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February Hearing Report

February marked the Coastal Commission’s first hearing of the year. It took place at the Oceano Hotel & Spa in Half Moon Bay Harbor on Wednesday, February 6 through Friday, February 8. The meeting included important coastal issues: a harbor dredge project at Moss Landing Harbor and an appeal at Hollister Ranch. Notably, Commission enforcement staff gave a report on the success and effectiveness of their recently bestowed ability to leverage administrative fines under Coastal Act section 30821. To view testimony by ActCoastal partners on these issues, visit our YouTube page!

 Read the full hearing report here.

The Stories We Don't Tell About People of Color in the Outdoors

The California Coastal Conservancy invites you to join them for a webinar Thursday, February 28th from noon to 1:00 p.m. to hear about engaging people of color in the outdoors. Speaker Amanda E. Machado will share her personal story as a woman of color becoming involved in the environmentalist movement and facilitate a conversation about how to be more inclusive. Please register here.

Additionally, the Coastal Conservancy is embarking on an effort to create Equity and Environmental Justice Guidelines to direct the agency's work. The Coastal Conservancy's vision is of a beautiful, restored, and accessible coast for ALL Californians and sees equity and environment justice as a key driver of the agency's work.  They would like your feedback to help identify which priorities you think are most important for the agency to address. Please share with any others you think may be interested. Take the survey by March 6, 2019.

You can follow us on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, too! As ever, thanks for your support and dedication to access, open space protection and coastal preservation! Please let us know of your coastal concerns – we must all work together to #SaveOurCoast!