Surfrider Blog Posts, Letters
* Surfrider transitioned our entire website to a new platform in October 2022, resulting in a loss of my original formatting for every post published prior to that date. I reformatted a few, but older posts may not look good or function as nicely as they once did.
2024
- APRIL 16 - Take Action: Support Plastic Reduction in Coronado
- APRIL 5 - Support for enforcement on alleged Coastal Act violations at 515 Tierra del Oro, Carlsbad (near Terramar)
- APRIL 1 - Comment Letter, Support Retreat Now to preserve and expand the beach at Las Encinas Creek
- MARCH 8 - Comment Letter, Ensure Hotel Beach Concession Booth/Area Does Not Impede Public Beach Access at Silver Strand
- FEB 27 - Comment Letter, Do Not Criminalize Bike/eBike Riders in Oceanside (non-Surfrider related)
- FEB 14 - Comment Letter, Deny Appeal for Blufftop Home Reconstruction as a Non-Conforming Structure
- FEB 13- Take Action: Establish an Oceanside Committee on Sustainability and Climate Change
- Feb 14 - Field Report: Carlsbad "Save the Beach" Walk at Dip in the Road
- Feb 1 - Coastal Commission Comes to Oceanside
- JAN 31 - Comments on Special Council Workshop for RE:BEACH Oceanside Coastal Resilience Competition
- Jan 16 - Field Report: Extreme Low Tide Beach Walk in La Jolla
- Jan 4 - King Tides 2024: Don't Miss the Most Dynamic Beach Day of the Year
2023
- DEC 20- TAKE ACTION - Support Coastal Dune Restoration in Oceanside
- DEC 8 - Comment Letter, Oceanside Revetment Repairs at 1301-3 S Pacific
- DEC 8 - Comment Letter, Oceanside Revetment Repairs at 1101 S Pacific
- OCT 6 - Comment Letter, Concerns About Revetment Repairs in Oceanside
- SEP 27 - Shoot, the Pier... How a Coastal Environmentalist Thinks About the OB Pier Renewal Efforts
- SEP 1 - RE:BEACH Oceanside, First Impressions
- AUG 2 - Join a Sunset Strike Team Beach Cleanup in Oceanside
- JULY 26- Comment Letter, Remove Tarp and Unpermitted Development at Tourmaline house
- JULY 25- TAKE ACTION - Remove ugly tarp and illegal seawall that mar Tourmaline Beach
- JULY 7- Comment Letter re: coastal armoring in Oceanside
- JUL 1 - Summer is here, but winter is coming
- JUN 28- Comment Letter, Deny appeal of Beacons Beach parking lot relocation plan
- JUN 19- TAKE ACTION - Ask Carlsbad to Save the Beach at Las Encinas Creek
- JUN 19- Comment Letter, Approving the Preferred Design Option for the South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Study
- JUN 16 - Recent federal board decision keeps Del Mar railroad relocation on track
- JUN 5 - Carlsbad Boulevard Adaptation Project: Retreat Now
- MAY 22 - 7 Steps Back from the Bluff, 1 Step Forward for the Beach
- MAY 1 - TAKE ACTION - Support an Oceanside Plastics Ordinance
- APR 28 - Oceanside Will Consider a Plastics Ordinance on May 3 - Your Voice Matters
- FEB 13 - Comment Letter in Support of Encinitas Smoking Ban
- FEB 2 - Comment Letter to Coastal Commission re: Del Mar Parking Meter Rates
- JAN 24 - Comment Letter re: Oceanside Sand Nourishment & Retention Project, $2.6m Contact
- Jan 11 - Big Friday, a Preview of What's to Come
2022
- DEC 20 - King Low Tides Reveal the Year's Widest Beaches
- DEC 9 - Reflections on a Long Awaited, Hard Fought Plastics Victory
- NOV 30 - King Tides 2022: Observe & Document
- NOV 11 - San Diego Single Use Plastic Reduction Ordinance Comment Letter
- NOV 10 - TAKE ACTION - SD Foam Ban Goes to City Council
- OCT 25 - TAKE ACTION - San Diego Polystyrene Ordinance
- SEP 21 - Encinitas Smoking Ban Ordinance Support Letter
- AUG 11 - Navigating the Changes to Beach Water Quality Monitoring in San Diego
*partial writing credit only. An awesome Surfrider intern named Paula took my original idea and a sloppy rough draft and made it her own.
- AUG 1 - Surfrider Submits Comment Letter to EPA re: Infrastructure Projects to Improve Border Water Quality
- JULY 25 - Opposition Letter to Federal Surface Transportation Board Re: Environmental Review for Coastal Railroad Project
- JUNE 22 - Affordable Beach Camping at Silver Strand, Let's Make it Happen!
- JUNE 6 - Caught on the Wrong Side of the Tracks - DMB5 Goes Before the Coastal Commission
- APR 22 - Comment Letter to City of Carlsbad Re: Add'l Plastics Reduction Ordinances
- APR 4 - Comment Letter to City of Carlsbad Re: Plastic Foodware Ban
- APR 3 - Move the Road, Save the Beach: Carlsbad Blvd. Realignment Begins
- APR 2 - Carlsbad Poised to Pass County's Boldest Plastic Reduction Ordinance
- MAR 14 - Support a Strong Plastics Ordinance in Carlsbad
- FEB 25 - More Groaning Over Groins: Neighboring Cities Oppose Oceanside Groin Project
- FEB 1- Enough is Enough - San Diego Needs Its Single Use Plastic Reduction Ordinance Back
- JAN 24 - Draft Project Environmental Impact Report Comment Letter, San Diego EPS Foam Ban
2021
- OCT 8 - San Marcos Considers Ordinance to Combat Plastic Pollution
- SEP 3 - San Marcos Plastics Ordinance Comment Letter
- AUG 5 - Oceanside Will Skip the Stuff
- JUL 30 -Oceanside’s Last Chance to Take Meaningful Action
- JUL 22 -The Ocean is a Thing to be Cherished Fundraiser
- JUL 7 - Help Us Demand Action From a Reluctant City Council
- JUL 6 - Results - July 5 “Morning After” Cleanup Series
- JUN 25 - “Morning After” Cleanup Series
- JUN 14 - International Surfing Day + Juneteenth
- JUN 11 - World Refill Day
- MAY 26 - Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Congressional Call-In Day
- MAY 11 - Help Us Reduce Balloon Pollution in Encinitas
- APR 19 - Earth Week Kickoff Cleanup in PB
- APR 14 - Breakfast, Beach & Street Sweep in PB
- MAR 20 - Hold Onto Your Butt 2021
- MAR 17 - Urge Oceanside City Council to Reduce Plastic Pollution
- JAN 20 - Ocean Friendly To-Go Webpage + Blog Post
- JAN 19 - RAP Presents to Vista City Council
2020
- NOV 18 - 2020 Gala Series: Focus on Fine Art
- NOV 15 - 2020 Gala Series: Beach Day Best Picks
- NOV 14 - 2020 Gala Series – Top Budget Picks
- NOV 9 - 72 Reasons to Wait, by Alex Ferron (editor credit only)
- OCT 20 - Oceanside Zero Waste Plan Updates
- SEP 2 - Coastal Cleanup Month: Your Beach Needs You
- AUG 31 - Chapter Meeting Recap: The Coastal Act
- AUG 10 - Rise Above Plastics with our Stainless Steel Food Containers
- JUN 12 - Coastal Defense: Solo Beach Cleanup Edition
- MAY 22 - May Chapter Meeting Recap
- MAY 9 - Chapter Supports Free Public Transport for San Diego Youth
- APR 20 - Virtual Earth Day Roundup
- MAR 2 - California Coast Video Series
2019
- DEC - 2019 San Diego County Annual Beach Cleanup Report (copy only)
- DEC 3 - The Butt Smackdown Video (copy only)
- SEP 16 - Fight the Foam Campaign Heats Up in Oceanside
- MAY 31 - International Surfing Day at La Jolla Shores
- APR 30 - In Support of Imperial Beach Plastics Ordinance
- APR 22 - In Support of SB-424 to “Ban the Butt” in CA
2018
