The City of Sausalito held its Community Workshop #2 for the Shoreline Adaptation Plan on Saturday, January 25th at the Bay Model. The capacity crowd of interested Sausalito community members heard from city staff and representatives from its consultant team, WRT. Marin County Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters and Sausalito Mayor Joan...
Two articles in the Sunday Marin IJ starkly detail the effects of climate change on our local environment. Writing about the Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s newly adopted regional shoreline adaptation plan, IJ reporter Adrian Rodriguez states that water levels are expected to rise “more than 6 feet by 2100...
The following is excerpted from the Marin County Sea Level Rise Adaptation Newsletter: With more than 70 miles of coast and 40 miles of Bay Shore, Marin County is one of the communities most affected by sea level rise in the Bay Area. Rising sea levels will affect many parts...
The second community meeting for the Sausalito Shoreline Adaptation Plan will be held from 10:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, January 25 at the Bay Model. Catie Thow Garcia, the city’s Resiliency & Sustainability Manager, will summarize some of the thoughts heard in the first community-wide meeting. The focus of...
Having survived the Great Tsunami of December 5, we now need to prepare for the annual year-end king tides. The combination of lunar phase and the solar perihelion (when the earth is closest to the sun) can generate especially high tides before and after the winter solstice. High tides exceeding...
PG&E’s Safety Action Center sends along these tips for a safe holiday season. Whether you’re decorating, traveling, or hosting, keep these key pointers in mind: 1) Holiday Lighting: Use LED lights and power strips to reduce fire hazards, as they stay cool and use less energy, saving you money on...
As we have previously reported, the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) is a region-wide plan for the bay shoreline that guides the creation of coordinated, locally-planned sea level rise adaptation actions that work together to meet regional goals. After soliciting public comment on the plan, the San Francisco Bay Conservation...
Thirty-five years after the disastrous Loma Prieta earthquake, The San Francisco Chronicle recently published a guide to surviving the next major shaker. The supplement notes that “[a] key tool for making it through the next big disaster is an emergency survival kit—and you should have more than one. It’s important...
The Sausalito Chamber of Commerce is holding a community meeting on Wednesday, September 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to discuss Sausalito’s shoreline adaptation plan. Catie Thow Garcia, the City’s Resiliency & Sustainability Manager, will discuss the planning process and recent grant funds the City has received. In particular,...
Over 130 concerned citizens of area code 94965 crowded into the Spinnaker Restaurant this past Saturday to explore projected flooding and sea level rise (SLR) impacts across our community. The goals of the gathering were to understand our vulnerability to SLR, to introduce adaptation tools and strategies, and to allow...