A state lawmaker who represents northern San Diego County is slated Tuesday to introduce a bill designed to prevent coastal bluff collapses, a public hazard tragically exemplified by a cliff failure that killed three family members in Encinitas last summer.

A Leucadia resident who witnessed a fatal bluff collapse that claimed the lives of three family members in Encinitas is supporting legislation to improve public safety on beaches by allowing local municipalities and homeowners to more easily install protective barriers along the shoreline.

Sen. Pat Bates, who vice-chaired the committee, asked how the state was taking privacy into consideration while evaluating digital tools that might be used to scale-up contact tracing investigations.

Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, said she backs the governor's reopening plan, as well as the reopening of Laguna Beach's and San Clemente's beaches.

If you guessed zero, you'd be right. Lawmakers are mad.