The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Needs Your Input

In September, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) presented two briefs on the San Diego County Shoreline (Oceanside) mitigation study. This is a study they recommenced to identify a solution to mitigate the shoreline erosion caused by the construction of Camp Pendleton Harbor.

The three alternatives considered in the Study are:

1. Beach renourishment

2. Beach renourishment with groins

3. A no-project alternative 

We encourage you to submit your comments on the alternatives currently under development by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to mitigate the shoreline erosion caused by the construction of Camp Pendleton Harbor.  

Meet the Candidates of the 2024 Election and See Where They Stand on Oceanside's Beaches

This is a special edition of our newsletter. It has the 2024 General Election Candidate Responses Concerning Beach Sand Replenishment and Retention.  Our goal for this newsletter is that it will aid you in selecting the best candidates.   

While SOS is not a political organization and does not endorse any candidates, we believe it’s crucial for the public to know where those running for office stand on beach restoration and shoreline stabilization. To help voters make informed decisions, we asked each candidate to share their thoughts on this topic.

Join SOS July 25th for a Community Meeting at The Vault Oceanside

We are excited to remind you of our upcoming Save Oceanside Sand Community Meeting scheduled for this Thursday, July 25, from 5-8pm at the Vault Oceanside.

The focus will be to provide an engaging agenda with updates on the progress in restoring our beaches, volunteer recognition, guest speakers, and short briefs from our volunteer committee chairs with opportunities to interact with all.

2024 SOS Summer Updates

Summertime is in full swing, with Harbor dredging behind us and some sand returning to our Northern beaches as a result. I wanted to catch you up on some recent milestones. In this newsletter you will read about:

• A NEW local Beach Restoration Fund has been established to the city budget – a first in Oside’s history – with a committed initial amount of $867,000!

• SOS Summer Intern Program Starts 2nd Year with OHS & ECHS Student Interns

• Citizen Science Program Continues to Inform Engineers and Scientists on the Oceanside Shoreline

• Oceanside Pilot Project Siting Information Meetings July 16 & July 18

Request High Levels of Funding for Beach Restoration

Save Oceanside Sand continues to partner and collaborate with the City of Oceanside to restore shoreline resilience to our city beaches through sustainable beach nourishment and retention projects. Without proper committed and recurring funding, this goal is clearly in jeopardy. By failing to allocate adequate recurring funding and support for coastal management and coastal resilience projects, we risk losing the pilot project (as well as other key coastal projects).

URGENT CALL TO ACTION

On Wednesday January 31st Oceanside City Council is scheduled to vote to move forward on the RE:BEACH winning design concept, “Living Speed Bumps” by International Coastal Management. Click the link below to send a prewritten letter to City Officials urging them to VOTE YES in support of the recommended winning design.

🌊Retention Saves Replenishment🏄🏼

After over 80 years of sand nourishment events with no beaches to show for it, it is time to change. Oceanside is doing just that with an innovative approach of sand nourishment and sand retention.  

The momentum continues and we need all hands on deck to continue the movement forward, as it’s clear that retention saves replenishment!

👋🏼 Hello 2024! 🥳

Dear Save Oceanside Sand Team,
We greeted the New Year with some amazingly large surf as well as the announcement of the RE:BEACH jury unanimous vote for the International Coastal Management’s (ICM) “Living Speed Bumps” concept. This concept includes two small headlands to stabilize sand on the back beach, coupled with an offshore artificial reef aimed at slowing down the nearshore erosive forces. Learn more here at Oceanside City News.  

✍🏼 2023 recap|2024 revs up💥

Thank you for your commitment to SOS. We cannot do this work without you!

🗓 Reminder: tomorrow! 🤓

Two big events on Wednesday, December 13th for SOS FUNdraising and the final RE:BEACH workshop.

On behalf of the entire Save Oceanside Sand team, wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday season!  Together, we’ve accomplished quite a bit this past year. Our beach pop-up events provided amazing education and outreach which was also supported by our first year SOS High School intern program. It continued to raise awareness of the potential solutions to restore and retain sand and provided valuable information on RE:BEACH.  

😎Holiday cheer, please join us!🏝

Let’s gather! Holidays are upon us…

Many thanks to these local businesses who are slated for December FUNdraisers. Please visit our Events page to get the details on each one, and plan to support SOS education and outreach efforts by meeting us there! 
Dine & Donate with us on Thursday, December 7th (3-8 p.m.), at Bread + Cheese Eatery, and Wednesday the 13th (6 a.m. to 4 p.m.), at Camp Coffee Company (stop on your way to the final RE:BEACH public workshop for the coastal resiliency competition)

🎁 Giving Tuesday & Nominations Closing ✍🏼

Only to the extent that we restore & protect our coastal habitat can we sustain a healthy local economy in Oceanside. We can’t do our work without you.

It’s Giving Tuesday. SOS is now officially a 501(c)(3) charitable org!

SOS is now accepting flat & reoccurring lump-sum donations, as we continue to gain momentum and progress toward finding solutions for our coastal restoration and habitat sustainability.
Visit our events page for updated FUNdraisers featuring local businesses, AND our donation page to learn more about how we put your contributions to work. And as always, SOS fully supports the work of RE:BEACH and the City of Oceanside, so read the latest on both of those sites (and subscribe to their emails)!
The final (of three) Design Workshops is 12/13.
SOS Board of Directors Nominations close November 30th.

Nominations for SOS Board of Directors & SOS Fundraising News

Save Oceanside Sand is seeking nominations for its Board of Directors. SOS continues to make a difference by influencing and supporting the City of Oceanside to develop enduring and sustainable solutions to restore and retain sand on our shoreline, restoring our coastal habitat.

All nominations must be submitted by 30 November 2023.

Election: BoD Elections are held by the incumbent Board of Directors in December 2023.

And for SOS Fundraising news, many thanks to Oceanside local businesses who are slated for our November fundraisers. Please visit our events page to get details on each one, and plan to support as many as you can.

🍴Exciting (and fun) news 🎁

Oceanside community is coming together in more ways than ever in support of the SOS mission to restore our beaches and protect our coastal habitat.

Anyone who has lived in Oceanside for any length of time knows that our local business community holds us all together. They feed, nourish, and provide for us in innumerable ways, throughout the years, through “thick and thin.”

Today, you’re among the first to know that we have some very generous and supportive locals donating various percentages of their proceeds to SOS when you DINE AND SHOP with them on specific dates and times.

Check out our newsletter to learn who is on deck and ready to take good care of your dining & shopping needs, while also generously donating proceeds to Save Oceanside Sand!

Thanks for engaging at the 2nd RE:BEACH community workshop!

The 2nd RE:BEACH public workshop was an amazing event with three design teams presenting more refined potential solutions for restoring and retaining sand on our beaches.

The RE:BEACH team also provided some breaking information on littoral sand transport behavior on our shoreline and near-term efforts for sand nourishment on our shoreline.

Thanks for Supporting Save Oceanside Sand!

SOS has embarked on an ambitious effort this year to expand our education and outreach to better inform the public and spread the word on the Oceanside Beach Sand Nourishment and Retention Pilot Project. Your contribution has enabled us to fund and execute the following efforts in furthering our mission of Protecting shoreline habitat by restoring sand to our beaches.  

Preserve sandy beaches in Oceanside and attend the 2nd community workshop for RE:BEACH Oceanside.

Calling all Oceanside beach lovers. If you care about preserving sandy beaches on our coastline, attend the 2nd community workshop for RE:BEACH Oceanside.

• When: TOMORROW | Tuesday, October 17th | 4:00 - 7:00 PM

• Where: Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside CA 92054

• Why: Your input matters!

RE:BEACH is Oceanside's Coastal Resilience Design Competition, which aims to generate innovative solutions for the retention of sand along our beautiful coastline.

Get involved in the solution to restore Oceanside Beaches!

Saving our beaches is a collective effort! Get involved in the solution to restore Oceanside’s coastline by providing feedback to RE:BEACH today!

Come out August 29th @ 4pm & join us at City Hall to help shape Oceanside’s coastline.

The Oceanside Sand Nourishment and Retention Pilot Project – Phase 2 -  RE:BEACH is well underway!

RE:BEACH is a Coastal Resilience Competition bringing together 3 design teams from around the world to develop innovative sand retention pilot projects for the City of Oceanside. Only 1 team, and their winning design, will be selected to move into final engineering and permitting at the completion of the competition.

Come out and be a part of the process this Tuesday at the first of three public workshops where you can hear firsthand from the three design teams about their designs and approach to restoring resilience to our shoreline!    

It's time to get ready for the first public workshop by RE:BEACH!

This global design competition consists of three talented teams coming to Oceanside City Hall on Tuesday, August 29th, 4-7pm. They will bring forward the most innovative, multi-beneficial, and feasible solutions to preserve sandy beaches in Oceanside. They need us to help provide feedback to ensure the best designs are considered to RE:SAND and RE:STORE our beaches. This workshop will allow you to collaborate with the design teams and provide input on their initial ideas before they move on to the next round of designs.

Check out this information about the three design teams you will have the chance to meet this August 29th and be sure to RSVP at REBEACH.org. We hope you can make it!