New Coastal Commission Members | by Mark Massara In June California State Assembly Speaker Wesson appointed San Diego City Council Member Scott Peters to replace Commissioner Patricia McCoy. McCoy, a renowned wetlands expert, was a hugely popular presence on the Commission and was loved by California’s environmental community. McCoy will be sorely missed on the Commission. Peters is an environmental attorney with strong credentials and a long history of coastal protection experience. Appointed to serve as Peters’ alternate is former alternate Commissioner David Allgood, a senior representative with California League of Conservation Voters. Allgood has a strong pro-conservation history and voting record. Previously, in late May, Wesson reappointed Monterey County Supervisor Dave Potter to the Commission as the elected representative for the Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Mateo region. Potter’s alternate will be Debra Ruddock, a member of the Half Moon Bay City Council. Wesson also reappointed San Diego businessman Patrick Kruer to the Commission. Kruer’s alternate will be Maria Elena Durazo who has incredible credentials and should make an outstanding Commissioner. These new Commissioners join William Burke and his alternate, Amanda Susskind. Then in late May, as Sierra Club and environmentalists were urging Governor Davis to remove and replace pro-development Commissioner Greg Hart (a Santa Barbara City Council Member), Davis suddenly and without notice reappointed Hart to another 2-year term on the Commission. Hart won the lowest pro-conservation voting record on the Commission during 2001. > View the voting records for all the Commission members > Visit this website - For biographies and contact information for all the members of the California Coastal Commission.

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