The hearing was one of three public meetings that are part of an unprecedented off-cycle review of the California Coastal Commission and other coastal management agencies, which partner with the federal government through the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). The CZMA’s stated purpose is “to preserve, protect, develop, and where possible, to restore or enhance, the resources of the Nation’s coastal zone for this and succeeding generations.” “If there’s one thing that all Californians agree on it’s that we love our coast and our ocean,” she said. “The brand of California is not offshore oil and gas,” he said. We know it’s worked because California has the world’s fourth-largest economy.”