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📍Coastal Access Spotlight: North Solimar Beach in Ventura County

Thanks to the California Coastal Commission and the Coastal Act for ensuring that all of these public accessways are free and open every day of the year.

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Within an outline of a seashell is a photo of a father and child playing in the sand. Text: Protect Our Coast. Donate on your CA tax form. California Coastal Commission.

The Protect Our Coast & Oceans Fund supports coastal access, beach cleanups, pollution prevention, habitat restoration, & field trips. You can add $1 or more on your California tax form and make a big difference. Learn all about it at checkthecoast.org. Thank you for caring for the #CaliforniaCoast!

a tiny red and orange striped shore crab sits atop a rock with some algae

February California Coastal Commission Meeting highlights: Dark sky and cultural resource protections in Humboldt County, bike lanes in Mendocino County, low income housing rules in Oceanside and Long Beach…

Catch up with our monthly newsletter, Coastal Currently: conta.cc/4s7RqzQ

Overhead shot of a person running down the beach “Since 2019, the California Coastal Commission has been embedding Environmental Justice into its decisions—ensuring all communities have a voice in shaping the future of our coast.”

Two images split by paper tear effect. One depicts an aerial shot of farmland along the coast off highway 1 and the other is an aerial shot of the port of Long Beach and Los Angeles. “Taking an environmental justice approach to coastal policy means rethinking of who is connected to the coast and how. It's about equity, access, and inclusion for every community.”

Since 2019, the California Coastal Commission has embedded Environmental Justice into every decision—ensuring all voices count.

📍Coastal Access Spotlight: Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay

Thanks to the California Coastal Commission and the Coastal Act for ensuring that all of these public accessways are free and open every day of the year.

#thankyoucoastalact
#coastalaccess
#californiacoastalcommission

📍Coastal Access Spotlight: Centennial Park in Coronado

Thanks to the California Coastal Commission and the Coastal Act for ensuring that all of these public accessways are free and open every day of the year.

#thankyoucoastalact
#coastalaccess

Feb 25, noon to 1pm, register, “Coast For All: 50 Years of Coastal Stewardship,” various photos of kids and adults surfing and playing on the coast, logos of Coastal Commission, Coastal Conservancy, and CNRA

Join coast and ocean leaders to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act to explore the state of our coast, emerging challenges, and how we shape coastal protection to meet California’s needs in coming decades. Register: tinyurl.com/coastalact

#thankyoucoastalact

a wooden staircase down to a black sand beach, blue sky with long white clouds, shoreline with rocky sea stacks

“People of all ages can learn and teach about coastal and ocean ecosystems and do something to help protect them…

Westport California’s stunning black sand beach with access stairway
Photo: Sean Drake, California Coastal Commission #thankyoucoastalact

Three kids play with a sand castle at the beach, framed with a gold and blue wave graphic, the words “Donate on your CA Tax form” and the name of the tax check-off fund “Protect Our Coast (and Oceans fund)” and the California Coastal Commission logo

Play a part in protecting and enhancing California’s coast & ocean for present and future generations by sowing seeds of #CoastalStewardship today. Learn about the Protect Our Coast and Oceans fund at CheckTheCoast.org.

#CaliforniaCoastalCommission #ProtectOurCoastAndOcean

shoreline view of footprints crossing the sand, shorebirds, a partly cloudy sky, and dunes in the distance

The first California Coastal Commission meeting of 2026 will begin at 9am, Wednesday, February 4th, at the Oceano Hotel & Spa, 280 Capistrano Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019.

➡️ You can find the agenda and link to the live stream here: www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/age...

#californiacoastalcommission

“It's the wetlands that haven't been filled, it's the access that hasn't been lost, it's the agricultural lands that haven’t been converted. It's the highly scenic and environmentally sensitive habitat areas that haven't been spoiled or destroyed." #worldwetlandsday

Poem that was an honorable mention in the 2025 contest titled Santa Cruz: A Day in the Redwood Forest and Beach Tall trees, big trees, Redwood trees Slow train, steamy train, through the woods Honk honk, loud loud, smoke around Deep, blue ocean touches the sky Low waves, high waves, comes and goes Dig dig to the core, more more sand again Sea lions, Seagulls, so many of them Trees, train, sand, and water All in a day, so much fun! Nila Sivaprakash Grade 1, Fremont

Deadline is Thursday! California students in kindergarten through 12th grade can submit artwork or poetry about California's coast and ocean by January 29, 2026 (5pm PST).

Enter: www.coastal.ca.gov/art-poetry

#poem #californiacoast

Thanks to the Coastal Act, sensitive ecosystems and natural resources are protected, public access is ensured, and coastal dependent activities can thrive.

See the text of the Coastal Act here: www.coastal.ca.gov/coastact.pdf

#thankyoucoastalact

The U.S. government is requesting public comment on their proposal for new offshore oil leases on the California coast. Comments are due by Jan. 23. How to comment: www.regulations.gov/commenton/BO...
Press release: www.doi.gov/pressrelease...
The government’s proposal: www.boem.gov/sites/defaul...

“Happy New Year!” Two kids splash in a marine green and blue surf. Fifty Years of Coastal Protection California Coastal Act logo.

Happy 2026 from all of us at the California Coastal Commission! This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the California Coastal Act.

A brilliant sky and Morro Rock reflect in evening light, while the setting sun highlights two horseback riders, also reflected in the shallows of a large tidepool.

Catch up on the highlights from the December California Coastal Commission meeting: San Luis Obispo conservation and hiking trails, Santa Monica affordable housing, Malibu beach access…

Read the Coastal Currently Newsletter: conta.cc/4j2IFnf

photo: Mike Long
Riding Towards Sunset
Morro Bay

Shoreline at Imperial Beach during a king tide, blue sky, a wet beach showing how high the waves washed up toward the buildings

The December California Coastal Commission meeting will begin at 9am, Wednesday, December 10th, at the Pier South Resort, 800 Seacoast Drive, Imperial Beach CA 91932.

You can find the agenda and link to the live stream here: www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/age...

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To receive the monthly meeting notifications by email, sign up for that email list (and for other Coastal Commission contact lists) at this URL: coastal.ca.gov/SIGNUP/

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November: Affordable housing boost, San Diego assisted living, Santa Monica hotel transit passes and beach wheelchairs Email from California Coastal Commission Highlights from the California Coastal Commission's monthly meetings Executive Director’s Report Executive Director Kate Huckelbridge and other staff provided

Catch up on the highlights from the November California Coastal Commission meeting: Affordable housing boost, San Diego assisted living, Santa Monica hotel transit passes and beach wheelchairs…

Read the Coastal Currently Newsletter at this URL: conta.cc/4plLXE9

#californiacoastalcommission

Flyer with coding bars and blue wave graphics, with text: We're Hiring, Calling all media professionals with coding skills! COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST (Information Officer 1) COASTAL.CA.GOV/JOBS and the Coastal Commission Coast For All logo

Calling all media professionals with coding skills. The Coastal Commission is looking for a communications specialist to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act—the 1976 law that protects public access to our iconic shorelines and beaches.

APPLY: calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...

Santa Monica Pier in sunset

The Coastal Commission continues its fight against plastic pollution and support for beach access for disabled people. The CCC reached an agreement with the Santa Monica Sandbourne Hotel to provide significant benefits to coastal access and protection at the establishment, including... (1/3)

black and white wide-angle vertical underwater photo looking upward through the kelp forest toward the surface, while a group of rockfish hover above an anemone

First Place Winner
Monterey Kelp Forest
by David Schuessler

"My wife and I visited Monterey in the fall for our honeymoon, where we had the incredible opportunity to scuba dive and explore a giant kelp forest just steps from the shore…”
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Applications are open for the 2025–26 WHALE TAIL® Program Tribal & Environmental Justice Small Grants!

🗓️ Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
💻 Info session: Nov 6, 3:30–5 p.m.

Learn more: opc.ca.gov/2025/10/whale-tail-grant

setting sun peeks through a keyhole in a coastal rock

At the California Coastal Commission, we are committed to working in partnership with tribal groups and communities to protect coastal resources, respect cultural heritage, and ensure that indigenous voices are a part of the conversation for coastal decision-making.

Join us for a free, virtual workshop focused on sea level rise in Coastal Development Permits.

📣 California Coastal Futures: Equity, Resilience, and the Permitting Process

🗓 Tuesday, November 4, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST
📍 Zoom (Registration Required)
🔗 REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/EJSLR

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We are hiring! The California Coastal Commission posted the following job announcements on CalCareers (calcareers.ca.gov) and on our website: www.coastal.ca.gov/jobs/

#coastaljobs #coastalplanning #californiacoastalcommission
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Statement of Principles graphic that shows the Coastal Commission logo surrounded by icons of Coastal Access, Meaningful Engagement, Respect Tribal Concerns, Accountability & Transparency, Habitat & Public Health, Participation in Process, and Climate Change

The California Coastal Commission is focused on ensuring California’s coast is accessible to all Californians, regardless of their ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status or place of residence.
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Waves crash against the cement walkway and rocks of Redondo Beach Fisherman’s Wharf on a sunny day

The October California Coastal Commission meeting will begin at 9am, Wednesday, October 8th, at the Sonesta Redondo Beach and Marina Hotel, 300 N. Harbor Dr., Redondo Beach CA 90277. #californiacoastalcommission

(Photo: King Tide at Redondo Beach Fisherman’s Wharf, November 16, 2024, 10:57a)

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