Suisun City is at risk of significant flooding due to rising sea levels and faces a budget crisis. Local leaders are drafting a regional adaptation plan for addressing climate change effects. The annexation of land from California Forever is under consideration to improve the city’s financial status and provide protections against climate impact. The community is already experiencing vengeful symptoms of climate change, such as king tides affecting infrastructure. Managed retreat is being discussed as a potential solution for coastal communities threatened by sea level rise.
Suisun City, a working-class community on the edge of San Francisco Bay, faces a slow-moving crisis: rising seas could swallow parts of the town within decades.
Local leaders have begun to plan for sea level rise, working on a regional adaptation plan with potential solutions from Vallejo to Suisun City.
The strategy, called 'managed retreat', is often regarded as a last resort for cities imminently facing sea level rise.
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