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DRAFT Sea-Level Rise Policy Guidance Presentations

Opportunities to Learn More about the Draft Guidance Document

California Coastal Commission staff has been conducting a number of outreach events designed to give an overview of the Draft Sea-Level Rise Policy Guidance, as well as to answer questions from interested parties and members of the public. Commission staff also presented the document at two Coastal Commission Hearings and hosted two online webinars. Details on these events are below.

  • Presentation to the Senate Subcommittee 2 on March 20, 2014
    • Coastal Commission Executive Director Dr. Charles Lester gave a presentation on Coastal Climate Adaptation to the Senate Subcommittee 2. A PDF of the handout is available here.
  • Assembly Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy, How State Agencies are Addressing Sea Level rise, January 16, 2014
    • Coastal Commission Executive Director Dr. Charles Lester's presentation: An informative presentation on the Coastal Commission's authority to address sea-level rise, a summary of the Coastal Commission's approach to addressing sea-level rise and coastal hazards, and an overview of the Draft Sea-Level Rise Guidance. A PDF of the presentation is available here
    • A recording of the entire Select Committee meeting is available here. Includes presentations from the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, California Coastal Commission, California State Lands Commission, California State Coastal Conservancy.
  • Coastal Commission Hearings
    Commission staff presented the Draft Sea-Level Rise Policy Guidance at two regularly scheduled Coastal Commission Hearings. Both hearings also included time for the public to register official verbal comments on the document. The dates of the two hearings were as follows: Video and audio recordings of the Coastal Commission Hearings can be found here. More information on upcoming Coastal Commission Hearings can be found here.
  • Public Webinars
    Commission staff conducted two public webinars, each of which included a summary of the document, descriptions of sea-level rise projections for California, and recommendations for addressing sea-level rise in Local Coastal Programs and Coastal Development Permits. Each webinar was the same, and participants were able to ask questions during the webinars. The dates of the two webinars are below.
    • Webinar #1: December 4, 10:30am – 12:00pm.
    • Webinar #2: December 17, 2:00 – 3:30pm.
    A PDF of the webinar presentation and a recording of the webinar are now available. A GoToMeeting codec may be needed to view the recording. The codec can be found on the GoToMeeting website.
  • Other Opportunities
    In addition, Coastal Commission staff may be available to present at other organization meetings. Please send us an email at to arrange a meeting.