Coastal Cities Group
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The Coastal Cities Group is led by a leadership committee with representatives from across the state. Leadership Committee members, and their staff designees, help facilitate Group operations and play a key role in its activities. The Leadership Committee consists of one elected official and their respective city manager, or their staff designee, from each of the six regions within the coastal zone.
- Chair - Council Member Eric Friedman, Santa Barbara
- Vice Chair - Councilmember Sue Beckmeyer, Pacifica
- North Coast - Council Member Tess Albin-Smith, Fort Bragg
- North Central Coast - Councilmember Sue Beckmeyer, Pacifica
- Central Coast - Mayor Ed Waage, Pismo Beach
- South Central Coast - Council Member Eric Friedman, Santa Barbara
- South Coast - Mayor Joe Muller, Dana Point
- San Diego - Mayor Pro Tempore Ed Spriggs, Imperial Beach
Staff Designee - Sarah McCormick, Assistant City Manager, Fort Bragg
Staff Designee - Kevin Woodhouse, City Manager, Pacifica
Staff Designee - Jim Lewis, City Manager, Pismo Beach
Staff Designee - Melissa Hetrick, Project Planner, Community Development, Santa Barbara
Staff Designee - Mike Killebrew, City Manager, Dana Point
Staff Designee - Andy Hall, City Manager, Imperial Beach
The Coastal Cities Group Leadership Committee (Leadership Committee) develops an annual work plan, subject to Cal Cities Board of Director's approval, that establishes their priorities for the year. This year the Leadership Committee will be continuing to work with Coastal Commission representatives on issues related to sea level rise mitigation efforts, other land use regulations that impact cities in the coastal zone, and the updating of local coastal programs.
- California Coastal Commission's Sea Level Rise and Local Coastal Programs Grant Webinar
Slides | Webinar Recording - Cal Cities Comment Letter on CCC Critical Infrastructure at Risk: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Guidance - Public Draft 9/24/21
- Improving the Local Coastal Plan Update Process 06/23/2021
- Local Government Workshop on Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning 12/17/20
- Coastal Cities Group and Coastal Commission Sea Level Rise Working Group Joint Statement on Adaptation Planning 11/04/20
- Humboldt County
- City of Trinidad
- City of Arcata
- City of Eureka
- City of Fortuna
- Mendocino County
- City of Fort Bragg
- City of Point Arena
- Sonoma County
- Marin County
- City/County of San Francisco
- San Mateo County
- City of Daly City
- City of Pacifica
- City of Half Moon Bay
- Santa Cruz County
- City of Santa Cruz
- City of Capitola
- City of Watsonville
- Monterey County
- City of Marina
- City of Sand City
- City of Seaside
- City of Monterey
- City of Pacific Grove
- City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
- San Luis Obispo County
- City of Morro Bay
- City of Pismo Beach
- City of Grover Beach
- Santa Barbara County
- City of Guadalupe
- City of Santa Barbara
- City of Goleta
- City of Carpinteria
- Ventura County
- City of San Buenaventura
- City of Oxnard
- City of Port Hueneme
- *City of Malibu
*City of Malibu and the Santa Monica mountain region are considered in the South Central Region, not the South Coast Region.
- Los Angeles County
- City of Los Angeles
- City of Santa Monica
- City of El Segundo
- City of Manhattan Beach
- City of Hermosa Beach
- City of Redondo Beach
- City of Torrance
- City of Palos Verdes Estates
- City of Rancho Palos Verdes
- City of Long Beach
- City of Avalon
- Orange County
- City of Seal Beach
- City of Huntington Beach
- City of Costa Mesa
- City of Newport Beach
- City of Irvine
- City of Laguna Beach
- City of Laguna Niguel
- City of Aliso Viejo
- City of Dana Point
- City of San Clemente
- San Diego County
- City of Oceanside
- City of Carlsbad
- City of Encinitas
- City of Solana Beach
- City of Del Mar
- City of San Diego
- City of Coronado
- City of National City
- City of Chula Vista
- City of Imperial Beach
Contact Staff
Melanie Perron
Deputy Executive Director, Advocacy
(916) 658-8222