OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — The COVID-19 virus detected in Sewer Authority Mid-coastside (SAM) wastewater increased 5,735% in just 17 days this month. SAM has been working with an MIT venture to measure the level of virus in our wastewater for some months. This information was presented at the SAM Board Meeting […]
Quarry Park Master Plan: Still Fuel for the Fire?
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by the Chaparral Restoration League and Gregg Dieguez — County Parks has come out with a new Quarry Park Master Plan for the next 20 years. (the entire process and documents are here) When I reviewed a first version, my thought was “How can they publish this BEFORE the El Granada […]
Your Local Sewer: an iceberg beneath your feet
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — Readers have asked why I can’t get my head out of the sewer, with so many articles on spills and costs and now the exploding bus duct >> that shut down the SAM plant on April 28th, etc. etc. And my answer is: there’s a lot going […]
Pacifica’s new Seawall is a Moral Hazard
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — It’s ironic that a seawall intended to defend against a natural hazard is turning into a moral hazard as well. Pacifica’s $125M Beach Boulevard Infrastructure Resiliency Project (BBIRP) includes work to just leave stuff where it is, regardless of Sea Level Rise (SLR). This raises the questions […]
Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Plastic Waste
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — Scientists at UTexas-Austin created a new enzyme that can break down many environment-throttling plastics in low temperatures. Typically that decomposition takes centuries, but with this enzyme they degrade in just a matter of hours to days. There is no information on costs or scalability, but finally we […]
Pacifica Disputes Seawall Concerns
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — This article contains the City of Pacifica’s responses to claims made in a recent article about Pacifica’s seawall plans. In addition to this response, please refer to the City’s FAQ page for their position on a variety of related questions. This article also includes responses to concerns […]
HMB Sewer Lawsuit Dismissed, AGAIN?
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — We almost saved some money… On April 20th the Court dismissed HMB’s appeal of their sewer lawsuit against their partners in the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM). But by the time I finished researching and writing this article, things changed, again. Still the recurring disinformation about the lawsuit […]
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