Protecting Our Beach
As a lifelong surfer and the Oceanside Deputy Mayor, protecting our ocean and beaches is critical to me. Going to the beach is Oceanside's most popular family pastime. Currently, we do not have usable beaches south of Wisconsin Street for the majority of the year, and urgent action is needed to fix the problem.
As your Deputy Mayor, I have dedicated my time to bringing forward the first coastal restoration and resilience project in decades that will restore Oceanside beaches.
I am proud to have led the Sand Nourishment and Retention Pilot Project in 2019, which helped initiate the restoration process of our beaches.
I have devoted much of my time on council to collaborating with community advocacy groups like Save Oceanside Sand that focus on sand nourishment and retention for Oceanside.
I continually advocate for restoring Oceanside beaches while attending SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Working Group meetings as well as Sediment Management Taskforce meetings.
I also played a crucial role in hiring Oceanside’s first Coastal Zone Administrator, who aims to responsibly manage our coastal resources to benefit the community, while improving our natural habitat and resiliency against coastal storms.
Furthermore, I have been an engaged and committed supporter of Oceanside's coastal resiliency project, RE:BEACH.
Although we are on the right track, it will take continuous effort and community support to ensure a solution is funded and built. As Mayor, I will continue to advance our efforts to preserve our precious coastal habitat.
Please click here for more information about the various efforts we are working to manage our coastline and contact my office to learn how you can help.
Ryan Keim organized a press conference of all the Mayors along the 78 corridor to come together in support of coastal restoration in Oceanside.
Supporting the first coastal resiliency project of it's kind on the west coast, RE:BEACH Oceanside.
Speaking to the Oceanside Longboard Club at the Oceanside Surf Museum about sand loss and sand restoration projects in Oceanside.
Working with the community advocacy group Save Oceanside Sand to raise awareness of sand loss in Oceanside.
A group in Oceanside called SOS - 'Save Oceanside Sand' organized a 'Revetment Walk' in July with Deputy Mayor Keim, City Staff and residents to take a closer look at existing revetments on Oceanside beaches and discuss all possibilities of sand replenishments and sand retaining actions.
Ryan Keim went to Washington DC to speak with the Army Corps of Engineers about coastal restoration projects in Oceanside.
Ryan Keim working with Supervisor Jim Desmond about coastal resiliency projects coming to Oceanside.
Ryan Keim is advocating for sand replenishment in Oceanside at a Sediment Management Taskforce meeting in 2024.
Surfing the Oceanside Pier.
A group in Oceanside called SOS - 'Save Oceanside Sand' organized a 'Revetment Walk' in July with Deputy Mayor Keim, City Staff and residents to take a closer look at existing revetments on Oceanside beaches and discuss all possibilities of sand replenishments and sand retaining actions.