Surfrider Foundation Launches “Love Your Beach” Tour to Rally Support for California Coastal Act
As noted in our recent post, Under Siege: California’s Coastal Commission and the Fight for Public Beach Access, federal officials and state electeds have threatened to undermine the Coastal Act. For anyone who benefits from a safe, accessible, healthy coast in California – which is everyone! – the time is now to remind lawmakers to stand up for California’s coast.
Surfrider is here to help with that! We’re hitting the road on April 19 and making our way from San Diego County to Humboldt to give voice to all the people who love and value our beaches. Each stop will offer opportunities to talk about your favorite beach and how the Coastal Act protects it, and ways to take action to ensure your access and that protection continue.
By Surfrider Foundation / Santa Barbara Independent / Apr 23, 2025
California — In a grassroots homage to the historic “Save Your Beach” campaign that inspired the passage of Proposition 20 in 1972, the Surfrider Foundation has launched the Love Your Beach Tour — a coastwide activation in support of the California Coastal Act and the California Coastal Commission.
The tour spans from San Diego to Humboldt County, energizing communities to take action in defense of the coast. At each stop, Surfrider is hosting “action events” where participants fill out postcards urging their state legislators to oppose any efforts to weaken the Coastal Act and to stand firmly behind the Coastal Commission.
In just the first five hours of the tour, Surfrider gathered nearly 200 handwritten postcards from constituents representing 36 different Assembly and Senate districts — a strong early show of support. The tour includes 11 more stops, including events at three University of California campuses, and will culminate at the 20th Annual California Ocean Day in Sacramento, where volunteers will hand-deliver the postcards to state lawmakers.
“The response so far has been amazing,” said Jennifer Savage, California Policy Associate Director at the Surfrider Foundation. “It’s clear that Californians still believe in the original vision of the Coastal Act — that our coast is a public treasure that should be accessible to all, and its protection matters.”
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Editordude:
The Surfrider tour has already begun and they were in San Diego on Saturday April 19th for a beach cleanup at Imperial Beach. It was in Orange County Easter Sunday and were in Ventura on Earth Day, April 22. Today, the 23rd, Love Your Beach will be in Santa Barbara. Here is the rest of their tour:
JOIN US ON THE ROAD! See you soon!
Wednesday, April 23 – Santa Barbara 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Beach Advocacy Night, UCSB Buchanan #1920
Friday, April 25 – SLO + Cal Poly7 pm: Make Waves Film Festival at Cal Poly SLO Plant Conservatory
Saturday, April 26 – Santa Cruz 10 am – 4 pm: Log Jam surf competition
Sunday, April 27 – San Mateo9am – 11am: Earth Day Beach Clean Up – Poplar Beach (HMB)
Thursday, May 1 – Humboldt 7pm – Sunset at Samoa Beach gathering
Friday, May 2 – SonomaMore details to come!
Saturday, May 3 – MarinMore details to come!
Sunday, May 4 – San Francisco10am – 12pm Ocean Beach cleanup at Sloat
Monday, May 5th – Davis 10 am – 2 pm Tabling at UC Davis
Tuesday, May 6 – Sacramento9 am – 6 pm: California Ocean Day
