OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — There’s a tension in El Granada over the removal of eucalyptus trees for wildfire risk reduction – at least in the medians. Here are some arguments on both sides. Footnotes: to use, click the bracketed number and then click your browser Back button to return to the […]
El Granada Wildfire listening session – Jan. 25th
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — I just today (1/5/22) received an email with this information in my MCC email account. I do not know the other addressees, so I’m posting here to alert the community. This meeting is a part of the El Granada Wildfire consulting project we got the County to […]
Loose Ends for 2021
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — Here are some things we haven’t seen resolved in 2021 that we’ll need to watch for in 2022. But let’s make this quick and conversational, I understand you have shopping and holiday activities on your plate. Consider this a Starter Kit for New Years Resolution issues… Footnotes: […]
Wildfire Half-Measures: Better Than None?
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — We’re still in a race to determine what kind of Wildfire Case Study San Mateo County will become. The parallels with Oakland Hills (1991) and Paradise (2019) with our MidCoast are well documented here: The (Wild) Fire Next Time. There was a little progress at agency meetings […]
Can We Talk? – Labor Day ’21 edition
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — Welcome back into the Frying Pan, errr, Wildfire. Grab your biscotti or doughtnut (both?!?) and start dunking, because we’ve a lot to discuss… Footnotes: to use, click the bracketed number and then click your browser Back button to return to the text where you were reading. Images: […]
Death by CalTrans?
OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez — It’s not just the natural disasters which are a hazard on our coast. It’s being able to EVACUATE in the event of a natural disaster, or get First Responders and Medical Supplies in and out that are the bigger threats. And it’s not just the volume of […]
Death By Gate
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 […]