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Important Recycling

Linus — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:58:24 -0500

I believe even more important is recycling the filthy water next to the beach by tearing down that SEAWALL!

recycling

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:33:05 -0500

i love recycling bins on our beaches

Nearly constant Helicopter noise

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:53:51 -0500

I live on 1st street between Loma and Euclid and have lived here for one year. I've been getting more and more annoyed at the seemingly constant drone of helicopters flying almost directly over my home. Finding this site, forum and thread is of some relief, since I now know that I'm not the only one who is bugged by this noise nuisance. I did check out the above mentioned link, called the number and left a message to lodge my complaint, but I wonder if any good will come of it.

Converted to PDF for accessibility

Mike Stewart — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:29:20 -0500

I converted the PPT file (which is a proprietary format) and converted it to a PDF - which is more accesible - and 1/4 the size/bandwidth. (I added a picture too )

power point presentation

Dianne Sundstrom — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:26:44 -0500

Please note that a PP presentation that shows images of the proposed bins has been attached to the original posting. You should be able to view by clicking on the attachment.

Proposed Trash / Recycling Bins

Gary DeLong — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:51:19 -0500

1. The City did not issue an RFP because the proposed vendor approached the City with the idea. Also, I am hearing both positive and negative comments regarding the proposed idea, but the issue appears more philosophical, not which vendor should the City choose.

2. I am working the 1 year buyout issue with the Director of Parks, Rec & Marine. This is one of the reasons the item was postponed from tomorrow's City Council agenda. Reconsidering the size of the bins is another reason.

3. I will work with the City Attorney to ensure that appropriate language is included in the agreement in case the vendor does not provide a quality service.

4. Yes

5. I'm not sure how to respond to this question. Some residents feel that the new containers will be an improvement over the existing containers. Other residents don't support advertising on the beach under any circumstances.

6. I believe most residents would prefer small containers. However, they do need to be large enough to do the job, otherwise we may end up with overflow trash on our beaches. Graffiti removal will be the responsibility of Shoreline Media.

7. It is my understanding that there are more trash cans (and more potential recycling) on Belmont Shore and Alamitos Beach, than on the Peninsula. The Peninsula is considered a lower volume area.

You've asked some very good questions. However, the bigger issue is "do we want to trade some advertising on our beaches in exchange for having a recycle program at no cost to the City and guaranteed revenue of $52,000 annually". If the proposal is approved, Councilmember Suja Lowenthal and I are working together to develop a "clean up the storm drains" project that would address the storm drains that dump into 5 outflows along our beaches.

Gary DeLong
Councilmember, 3rd District

The Crane House

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:43:41 -0500

It isn't a design; it's a reference to the person who built the house. The houses were all catalog houses of varying designs that were ordered - for example from the Sears catalog - and then built on site. Since yours was also built by a "Crane", might this have been a family that decided to site their homes in Bayview Heights?

Tot Lot Committee website address

Paul Murnane — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:43:11 -0500

Here is the website address for the Tot Lot Committee: http://www.totlotcommittee.org/

Did anyone attend the fundraiser at Alfredo's on Sat. Sept. 29th?

Paul

ad hoc meeting

Mike Stewart — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:02:16 -0500

Thanks for the update Maureen. I feel some of us may be able to pull together an ad hoc meeting... if the interest exists. The website is a great tool for getting the word out...

If anyone is interested in coordinating a meeting, please contact me for access to BHCA email list, send an email to gauge attendence, then find a venue. I suspect Lowell or Fremont would likely be available at least one evening in the next week. I can help

Crane House ?

KavJack — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:03:39 -0500

Where is this Crane House ?My house at 210 Mira Mar could also be called a Crane House. This house was built in 1920 for a Mrs. Florence Crane. She and/or her son Harold T. Crane owned it until around 1938. Since my house is older I am going to claim the original Crane house designation.

Misleading comments about the Breakwater

Mike Stewart — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:00:38 -0500

I didnt mean to mislead in my previous post. It's why I provided the links to my sources on the web. My intention isn't to push a particular view as much as to debunk some local myth's. Both for and against. But I'd prefer to ge it right, so if you know of something else, please let me know... I will correct the post.

The water quality search is factual... I'm not sure what is misleading. I didn't imply anything other than do the search yourself. The really good news here is the culprit of some of the most contaminated water may finally have been identified (in short: seems to be storm drain pumps and sprinkler runoff ...in the dry summer following the driest year on record, go figure).

I misquoted the value of the rocks in terms of square feet - it should have been linear feet. I did provide the link to the CSULB 49ers article.

Breakwater

Michael Hewitt — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:20:21 -0500

I'm undecided on the breakwater and looking forward to the results of a study - providing it's a genuinely neutral study and not one that is predetermined to advance the arguments of one side or the other.

Mike Stewart's comments contain some misleading and erroneous information.

First, following his link to "worse beachwater in California" does say that Long Beach recently fared poorly, but reading the articles shows that that is an exception. Quoting from one:

"Long Beach has traditionally fared well in the Beach Report Card despite the fact its beaches are completely enclosed by a breakwater. Typically, beaches located inside a breakwall are more prone to poor water quality than open ocean beaches, but this has not been an issue for Long Beach except at Colorado Lagoon."

Second, $1 million a square foot? Rocks aren't sold by the square foot. Cubic feet maybe? Even so, the value quoted is utterly absurd. It would be cheaper to use gold. Perhaps you meant $1 million total.

More talk on the Breakwater

Mike Stewart — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:51:54 -0500

There's been lot's of talk about the breakwater lately. What have you heard? How Strongly do you feel about this Issue? What do you know about it? Share your opinion, by taking our poll -it's on the front page...

I'd like this to be "the place" for an open and honest discussion on the topic... Please join in.

In no particular order, here's some intersting tid bit's.. please add to them, post your thoughts, did I get something wrong? Let me know.

Try a searching google for the phrase "worse beachwater in california" (or just click on that link, to see LIVE results yourself). Today, the first story that came up on my search was this: http://www.physorg.com/news81005911.html. I guess the good news is at least Long Beach is number one! Ouch.
The breakwater was finished two years AFTER World War II - for the Navy - which no longer has a base here.
The Peninsula existed before the breakwater - much of which was finished by 1903-1907 - nearly 40-50 years before the breakwater was built.
Sand errosion on the Peninsula has been worse since the breakwater was installed. I've heard budget number of $200,000 eavery year just to move sand from the north end of Long Beach to the Peninsula.
Not all options require full removal of the breakwater in order to have positve effects. One option is removal of just a portion of the breakwater and reconfiguring in order to provide for natural sand replinshment and cleaner water. Water safe enough to actually wade or swim in - click the link above to learn of our bay's e-coli problem!
The breakwater is outside Long Beach Port's jurisdiction... It seems this would mean the focus on clean water in the port will not involve considering any effects of the breakwater.
The breakwater will cost money to reconfigure - but some options include selling the breakwater stones, which are valued by as much as $1,000,000 per square foot.

Other Interesting Stuff:

CSULB- Daily 49er - Comprehensive Article on the subject

About Naples History

Click on the keyword "breakwater" on any post (like the story above), to find everything posted with the "breakwater" keyword.

Tot Lot Park

Linda — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:46:24 -0500

We went to the Tot Lot event too, and it was so much fun. I think that these people on the committee should be commended for their efforts. It is nice to see the community come together for a worthy cause.

keep driving

Mike Stewart — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:40:54 -0500

keep driving... it's pretty bad to at least Redondo. But yes, I'd like this added to the street repair radar, as well.