Hermosa Beach Mayor to serve as alternate on Coastal Commission
Hermosa Beach Mayor Jeff Duclos was chosen to serve as the California Coastal Commission’s South Coast alternate appointee, representing Los Angeles and Orange counties. It was announced last Thursday that Hermosa Beach Mayor Jeff Duclos was chosen to serve as the California Coastal Commission’s South Coast alternate appointee, representing Los Angeles and Orange counties. Long Beach vice Mayor Robert Garcia will be the main appointee. “I’m excited about it,” said Duclos. “It’s quite a privilege and it’s a major accomplishment to be appointed to a position like that.” As the alternate, Duclos will serve as the South Coast’s voting member of the commission whenever Garcia cannot attend a meeting. Even as the alternate member, Duclos plans to attend every meeting. “I feel really fortunate,” said Duclos. “Who knows why things work out in the way they do in terms of where we end up with things. For me, it’s a wonderful thing at this point in my career.” The position was vacated by former mayor of Santa Monica Richard Bloom, who was voted to the 50th Assembly District. “As soon as I realized that Bloom was not going to be on the Coastal Commission anymore, and knowing that he had a…
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