Commission Meeting Highlights

2025 Meeting Schedule

All meetings will be held at noon unless otherwise noted.

December 17, 2024 Meeting Highlights

December 17, 2024 Meeting Highlights

The Commission acknowledged, honored, and expressed gratitude to Jennifer Lucchesi and Colin Connor, Executive Officer and Assistant Executive Officer, for their exemplary service to the Commission and many accomplishments over the decades. Jennifer is moving to the Department of Conservation to serve as Executive Director, and Colin is retiring from state service.

October 17, 2024 Meeting Highlights

October 17, 2024 Meeting Highlights

The City of Imperial Beach hosted the State Lands Commission for its October meeting. Mayor Paloma Aguirre welcomed the Commission and provided key remarks during a briefing on the Tijuana River transboundary pollution crisis.

August 29, 2024 Meeting Highlights

August 29, 2024 Meeting Highlights

The August meeting took place in the City of Santa Barbara. The City of Goleta Mayor Pro Tempore welcomed the Commission and expressed gratitude for the Commission having its meeting in Santa Barbara and providing the community with the opportunity to comment on issues of local importance.

June 7, 2024 Meeting Highlights

June 7, 2024 Meeting Highlights

The June meeting took place in San Francisco at the Ferry Building. The Staff Reports supporting the Commission’s actions and the Executive Officers Report with updates on an array of activities containing more in-depth information are on the Commission’s website.    ...

April 4, 2024 Meeting Highlights

April 4, 2024 Meeting Highlights

The April meeting took place in San Pedro at the Port of Los Angeles. The Port’s Deputy Executive Director, David Libatique, welcomed the Commission on behalf of the Port and expressed support for our continued collaboration.

December 17, 2024 Meeting Highlights

February 26, 2024 Meeting Highlights

The February meeting, our first of the year and the first with our new Commission Chair, State Controller Malia Cohen, took place virtually and in Sacramento. We welcomed a new Commissioner, Michelle Perrault, who is representing the Department of Finance. The Commission also recognized former Commissioner Miller’s extraordinary contributions during her years of service.

December 5, 2023 Meeting Highlights

December 5, 2023 Meeting Highlights

Our December meeting was held in Sacramento. Outgoing Chair, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, summarized the Commission’s many accomplishments over the past year. The Commission Chair alternates every other year, and State Controller Malia Cohen will become Chair in 2024. Our Executive Officer’s Report contains an array of updates and accomplishments over the past few months, and below are highlights from our meeting.

December 5, 2023 Meeting Highlights

August 17, 2023 Meeting Highlights

The staff reports and comment letters from our meeting are available on the Commission's website. Executive Director Jennifer Lucchesi provided updates on the impressive, science-based, pioneering work staff is doing to prevent invasive species introductions and about...

June 5, 2023 Meeting Highlights

June 5, 2023 Meeting Highlights

Our June meeting included a celebration at Haskell’s Beach of the recently completed removal of two enormous oil piers and caissons in the City of Goleta.