Opinion: Governor should help California cities protect against flooding

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Legislation would require cities to create effective shoreline resilience plans.

September 28, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

Coastal areas that were inundated by rainfall experienced a preview of where rising seas will soon bring more frequent flooding. Those areas face a daunting future as climate change also brings intense storms more often. Now Gov. Gavin Newsom can take an important step to protect communities against these floods by signing a bill that requires cities to create effective shoreline resilience plans.

But many of the Bay Area’s cities and counties have not found the political will and resources to take on this challenge. The challenge is huge and expensive, but delaying action will cost more. If we leave this planning to individual cities without coordination and consistency, we won’t achieve regional protection and resilience. Instead, we’ll worsen the “governance gap” — the difference between our recognition of a mutual problem and the ability of government agencies to coordinate solutions across jurisdictions.

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