OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez and Karen Allanson — There is a deadly barrier to wildfire escape we need to remove. If you live on El Granada Blvd, and a wildfire starts nearby, you may find your downhill evacuation blocked – by the fire, or by other residents crowding to escape, or by […]
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Fighting The Wrong Fire?
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — This article argues we’re fighting the wrong type of fire and doing it the wrong way. What? Two columns on wildfire in a row? Well, it’s only life, death and homelessness, but there are important new developments and things YOU CAN DO, so please read on and […]
The (Wild) Fire Next Time…
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — It feels like we’re living inside a disaster case study which will be written in a few years. “The residents of unincorporated San Mateo County knew that they shared the same risks as the Oakland Hills fire of 1991 and the Paradise fire of 2018, however…” The […]
Eye of the COVID Hurricane
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez and Bruce Laird — “It’s quiet out there…too quiet….” You’ve heard that quote from every pinned-down cavalry man in a Western or fox-holed GI in a war movie – just before the attack.[1] And that’s what we’re hearing from the experts about COVID now, including Dr. Michael Osterholm […]
Anatomy of a Lawsuit: $6 million and counting
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — I’ve watched enough movies and cable news to know that Truth and Justice are not always the American Way. So it is with some concern that I ponder the outcome of the lawsuit between Half Moon Bay, and we its neighbors upstream in Montara (Montara Water and […]
Leftover Humor
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — Actually, there’s really no such thing as ‘leftover’ humor. It’s still funny! Warning: Some of this humor is political, and you may have to face facts. Images: most will enlarge for improved readability in a new window when you click on them. […]
High and Dry in Pacifica
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — With all the concern about sea level rise, bluff erosion and Managed Retreat, users of SFPUC/Hetch Hetchy water (which includes Pacifica) are about to wake up to another problem: water supply. Put another way, would you rather have one third the water, or pay five times the […]
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