Save Pacifica From the Coastal Commission Save Pacifica was founded by a group of concerned Pacifica residents to stop the California Coastal Commission from taking away our right to protect our property and SA VE OUR city. ​ Right now, the greatest threat to Pacifica’s existence is not climate change, or sea level rise. IT IS THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION! The California Coastal Commission (CCC) requires all coastal cities in California to submit a Local Coastal Land Use Plan (LCLUP) to them for approval, detailing how they will respond to the threat of sea level rise. BUT the only “adaptation strategy” they will accept is called Managed Retreat. It’s not adaptation. It’s suicide. ​ Under managed retreat rules, cities are not allowed to have any shoreline protections or armoring to protect assets like property, roads, or infrastructure, nor are they allowed to build new shoreline protections. That means berms, revetments (riprap), or seawalls can’t be built, repaired, or reinforced. They MUST be removed. Without these protections Pacifica is doomed. ​ In fact, CCC demands that all protected buildings and structures be removed too! As incredible as that sounds, their ONLY priority is a pristine shoreline with no hint of human presence. If your home or business is in the coastal vulnerability zone you’ve been targeted for removal. That means Sharp Park, Rockaway Beach, Linda Mar, everything west of Highway 1 are threatened with extinction AND removal. Our downtown, and its many affordable homes, apartments, businesses: All GONE. Nick’s, Moonraker, four hotels: GONE. Linda Mar Center: GONE. Linda Mar homeowners, too. What else is affected? Your home’s value, wherever you live in Pacifica. ​ Tax revenue: property tax, sales tax, business tax. ​ The city's bond rating will be des troyed. ​ City services: GONE. Infrastructure: water and sewer lines, pump stations, gas, electricity, communications lines, Highway 1, all run through Manor, Sharp Park and Linda Mar. They all would have to be relocated inland. ​ ​ This will bankrupt Pacifica and it will be enveloped into the County. Who is affected? Who pays? Everyone. Everyone who lives in Pacifica, everyone who visits Pacifica. It doesn’t matter if you live in the hills or valleys east of Highway 1. The cost would be staggering to everyone who lives here; moving infrastructure, removing coastal protections. And who pays to compensate the people who are forced to vacate and demolish their homes? You and I. What can you do? GET INVOLVED. Tell your friends and neighbors. We can save Pacifica from this death sentence by the Coastal Commission if you act with us. It takes numbers and action. Write to City Council Write to your county and state representatives Go to meetings . Tell them you oppose this overreach by the Coastal Commission. You oppose this unlawful taking of your property. Stay informed It is an unfunded mandate, and a violation of your Fifth Amendment rights: “nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation .” Please click the Your Voice Counts tab for contacts and addresses. Stay Informed Join Thanks for subscribing!

FAQs You Asked, We Answered Q: Why haven’t I heard about this? A: The City of Pacifica has done a poor job in notification, which is why the citizens have had to take the townhall to the streets. Many of us have asked for public study sessions. Many of us have asked for city-sponsored mailers to each residence and business. So far - none. Q: I live up the hill in Pacifica, why does this matter to me? A: Pacifica infrastructure is tied. That means electrical, communications, and sewers are at the coast. Living “up the hill” doesn’t save you if you can’t flush your toilet. The policies pushed by the Coastal Commission will cost millions of dollars that EVERYONE in Pacifica will have to pay. ​ Q: What is managed retreat? A: The Commission recommends cities implement managed retreat philosophies allowing oceans to naturally erode developments thereby nourishing beaches with reclaimed sand made of disintegrated former properties. ​ Q: Does Save Pacifica believe in science? A: Science is at the core of the concern. Are the polar ice caps melting? Yes. There are several adaptation strategies available well before “retreat”. Additionally, according to science, any real-world concerns may be at the start of the next century. There is no reason for hysteria today locking our community into a RAW DEAL. Q: Doesn’t the California Coastal Commission have our best interests? A: No. Or depends on how you look at it. The CCC is singular in thought. They do not care about your property values or the vitality of Pacifica. They do not care how their “hazard” label affects your ability to get insurance. They don’t care about your property value or if you can sell. They don’t care about lack of loans or finance. None of the things that you care about matter to their mission. ​ Q: If we could move the infrastructure today, why not? A: First, there is no need to move anything for several decades. However, sure. Got money? Got land? These are two items that Pacifica doesn’t have. Again, there is no clear and present danger except for the Coastal Commission itself. We can continue to maintain. ​ Q: What happens to the City of Pacifica if it doesn’t accept the current red-lined proposed LCLUP? A: Nothing. We are in a holding pattern, using the existing 1980s version.

ABOUT US SAVE PACIFICA are citizens who live and work in Pacifica. We are your neighbors. We care about: Smart Growth/ Sensible Development Private Property Rights Government Overreach Economic Development Protection of Tax Dollars Protection of Infrastructure which feeds and supports ALL of Pacifica, no matter where you live. Development Valuations ​ ​ Save Pacifica is intended to be an open source for anyone who wants to use and learn from the information it contains. However, we cannot be responsible for how other parties may employ that information (to their own ends). While we express our opinions about the ramifications of that information and the likely outcomes of it, we make every effort to ensure the information we publish is factual and correct.