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Re: What New Dog Restrictions On SF Beaches Mean For You & Your Dog Walker

4Oceans — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:03:09 -0000

Thank you Jimbo for your accurate portrayal of SF dog owners....I've never seen anyone comply with the rules either at OB....a sham that underscores need for more enforcement.

Re: Herhold: Newsom should open Martins Beach

4Oceans — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:56:20 -0000

Awesome!

Re: Warriors Trading Shaun Livingston For Nerlens Noel?

4Oceans — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:02:38 -0000

Jus cause SL ain't a 3....he is deadly from 15-ft. Basically unstoppable. Has been amazing to watch as a dub.

Re: Turf plan would blight GG Park’s green oasis

4Oceans — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:48:19 -0000

To read the Coastal Commission staff report for the project, go to http://documents.coastal.ca...

Re: Turf plan would blight GG Park’s green oasis

4Oceans — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:47:12 -0000

Wow Andrew, slow down bro. The fields are 70 years old and need refurbishing -- natural turf, modern irrigation, draining etc. that will provide a safe natural playing surface for kids without destroying the unique history and cultural character of GG Park. There are plenty of parks throughout SF and outside the coastal zone and GG Park where astroturf and high rise stadium lighting might be appropriate, but not at this amazing and special place.

Re: Coastal Erosion in SF Prompts Planning and Debate

4Oceans — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:21:34 -0000

Actually whether Ocean Beach is eroding and how much IS up for debate. There is sea rise, and it is increasing, that is true. But erosion, technically, only occurs on man manipulated and seawall armed shores. There is no such thing as 'erosion' of a natural beach, as that beach is naturally stabilized and balanced. What the NYTs story missed, and what the SPUR process ignores is that SF artificially built too far out over the ocean and then proceeded to illegally dump hazardous debris without permits for 20 years. SF destroyed the beach, and the sand has washed away AS A DIRECT RESULT of SF's illegal dumping. That debris must be removed. The SPUR analysis is an accommodation of SF's seawall debacle, and will allow and facilitate more dumping in the future.

Re: It’s A Miracle: We’re Ready!

4Oceans — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:33:35 -0000

Great News! Good luck.....

Re: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/25/surfing-madonna-appears-encinitas/

4Oceans — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:27:06 -0000

Leave it !

Re: http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_17929370

4Oceans — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:53:22 -0000

This is a horrifying boondoggle....God save Monterey Co. from this pig in a poke. Monterey has all the water it needs now and for future generations if it will only conserve and plan conservatively. This tax & ratepayer funded $400 is simply to facilitate new sprawl that will damage our environment, overrun our existing infrastructure and degrade our quality of life. Why in the world would we pursue this demon except to line the pockets of a few wannabe water executives and real estate developers?

Re: http://webuiltthiscity.tumblr.com/post/4537037424

4Oceans — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:12:30 -0000

Can we call him 'Flapper' ??

Re: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/17/solana-beach-proposal-could-remove-sea-walls-comin/

4Oceans — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:44:17 -0000

Coastal Panel is correct to be skeptical of this plan. Building seawalls now on the promise of future removal is a policy disaster waiting to happen. Obviously, the mechanisms by which the walls are required to be removed must be bullet proof: deed mandates and financial bonds covering removal must be paid at the time of erection of the walls, since most of us will be dead by 2081. Further, the funds paid into escrow at SANDAG must absolutely be set aside for purchasing coastside properties and NOT siphoned off for annual sand purchases by professional sand lobbyists. If that is allowed to occur, the sand lobbyists will get rich, the beach will be sandless and no coastside private property will ever be purchased and no retreat ever achieved.

Re: http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_17633592

4Oceans — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:26:17 -0000

Gosh maybe the Coastal Commission will us all a favor and just deny this pig in a poke. Can Cal-Am's poor battered ratepayers (how many are left anyway..... 25+) really support a $450 million (give or take a couple dozen mil.) project that may or may not actually result in a glass of water? This project has 'boondoggle' written all over it.

Re: Coastside office complex delayed | Examiner Staff | Bay Area | San Francisco Examiner

4Oceans — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:06:43 -0000

How about first restoring the wetlands the developer buried and destroyed at this site? No one, and no project, no matter how rich or desirable, should be permitted to illegally destroy important natural resources and then be rewarded with new profits and development entitlements. How short are our memories folks? How stupid does this developer think we are? It wasn't even 10 years ago that this property was a wetland. There are hundreds of pictures of him dumping dozens of truck loads of dirt on top of the wetlands. Even if the Board of Supervisors plays ostrich and puts their collective head in the sand, sooner or later this steaming pile of ill-conceived mish-mash will get its day before the Coastal Commission. And when that happens, this project is toast.

Re: No need for Coastal Commission | Anonymous | Op Eds | San Francisco Examiner

4Oceans — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:56:04 -0000

Where to start with this nonsense? How about the first sentence? The CCC doesn't 'override' local government, they work with local City and County officials to insure compliance with the California Coastal Act with respect to development and pollution and make certain public access and shoreline natural resources are not destroyed. These are matters of statewide concern, not the exclusive domain of a few 'good ol' boys' that Billingsley no doubt hangs with.

Shall we move on to the second sentence? The CCC is NOT an 'unelected' body. The citizens of the State of California overwhelmingly approved the Coastal Act in 1972 as a direct response to being disgusted about what 'good ol' boys' like Billingsley were doing along the coast. And each of the 12 panel members of the CCC are appointed by elected officials (Governor, Senate Leader & Assembly Speaker), making them genuinely accountable, unlike many local developers.

The rest of this drivel isn't really worth even reading, much less responding to. "The Commission blocks local development just because it has the power to do so" ?? What planet r u from? The power arises from the Coastal Act. The Coastal Act contains specific policies insuring public beach access and protection of coastal resources for our families and future generations. The Commission simply applies the law. In the end, the CCC approves over 95% of all projects submitted for review, in most cases much, much faster than the time local government takes for it's own review.

Your beef basically comes down to 2 points, which are unfortunately inherently conflicting. First you bitch about the lack of fines and penalties raised from Coastal Act outlaws (true there are over 1000 existing Coastal Act violators getting away with it right now, real time, many who are multi-millionaires), then you argue the CCC should be abolished simply b/c the State is broke.

How about not throwing the baby out with the bath water. Simply provide the resources to do adequate enforcement of Coastal Act policies and more than enough money could be raised to fund the CCC and insure beach access and our coast is protected for future generations.

Ironic that this appears in a Bay Area paper. Just down the road, in San Mateo, private landowners recently (and illegally) closed off access to popular Martin's Beach below Half Moon Bay. Word is some famous 'green' Silicon Valley VC's are the new owners. The Coastal Act is specifically designed to prevent this sort of thing and when Martin's Beach is re-opened you'll have the CCC to thank for it.

Hopefully ol' Billingsley will think twice at that point....

Re: Martinez knocked out of season-ending Pipe Masters

4Oceans — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:15:39 -0000

Tough break. I saw the heat and Bobby just didn't get any waves to work with. No doubt he rips; better luck next season....

Re: Capitol Weekly: Stop dawdling: The time for an oil severance tax is now

4Oceans — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:59:37 -0000

It is crazy that California politicians and especially Gov. Arnoldnator resist fair assessments for our valuable oil and insist on giving it away to the most profitable corporations in the world while at the same time California teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. What is wrong with this picture? When will our legislators begin to serve people instead of profits?

Re: With Gore facing sex accusation, long-lost memories emerge | Washington Examiner

4Oceans — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:04:56 -0000

Lame story. This sort of sad reporting could well result in thousands of weird stories. Was Al ever on a crowded bus? Stay tuned.

Re: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/09/consultantaposs-e-mails-send-port-into-damage/

4Oceans — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:32:23 -0000

This is tip of the iceberg. McCabe is lead lobbyist for dozens of the largest projects sponsored by the wealthiest developers and most aggressive anti-public agencies in California. Soon the rest of her emails will be made public and commenters below who belittle the level of corruption revealed in this story will be stifled. McCabe is as close to the Governor's office and operators as you can get. She refers to the 5 pro-coast Commissioners as 'toxic.' It isn't just Pat Kruer. McCabe considers 7 of 12 Coastal Commissioners to be her tools. She - and they - have damaged their credibility and the integrity of the institution and public trust in coastal conservation.

Re: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/29/demolition-day-now-june-1-for-old-hotel/

4Oceans — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:06:26 -0000

Allison Rolfe is the best part of this entire project. If anyone can see this through, it is Allison. And it'll be an environmental gem as well. As long as Allison stays with this project, delay is just that, and it'll eventually get done.

Re: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/19/property-owner-out-on-a-limb/

4Oceans — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:34:48 -0000

This is outrageous. Hooray for Halsey trying to bring sense to inane out of control fire dept. personnel. Just because they are afforded luxury tax payer funded jobs doesn't mean they should be able to harass some old war vet who is just trying to live light on the land. His place was sparred in the fire.... His nurturing of his property should be used by the fire guys as an example of good management, not an excuse to call in the goons and steal his property. What a shame and a disgrace.

Re: Carlsbad council OKs changes for desalination plant - SignOnSanDiego.com

4Oceans — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:55:39 -0000

Actually Gonzalez is correct. Poseidon has lied and consistently under estimated likely fish kills, and they've been busted. That is the reason they have put the political screws to the Coastal Commission, and tried to win modifications and alterations to the project without new mitigation review.

Good Luck San Diegians: You wanted the most expensive freshwater in history, and Poseidon is going to give it to you. Don't come complaining to Sacto. and try to get the rest of us to pay for it when Poseidon puts the screws to you like they've done to the environment!

Re: Capitol Weekly: Offshore oil drilling debate adds intrigue to Lt. Gov. appointment

4Oceans — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:27:54 -0000

Tony: You've got to make a reasonable attempt to get at the truth. Sierra Club and the others you mentioned in your tirade DO NOT SUPPORT PXP or further offshore oil drilling. Now that over 90 enviro orgs in California have condemned PXP, you'd think they would give up the 'enviro' pretense on their drilling desire. Unfortunate that you didn't get the memo. And your belief that drilling will somehow result in revenue to State of California is also misleading. The 'up front' money is nothing more than an advance against future royalties Tony, which is nothing more than a loan. And lack of other common excise taxes means California will get ripped off by PXP Texas. Forgetaboutit Tony. Get real.

Re: Capitol Weekly: Offshore oil drilling debate adds intrigue to Lt. Gov. appointment

4Oceans — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:50:16 -0000

Nava has nailed this issue. PXP is another gigantic oil spill waiting to happen. Look at the massive oil spill right now in Australia. Did PXP mention that in their little self serving push poll? Did they mention the threat they represent to California's trillion dollar annual coastal tourism and recreational economy? All for a quick buck for a bunch of *() Texans? They have to be kidding, only someone like.... Arnold Swashbuckler would support such a naked money grab. Shame on our Governor and his lobbyist cronies for using state government to support such dangerous and anti-environmental schemes.

Re: Sanchez appointed to coastal panel post

4Oceans — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:10:50 -0000

I would give Esther a chance. After all, she opposed the OC toll road when every ding bat developer from here to NYC (and all their Chamber of Commerce groups) were pushing for it. Will she have the fortitude to stand up to private desal plants and insure resilient climate change sensitive planning? That remains to be seen

Re: Filner takes on coastal panel

4Oceans — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:58:06 -0000

Congressman Sewage is so confused and outraged at the prospect of clean water he wants the Governator to do WHAT?? Hasn't Old Sewer ever read the Coastal Act? Does he really want his grandchildren to continue to ingest his neighbors filth for the rest of his life? What doesn't Filthy Filner understand about being the last coastal community in the US to continue to dump their sewage into the Pacific Ocean. Great message to would be tourists.