I'm unconvinced. I don't see anything in the harvardmagazine article that suggests sea level fall in Northern California.
The wikipedia page explains that equatorial bulge has been decreasing. I'd expect ice-melt to add mass along the equator and further slow rotation which should further reduce equatorial bulge.
I'm not saying you are wrong its just that your references don't explain your contention in a way that I can make sense of.