Contact:
Petty Officer 1st Class Rachel Polish
Phone: (415) 713-7224
District 11 Public Affairs
Phone: (510) 772-8865
WHO:
Lt. Renee McKinnon, Assistant Chief, Incident Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco;
Lisa Ekers, Port Director, Santa Cruz Harbor;
Andrew Hughan, Public Information Officer, California Department of Fish and Game;
Enrique Sahagun, Public Information Office, Santa Cruz County Office of Emergency Services;
Other officials involved with the response effort will be on hand to answer questions
WHAT:
Local, state and federal officials will jointly provide an update on the status of operations in and impact to Santa Cruz, in response to the West Coast tsunami triggered by the earthquake in Japan.
WHERE:
At the launch ramp on the southeast side of the Santa Cruz Port District Harbormaster's Office
135 5th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA
WHEN: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 12
Media interested in attending should contact Petty Officer 1st Class Rachel Polish at (415) 713-7224.