Southern California's marine record, kept by the people who use it.
Agencies, cities and companies make promises about our ocean and coast. Then the news cycle moves on. Citizen Coast keeps the record: what was promised, by whom, and what actually happened.
DDT off Los Angeles
Every public commitment about the DDT dumped off the LA coast and the Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund site, next to what happened: the money, the science, the cleanup decisions still without dates, and what it means for the fish people eat.
Open the record →The Southern California coast
Kelp, warming piers, sea stars, the catch and beach water; then the walls, the sand and the train on the bluffs; and who has decided when to move back. With ledgers of what was promised and what was delivered.
Open the record →How it works
- Every claim links to its source.
- When something is unknown, we say so.
- When we're wrong, we correct it in public, with a date and a reason. See the log.
- All the data is downloadable. Get it here.
- Every story ends with one question: by when?
- What we're working on is public. See the agenda and send us a promise nobody is tracking.
Follow along
One promise per issue, checked against the record. Short, sourced, free.
This isn't about blame. It's about memory. A promise without a date can't be late, so we ask for the date.