Sen. John Laird joins Coastal Conservancy board
State Sen. John Laird, the former Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, has been appointed to a state agency charged with protecting and improving natural coastal lands. Laird will serve as one of six non-voting representatives of the state legislature to the Coastal Conservancy, after his appointment Wednesday by Senate Pro Tempore Toni Atkins. … Looming threats to the environment such as climate change-driven sea-level rise, an increasingly threatening drought cycle and other coastal access issues mean “it is time to get to work,” Laird is quoted in a release from his office.