which is the sole
      General Partner of Edelman Value Partners, and as the Managing Member of
      Edelman Associates, which is the Investment Manager of Edelman Value Fund
      and the Trading Advisor of Wimbledon, Mr. Edelman may be deemed under the
      provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act Rules, to be the beneficial
      owner of the 396,203 shares of Common Stock owned by Edelman Value
      Partners, the 440,016 shares of Common Stock owned by Edelman Value Fund
      and the 32,000 shares owned by Wimbledon. Such shares of Common Stock, in
      the aggregate, constitute approximately 8.63% of the shares of Common
      Stock outstanding.

            (c) Item 5(c) is hereby amended as follows:

            Set forth below is a description of all transactions in shares of
Common Stock that were effected by any of the Reporting Persons since the date
of Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D. All such transactions were effected on
the open market.

                                       Purchase       Number            Price
      Entity               Date         or Sale      Of Shares        per Share
      ------               ----         -------      ---------        ---------

Wimbledon                  12/9/99         P              500          $7.00
Wimbledon                  12/10/99        P            6,800          $6.9375
Wimbledon                  12/21/99        P            2,000          $6.4375
Edelman Value Fund         12/22/99        P            2,500          $6.0925
Edelman Value Partners     12/22/99        P            2,500          $6.0925
Wimbledon                  12/22/99        P            1,000          $6.4375
Wimbledon                  12/22/99        P            5,000          $6.0625
Wimbledon                  12/23/99        P            2,200          $6.00
Wimbledon                  12/27/99        P            2,000          $6.00
Wimbledon                  12/29/99        P              900          $5.6875
Edelman Value Partners     12/30/99        P            6,600          $6.28
Edelman Value Partners     12/31/99        P            7,200          $6.65
Edelman Value Fund         12/31/99        P           10,000          $6.65
Wimbledon                  12/31/99        P            4,100          $6.6203
Wimbledon                  1/13/00         P            2,000          $6.5625
Wimbledon                  1/14/00         P            3,000          $6.00
Edelman Value Fund         1/31/00         P              500          $6.875
Wimbledon                  2/2/00          P            2,000          $6.00


                                 Page 12 of 17
<PAGE>

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

            Item 7 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

            Exhibit 1: Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)

            Exhibit 2: Letter dated February 3, 2000 from Asher B. Edelman to
                       Board of Directors of the Company


                                 Page 13 of 17
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                                    SIGNATURE

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and
            belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in
            this statement is true, complete and correct.

            Dated: February 3, 2000


                             /s/ Scott G. Kasen
                             -----------------------------------------
                             Scott G. Kasen, as attorney-in-fact for each of
                             Asher B. Edelman, Edelman Value Partners, L.P.,
                             Edelman Value Fund, Ltd., Wimbledon Edelman Select
                             Opportunities Hedged Fund, Ltd., Weston Capital
                             Management LLC, Wimbledon Fund Ltd., Edelman
                             Select Opportunities Hedged Class Shares, Asher B.
                             Edelman & Associates LLC and A.B. Edelman
                             Management Company, Inc.


                                 Page 14 of 17



                                    EXHIBIT 1

                     AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING UNDER
                        SECTION 13(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, effective as of December 8,
1999, hereby agree as follows:

            1. Joint Filing Authorization. Each party hereto authorizes SCOTT G.
KASEN to file on their behalf with the Securities & Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), all appropriate exchanges and other appropriate parties, as a joint
filing for all of the undersigned parties pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k), a statement
of their beneficial ownership of the Common Stock, $0.05 par value per share of
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INC. (the "Company") on Schedule 13D as
promulgated by the SEC, including any pertinent amendments thereto, and
including, where applicable, additions or deletions to the group represented by
the undersigned.

            2. Power of Attorney.

            Each of Edelman Value Partners, L.P., Edelman Value Fund, Ltd.,
Asher B. Edelman & Associates LLC, individually and as Investment Manager of
Edelman Value Fund, Ltd., Wimbledon Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged Fund,
Ltd., Weston Capital Management LLC, Wimbledon Fund Ltd., Edelman Select
Opportunities Hedged Class Shares, A.B. Edelman Management Company, Inc.,
individually and in its capacity as General Partner of Edelman Value Partners,
L.P., and Asher B. Edelman, hereby designates and appoints SCOTT G. KASEN as
their attorney-in-fact, to take all actions and to execute all documentation in
their stead and on their behalf necessary or prudent to effectuate the joint
filings relating to the Company contemplated by this Agreement, until revoked in
writing by the party.

            3. Binding on Heirs, Representatives, Successors and Assigns. This
Agreement shall be binding upon the undersigned and their respective heirs,
representatives, successors and assigns.


                  /s/ Asher B. Edelman
                  ---------------------------------------------
                  Asher B. Edelman


                  EDELMAN VALUE PARTNERS, L.P.,
                  a Delaware limited partnership

                  By:  A.B. Edelman Management Company, Inc.,
                       a New York corporation, General Partner

                  By:  /s/ Asher B. Edelman
                       ----------------------------------------
                       Asher B. Edelman, President


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                  EDELMAN VALUE FUND, LTD.,
                  a British Virgin Islands corporation

                  By:  Asher B. Edelman & Associates LLC, its
                       its Investment Manager

                  By:  /s/ Asher B. Edelman
                       ----------------------------------------
                       Asher B. Edelman, Managing Member


                  A.B. EDELMAN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.,
                  a New York corporation

                  By:  /s/ Asher B. Edelman
                       ----------------------------------------
                       Asher B. Edelman, President


                  ASHER B. EDELMAN & ASSOCIATES LLC,
                  a limited liability company

                  By:  /s/ Asher B. Edelman
                       ----------------------------------------
                       Asher B. Edelman, Managing Member


                  WIMBLEDON EDELMAN SELECT OPPORTUNITIES HEDGED
                  FUND, LTD., a Bahamian corporation

                  By:  /s/ Dorothea I. Thompson
                       ----------------------------------------
                       Dorothea I. Thompson, Director


                  WIMBLEDON FUND, LTD., EDELMAN SELECT
                  OPPORTUNITIES HEDGED CLASS SHARES, a Bahamian
                  corporation

                  By:  /s/ Dorothea I. Thompson
                       ----------------------------------------
                       Dorothea I. Thompson, Director


                  WESTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

                  By:  /s/ Kristen Leopold
                       ----------------------------------------
                       Kristen Leopold, Chief Financial Officer


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                                    EXHIBIT 2

                       ASHER B. EDELMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC
                                717 FIFTH AVENUE
                              NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022

February 3rd, 2000

Board of Directors                        Via Fax: 949-261-6550
California Coastal Communities, Inc.      Via Mail
c/o Raymond J. Pacini
6 Executive Circle
Suite 250
Irvine, California 92614

Gentlemen,

      During the past years the Edelman Group has made an investment in the
shares of California Coastal Communities, Inc. We have done extensive research
on the value of the company's properties and spent considerable time thinking
about how those values could be realized. In the process, we consulted with both
real estate appraisers and independent counsel specializing in environmental
issues. This work has re-emphasized for us both the values of the company's
properties and the extraordinary difficulties in prompt realization of those
values.

      Our team believes that we might best be able to contribute to the future
of California Coastal Communities, Inc. through being represented on the Board
of Directors. We are writing this letter in order to request that a
representative of the Edelman Group be invited to join the Board. We would
appreciate hearing back from the Board, as soon as is convenient, your views on
the matter and what we might be able to do to assist you in reaching a positive
conclusion.

Sincerely,


Asher B. Edelman


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