The Founding of Friends of the River and Prop. 17 by Rob Caughlan (PDF)

An excerpt from his book, “A Surfer in the White House..”, Rob recounts the story of how FOR got started and how Proposition 17 was developed and campaigned for in 1976. His full book is full of stories about his environmental work with President Jimmy Carter, the founding of Surfrider Foundation and more. Rob was a boisterous presence up on the Stan during Prop. 17, and joined with Larry Orman and Jerry Meral in an epic paddle boat trip, taking down Jerry Brown during high water, to underscore his support for the proposition. Download the PDF of this chapter by clicking the green icon above right – and  you can buy the full book on Amazon.