The Coast News, July 26, 2019

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SANDAG presents ‘5 . Big Moves’

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THE Carlsbad latest VISTA to hear about NEWS new transit plan

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By Steve Puterski

gram amendments.” At the July meeting, staff updated the community and council on the Coastal Commission’s take so far, which is primarily based on preliminary discussions with Coastal Commission staff and a letter sent by Coastal Commission officials in September 2018 listing suggestions based on the city’s draft LCP amendments. At this point, the Coastal Commission seems to be on board with the amendments and the city’s take

CARLSBAD — The San Diego Association of Governments’ 5 Big Moves is making waves throughout the county for its new approach to transportation. RANCHO OnSFNEWS July 23, SANDAG Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata, interim Land Use and Transportation Planning Director Coleen Clementson and Chief Economist Ray Major presented the vision for SANDAG’s “5 Big Moves.” The plan calls for complete corridors, transit leaps, mobility hubs, flexibility hubs and a next generation operating system to create a robust and functional transit system throughout the county. The plan was introduced as SANDAG’s old plan would not meet state and federal emission standards, thus jeopardizing future state and federal funding. “Unfortunately, California is going in the wrong direction with greenhouse gasses,” Ikhrata said. “The only thing we can do is reduce vehicle miles traveled. The plan we are putting forward would not only meet GHG targets, it meets the needs of the region. It’s a balanced plan.”

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SUPERGIRL SURF PRO RETURNS Carissa Moore waves to spectators during the 2018 SuperGirl Pro surf event, which she won. SuperGirl returns to Oceanside on July 26, one of three surf competitions to be held in the city this summer. MORE ON PAGES A14 and B6. Courtesy photo

Residents voice concern over potential for managed retreat By Lexy Brodt

DEL MAR — Del Mar’s newly amended Local Coastal Program is inching closer to potential certification by the California Coastal Commission, and residents urged the City Council and staff to prevent any “back door” approach to managed retreat at a July 15 council meeting. Managed retreat is a method of sea-level rise adaptation that involves removing oceanfront private property, public infrastructure and coastal protection in order to allow the shore-

line to naturally creep inland. The term has taken on deeply negative connotations in Del Mar — where managed retreat would mean relinquishing multi-million-dollar beachfront homes to the rising sea, particularly in the north beach area. Residents are adamantly against the option, fearing that accepting managed retreat as an adaptation strategy could take a toll on property values. Del Mar’s north beach predominantly relies on seawalls as a form of shore-

line protection. The neighborhood, which sits level to the beach, is home to about 600 properties. The city’s newly crafted Local Coastal Program (LCP) amendments incorporate a thoroughly developed adaptation plan, strategies meant to outline the city’s approach to looming sea-level rise. The plan relies on methods such as beach sand replenishment, and rejects managed retreat. The amendments — which were approved by the council in October 2018 — await a final recommen-

dation from the Coastal Commission in October 2019. The Coastal Commission certifies LCP amendments, ensuring they are in compliance with the Coastal Act. Noting the overwhelming local opposition to managed retreat, council passed a commitment resolution on Oct. 15, 2018, expressing its opposition to managed retreat and its intention “to reject any proposed modification by the Coastal Commission which substantially deviates from the adopted adaptation plan and local coastal pro-

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