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Just say No to the Placer County wave park. We have developed enough open space in Ca, and overtaxed our water resources. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

This winter’s super El Niño is on the way. California’s beaches may experience severe erosion, including Ocean Beach, San Francisco. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

The Sierra Club’s Loren Blackford is 100% correct. Protecting our wild places is both bipartisan and patriotic. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

California will continue to lead on the environment long after this administration is gone. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/c...

This is not learning to live with water. This is the opposite - fighting a losing battle with water while accepting a future of ever-escalating costs. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...

Thanks to our laws that protect river flows for salmon, steelhead and other wildlife. This project was ill-conceived from the beginning. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

The Erosion at South Ocean Beach - well covered in today’s SF Standard. sfstandard.com/2026/06/21/m...

Happy International Surfing Day to All! Help Save the Waves - membership drive active now! www.savethewaves.org/member/?utm_...

Cheers to the Albanian protesters for protecting the mediterranean coast! www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

"This is a desperate situation where you have a lawless agency flouting the laws and threatening resources," as our science director @jarosenfield.bsky.social said. "The outcome is, we're going to lose these and other fish that exist nowhere else on Earth."

Update: Save our Ocean Beach Neighborhoods from Upzoning! Unfortunately, the Coastal Commission approved the upzoning amendment. Nevertheless, our efforts will continue. Signatures to be sent to key public officials and current D4 candidates. Thanks! www.change.org/p/save-our-o...

Save the Neighborhoods of Ocean Beach from Upzoning! E-Petition available to sign now thru tomorrow close of business. www.change.org/p/save-our-o...

Upzoning Alert! Help stop the threat to the ocean views, neighborhood character, and public parking at Ocean Beach. Please send comments to the Coastal Commission. See agenda for Thur 4/16 Item 10.1 www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/age...

Managed Retreat: the best long-term strategy for climate change affected shorelines. Eroding beaches up and down our coast need proper space to survive. youtu.be/yyua1wI0kao

Access to Thornton Beach Temporarily Blocked! A reminder that free and open beach access needs constant protection. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

The Bay Delta plan is not balanced. It preserves the status quo of massive water diversions that harm our fish and wildlife, driving some species close to extinction. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

The massive HMB harbor breakwater has altered wave energy on this shoreline. Any solution should account for this factor. The beach near Highway 1 is disappearing. Now California may need to move the road. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...

Unfortunately, climate change denial is alive and well in Newark, Ca. A round of applause for SF Baykeeper for suing to stop this housing project earmarked for construction in a sea level rise hazard zone. baykeeper.org/press_releas...

Defend California’s sacred treasure: its coast and ocean! Comments needed now. surfrider.advocacyai.com/action/1H4hE... www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

California is selling SF Bay’s sand for concrete—over 5,000 Olympic pools’ worth—damaging habitats and weakening shorelines as seas rise. @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social is asking you to take action and make your voice heard. Tell the State Lands Commission to stop. #ProtectTheBay #NoSandMining 🌊

80% to 90% of the Bay Area’s historic marshes were wiped out due to shoreline development. Managed retreat and shoreline restoration is a golden opportunity to heal the damage. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

A phased managed retreat to higher ground would offer a permanent solution for sea level rise in the Canal District. Major environmental benefits would be gained as the land is restored. Marin County has the land and resources to do this right. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...

Action Monday. Help Surfrider spread the word to the Newsom Administration. The Coastal Act needs to be strengthened with environmental leadership and ample resources. win.newmode.net/surfriderfou...

The writing is on the wall: transformative regulation will be needed to address the harms from plastic. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Thanks to the Newsom Admin for continuing to fund restoration work for salmon. ‘Pretty amazing’: Salmon seen in upper reaches of Russian River for first time in decades www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Managed Retreat of the railroad is clearly needed to save the beaches in San Clemente. california.surfrider.org/blog/beaches...

Bay Area’s ultra-wealthy keep buying homes in this beach town — despite doomsday forecast. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...

The restoration work will continue. The impossible will be challenged at every turn. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Great to see those responsible for cleaning up their mess. The costs, however, should be made available to the public. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

The Ca Coastal Commission’s chief responsibility is to protect the coast for all - which is best done by restricting new development. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Thanks to the city of Marina, Ca and the Coastal Commission for embracing managed retreat down in Monterrey Bay. www.actcoastal.org/issues/city-...

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... Ericson Amaya said it best: “Give it back to the people, to the caretakers of this land. Don’t use it to cause harm.”

Great piece last month in SF Gate on the history and costs of sand replenishment. www.sfgate.com/california/a...

Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal. Let the restoration work continue! www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Environmental restoration will continue. The Impossible will be challenged at every turn. Right on, Jane! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Save the Waves has the metrics. Taking care of our oceans, beaches, waves and coastal access drive positive economic impact in Santa Cruz, Ca. Climate change adaption needs to be done right - or much will be lost. www.savethewaves.org/value-of-a-w...

Bay Area coastal community is reeling as cliffs crumble and the land moves. #saveourcoast www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Adaptation. Will it be a bridge to managed retreat and restoration/healing of our Bay shorelines - or will we repeat the past of long-term fill and ecosystem destruction? Engineering to be explored today @ the Bay Adapt Summit. #bay #adapt #rising #summit #together www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-risin...

More erosion challenges on the SF Peninsula coast. Hopefully, these homeowners receive help to navigate this. However, Geologist Cliff Voss is correct. Seawalls bring only temporary relief. The ocean is going to eventually win. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...

Excellent work on sea level rise adaptation occurring in Bodega Bay. Kudos to the volunteers who are removing invasive plants to benefit a native ecosystem. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...

A victory for our beaches at La Victoria: an Illegally constructed seawall is ordered removed from La Victoria beach in Orange County. Private development is to be reconfigured to allow for beach migration. Thanks to all who helped secure this win! www.actcoastal.org/post/a-win-f...

‘Prepare to be blown away’: New national monument near Santa Cruz to open Aug 15. Thanks President Obama, Save the Redwoods League, Trust for Public Land, Sempervirens Fund and all others for making this happen. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Newly approved seawalls and coastal armoring threaten Pacifica, SF’s Ocean Beach and beyond. www.actcoastal.org/post/commiss...

The cost of armored beaches hits the tourism economy hard - on the Catalunyan coast. elpais.com/espana/catal...

Plastic pollution continues to poison our world while too many of our leaders dither and delay. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Long-term planning based on managed retreat, though difficult, is the only sensible option for Pacifica. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/lett...

Treasure Island, already in the bull’s eye for sea level rise, now is found to also be sinking due to compaction of its base of bay infill. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...

Pacifica continues its fight against the North Pacific. Long-term retreat is coming to this shoreline - either managed or unmanaged. smc.surfrider.org/news/stop-th...

Re-wild the San Francisco coast! Let’s maximize habitat restoration both inside and outside the Gate. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...