California's coast is going to experience Low to Very High coastal vulnerability in terms of sea level rise. California's coasts are experiencing coastal erosion and will be more vulnerable to rising sea levels. The current governor of California created a team to assess the best actions to take in order to mitigate this imminent hazard. Both soft and hard stabilization will likely be implemented where needed. It is important to take measures to minimize the negative effects hard stabilization comes with such as erosion of the beaches down drift the jettie or breakwater. Monterey Bay itself will experience low coastal vulnerability and I think that could be due to the preserve on its coast and into Big Sur. Lack of development on the coasts can slow down the imminent threat of sea levels rising. Though measures should still be taken to prepare for 100-year floods and possible storm surges that can occur along the coast.
Sources:
https://marine.usgs.gov/coastalchangehazardsportal/
Natural Hazards By Keller & Devecchio
https://www.wired.com/2017/02/think-states-alone-cant-handle-sea-level-rise-watch-california/
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