"The coast is never saved, it's always being saved."
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Online
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Open to the Public
The title of this talk, a quote from former Coastal Commission executive director Peter Douglas, illustrates the never-ending pressures of development on the California Coast.
“The coast is never saved, it’s always being saved.”
Speakers: Rainey Graeven, Permit Supervisor, Central Coast District, California Coastal Commission, and Ellie Oliver, Enforcement Analyst, Central Coast District, California Coastal Commission
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
6:00pm to 7:00pm Pacific Time
Online via Zoom (details below)
About the Topic
This talk will briefly cover the history of the Coastal Act and the Coastal Commission, and dive into what “saving the coast” looks like for two Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) alums working in two different units at the Coastal Commission: Planning and Enforcement.
About the Speakers
Ellie Oliver is the enforcement analyst for the Central Coast District of the California Coastal Commission. Ellie earned a BS degree in Biology from Chico State, and then spent a few years teaching science and health both domestically and abroad as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mozambique. When one of her students refused to participate in a class activity to make musical instruments out of plastic straws on environmental grounds, Ellie was surprised to realize that her passion for the environment had been dulled with time and the stress of teaching seventh graders. To rekindle that spark, and find a career that didn’t make her cry, Ellie attended MIIS as an International Environmental Policy (IEP) student with an Natural Resource Policy and Management (NRPM) focus. Ellie learned about the Coastal Commission through a class at MIIS, applied, and was hired in August of 2021. She now works to address and resolve violations of the Coastal Act and is extremely happy to be working to protect California’s coast.
Rainey Graeven, Permit Supervisor, Central Coast District, California Coastal Commission—see her LinkedIn profile
Recommended Reading
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Santa Cruz’s private beach now open to all, by David Ferry in the SF Chronicle, April 12, 2019
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Opal Beach Background—the CCC Substantial Issue Decision Staff Report
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Questions
The Center for the Blue Economy is a research organization at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Our mission is to promote a sustainable ocean and coastal economy (the “Blue Economy”) through leadership in research, analysis, and education. For questions contact: Rachel C. at cbe@middlebury.edu or visit centerfortheblueeconomy.org or call 831-647-4183 (must leave message and receive call back).