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Carolyn Krammer: Coastal Activist in the Spotlight
Over the next 5 years, Carolyn worked to create awareness in the community, and CPPB grew to 850 members. Most were Oceanside residents who felt deceived by the false information developers were giving them, and who wanted to do all they could to protect their beaches. Carolyn and CPPB held meetings, sent out mailers and led phone and letter-writing campaigns to the Coastal Commission, urging the commission to save Oceanside from development. In June, 2002, Carolyn and the CPPB celebrated a huge victory when the Coastal Commission denied developer Doug Manchester from privatizing the beach and pier area of Oceanside with two 12-story towers. After defeating the Manchester resort, Carolyn and CPPB turned their efforts to protecting 544 acres of parkland and open space from a proposed private golf resort and hotel. "There’s always something going on," Carolyn says. "Manchester is gone but there will always be another development [plan]." She admits it’s possible to feel burned out, but says she takes time for herself and then jumps back in. Carolyn remains focused on saving the coast in Oceanside largely due to her personal attachment to the issue. "When your life is centered around the ocean, you want to protect it." Read about other coastal activists. Photo: Coastal Activist Carolyn Krammer. Photo by Shari Mackin. Up to Top |
Carolyn Krammer, long-time Sierra Club member and avid surfer, was outraged when she learned the City of Oceanside planned to pave over 8 acres of sandy beach in her neighborhood. "When something threatens where you live, you have to take action," Carolyn says. That was in 1997. In 1998, determined to protect Oceanside from the "assault on its beaches," Carolyn and friend Shari Mackin co-founded Citizens for the Preservation of Parks and Beaches (CPPB). Carolyn was inspired to know that there were others who wanted to save Oceanside's beautiful coast from development.