Tasha Boerner — Introduced herself as chair of the Select Committee and welcomed attendees.
Tasha Boerner — Referred to as encouraging Scripps to develop a cliff warning system.
David Alvarez — Identified as joining the dais later today.
David Alvarez — David Alvarez was welcomed to the hearing and then spoke briefly in support of the chair and panelists, emphasizing climate change impacts on California’s coast. He noted his representation of Imperial Beach and South Bay San Diego, highlighting the vulnerability of coastal communities and the need for adaptation and mitigation measures. Later, the discussion referenced his point about sea level rise affecting areas beyond the immediate coast.
David Alvarez — Referenced as 'Dave' in the discussion leading into the bill comment.
David Alvarez — Referenced as having asked about federal impacts.
David Alvarez — The speaker addresses 'Dave,' likely Assembly Member David Alvarez, in a casual aside.
David Alvarez — The speaker turns the discussion over to Assemblymember Alvarez.
David Alvarez — Was addressed in the discussion about priorities, environmental values, and the tension between protection and other national priorities.
David Alvarez — Was praised for asking a delicate and appropriate question.
David Alvarez — Referenced as part of a discussion about differing approaches to coastal protection and environmental tradeoffs.
David Alvarez — Addressed by the Chair; likely a transcription error for a member name, but the exact identity is uncertain.
David Alvarez — Named as someone the speaker commits to work with on the issue; likely a transcription error and identity is uncertain.
David Alvarez — Noted as having left the hearing; thanked for being present.
David Alvarez — Thanked for participating in the hearing.
Jessica Caloza — Identified as joining the dais later today; her staff is present.
Jessica Caloza — Jessica Caloza was introduced as joining the hearing and then delivered her opening remarks. She introduced herself, identified her district and the communities she represents, thanked the chair for leadership on the issue, and expressed enthusiasm about participating in the hearing. She also referenced the importance of sea level rise impacts and early warning/prediction efforts, with a brief uncertain district reference included in the transcript.
Laurie Davies — Her office was represented by Donna Cleary.
Robert Rivas — Likely intended reference is former Assembly Member Rich Gordon? No matching member in the provided list; transcription appears to misidentify the name.
AB66 — Cited as one of the bills the chair authored in 2021 to establish a pilot program related to coastal bluff collapse warning systems.
AB66 — Identified as one of the bills that helped Scripps create the science around bluff failures.
AB72 — Cited as one of the bills the chair authored in 2020 to establish a pilot program related to coastal bluff collapse warning systems.
AB72 — Identified as one of the bills that helped Scripps create the science around bluff failures.
Dr. Mark Mirfeld — Introduced as the first panelist from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and noted for his climate change and sea level rise research.
Dave Gibson — Introduced as the second panelist from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Dave Gibson — Identified himself as the executive officer of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board and said state and regional boards and Cal EPA have long recognized sea level rise and climate change as real.
Dr. Merrifield — Dr. Merrifield is repeatedly referenced as the source of key observations about environmental damage and water impacts. The speaker notes that Merrifield had already covered the main points, cites his explanation of the effects of the events, thanks him for emphasizing that subterranean water is as important as surface impacts, and then refers to his discussion of breach and bluff erosion as well as saltwater intrusion.
Dr. Merrifield — Dr. Merrifield is praised for his strong sea level rise prediction mapping models and for his and his staff’s work on groundwater mapping. He is then thanked for sharing concerns about maintaining scientific data sets, and finally thanked again at the close of panel one.
Mark — Was asked to explain efforts to predict sea level rise impacts and early warning systems.
Dave — Asked to describe local efforts to ensure infrastructure can handle rising sea levels and how the state can be a better partner.
Dave — Speaker said they would follow up with Dave after taking notes.
Mr. Gibson — Addressed by the speaker as someone with whom streamlining work had been done in prior city and current roles.
Mr. Gibson — Mr. Gibson was invited to add any further comments, with a specific prompt to elaborate on the regional board's regulatory authority if he wished.
Jerry McNerney — Referenced as part of the prior discussion about members wanting to take action.
Dr. Mayfrew — Invited to add comments.
Mayor Didina — Asked what the mayor from Imperial Beach would say and whether they had access to the information discussed.
Serge — Asked to come up to the microphone to speak.
Executive Director of Wild Coast — Identified as speaking about Imperial Beach mapping and funding needs.
AB399 — Described as a bill that would create blue carbon mitigation banks; it was run four times and vetoed by the Governor.
AB399 — The speaker says they were disappointed by the outcome of AB 399, which appears to relate to blue economy policy support.
Carl DeMaio — Carl DeMaio opens the exchange by thanking the chair, then immediately addresses Assembly Member Colosa and asks whether there are any questions, indicating a brief, continuous interaction.
Carl DeMaio — Referenced as having already highlighted the coastal infrastructure being discussed; likely Assembly Member Carl DeMaio, but only the first name is spoken here.
Carl DeMaio — Referenced as having shown earlier that more emissions lead to more sea level rise; likely a member or presenter, but only the first name is spoken here.
Professor Merrifield — Professor Merrifield is asked how federal funding might affect future work. He explains that federal support remains strong for weather-related investigations and research, but long-term climate projection work could be affected. The questioner then clarifies that the concern is specifically about future climate studies rather than weather work.
Ramon Chiras — Introduced as Director of Education and Environmental Advocacy with Unmarticolores for panel two.
Jessica Fane — Introduced as Director of Planning at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC).
Jessica Fane — Introduces herself as Director of Planning at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and says she is representing the California Coastal Management Program.
SB272 — Described as an important bill that passed two years ago and supports regional sea level rise planning.
SB272 — Referenced again as important legislation supporting the work described.
Mr. Chares — Was thanked for answering questions and participating on the prior panel.