THE LONGTIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION HAS PASSED AWAY. 69 YEAR-OLD PETER DOUGLAS RETIRED FROM THE COMMISSION IN NOVEMBER, AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER. BEFORE THAT HE SPENT 25 YEARS FIGHTING TO KEEP THE 11 HUNDRED MILES OF CALIFORNIA COASTLINE NATURAL. DOUGLAS CO-AUTHORED THE BALLOT PROPOSITION THAT CREATED THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION, AND LATER CO-DRAFTED THE NATION’S MOST STRINGENT COASTAL PROTECTIONS.
