vision Caryl Hart talks housing, sea-level rise and leading one of the most powerful commissions in the state
By Rosie Padilla
The California Coastal Commission was established by voter initiative in 1972 and made permanent by the state legislature with the adoption of the California Coastal Act of 1976. The commission performs a wide range of duties to regulate the use of land and water in the state coastal zone. Caryl Hart, a Sebastopol resident and former director of Sonoma County Regional Parks, was appointed to the commission in 2019, and this year serves as chair of the influential 12-member board.
Caryl Hart, shown here at Salmon Creek Beach, part of Sonoma Coast State Park. [Photo by Duncan Garrett Photography]
June 2024
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