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San Diego council adopts Coastal Resilience Master Plan, greenlights pilot projects at Tourmaline and Ocean Beach

San Diego City Council · September 9, 2025
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The City Council voted unanimously to adopt a conceptual Coastal Resilience Master Plan and authorize initial capital work on four pilot sites — Tourmaline Surf Park, Ocean Beach Dog Beach, Ocean Beach Beachfront and Sunset Cliffs — while requiring further engineering, monitoring and local outreach.

The San Diego City Council on Tuesday adopted the Coastal Resilience Master Plan and certified a programmatic environmental impact report, authorizing initial capital improvement program work for four pilot sites to test nature‑based sea‑level rise solutions.

City planning staff presented the plan as a conceptual framework that identifies potential nature‑based solutions — including dunes, elevated beaches, restored habitats and reconfigured parking — at six coastal locations. "We are seeking approval of the coastal resilience master plan, certification of the programmatic environmental impact report, and initiation of the CIP for four prioritized sites," said Julia Chase, the city’s chief resilience…

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