Celine, Author at Pacific Beach Coalition

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Next Beach Cleanup: Tunitas Creek

Celine

This cleanup is organised in partnership with TLC Locals. Please contact TLC locals directly for any questions about this beach cleanup. About the Cleanup:Site captains: BrandyWhere to Meet: Meet at Tunitas Creek Road entrance.Parking: Currently parking is free along Tunitas Creek Rd. though Parking Restrictions are in the works we will have permitted allowances for Volunteers during our 3rd Sunday clean-up hours.Cleanup Areas: Volunteers […]

Beach Cleanups

826 Cigarette Butts, 48 Volunteers and 13 Kayakers

Celine

WOW what an incredible Saturday we had last weekend! We are so grateful for the turn out and for the kayakers who cleaned up the water and the jetties, they removed 8 lbs of trash and tone of fishing lines. The tide and the birds made it a little hard to remove all the trash, so… we will do it […]

Busy day at Montara!

Celine

Thanks to vigilant locals there is never a lot of trash here. But 21 volunteers still managed to clean up 14 pounds of recyclables and 24 pounds of trash! And that was after an impromptu July 5th cleanup where three of us removed another 30 pounds from the beach. Together we picked up… 33 Bottle caps 11 straws over 350 […]

120 Volunteers came to our Post 4th Of July Cleanups

Celine

Legal But Not Everywhere There was a lot of controversy about why are fireworks legal in Pacifica mostly because of the trash and the mess often left behind after the celebration. Some worth remembering is that fireworks used to be allowed everywhere in the past and now, on our side of the West Coast, it is only legal to discharge […]

218 lbs Removed by 36 Volunteers at Davenport

Celine

Today, we cleaned up Davenport, a beautiful beach in the Santa Cruz county. When we arrived this morning, the dumpster was full and the trash bags near it were all torn apart. Looked like the wildlife had been through it and half their content was all over the parking lot, blowing in the wind and heading straight for the ocean. […]

Our Field Programs

7 Kayaks to Cleanup the Water & Jetty

Celine

For the first time ever we partnered with the Half Moon Bay Kayak Co to give our volunteers the opportunity to pick up the trash floating on the water of the harbor or stuck between the rocks. It was a great success! Our 7 kayaks went above and beyond to paddle and remove 31 lbs of trash including fishing lines, […]

922 Cigarette Butts, 66 Volunteers and 1 Celebration

Celine

We had 66 volunteers come last Saturday to remove the trash from Pillar Point Harbor and Surfer’s beach. It was a great turnout and together we picked up a total of 48 lbs of recycling from our beaches as well as: Pillar Point Harbor– 40 lbs of trash– 378 cigarette butts– 32 bottle caps– 32 straws Surfer’s Beach– 68 lbs […]

Illegal Fireworks On The Coast

Celine

Have fun, be safe and be aware. The city Police from Half Moon Bay and Pacifica won’t give residents a break this upcoming 4th of July. They are doubling tripling the number of patrolling agents to crack down on people blowing fireworks at illegal locations. REMEMBER: Those possessing or discharging illegal fireworks are subject to a $1,000 fine. If you […]

Local and Global News

Outstanding Work Deserves An Award

Celine

And so we got one! In case you didn’t hear, on Thursday June 6th, our Vice President Jim Fithian accepted a HUGE award on our behalf: The ABAG/Metro Awards. The first Bay Area Metro Awards were presented at a ceremony in Oakland recognizing 13 people, projects, organizations and local governments advancing solutions to ease the Bay Area’s housing crisis, improve the transportation system […]

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