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 […]
Putting the Top Back on Montara Mountain.
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — They say you can’t put the genie back in the bottle, but if you try, you just might be able to put the top back on Montara Mountain. You may recall our prior articles on this, where Mark Verlander, Sean Handel and others discovered the top had […]
Pacifican questions putting a sea wall in his sewer…
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Sam Casillas, edited by Gregg Dieguez — Did you know you’re paying for a seawall tax in your Pacifica sewer rate increase? [Ed Note: Claims in this article have been disputed by the City of Pacifica. Their response is posted in this article.] Images: Click to enlarge for improved readability […]
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