As a lifelong environmentalist, someone who is regularly in our ocean and as the father of two boys who spend a lot of time on our beaches, Mike knows how important our coastal resources are. Mike knows we are the number one tourist destination in Los Angeles, and that we have big and beautiful beaches with tremendous opportunities for recreation and protection. But, he also knows that our beaches can be difficult to access, dirty and undermaintained. Often, he believes that we utterly fail to protect sensitive areas of our beaches and oceans. Mike supports common sense initiatives to make the coastline more accessible for residents while protecting our precious coastal resources and creating more opportunities for existing businesses to thrive along our beachfront communities, and to be part of preserving our natural heritage.