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September 30, 2007 -

Children’s Pool Issues Getting Noticed

San Diego’s legal issues surrounding the seals at the Children’s Pool are even attracting attention in Los Angeles.

L.A. Times: Seals’ approval of beach poses problem in La Jolla

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September 8, 2007 -

Appeals Court Rules On Children’s Pool

From today’s San Diego Union-Tribune:

A state appellate court yesterday upheld a judge’s 2005 order requiring the city to restore water quality to Children’s Pool beach in La Jolla by dredging the bacteria-laden sand and shooing away a colony of harbor seals.

The case is far from over, as the article notes, due to the number of various administrative permits that the city must obtain to comply with the court order confirming the validity of the trust deed that granted this stretch of beach to the city.

As summarized by the Union-Tribune:

Yesterday’s ruling reaffirms a decision by Superior Court Judge William C. Pate. He ruled that by allowing the cove to become polluted by seal feces, San Diego had violated the terms of a 1931 trust transferring ownership of the beach from the state to the city.

The trust requires the city to maintain Children’s Pool exclusively for recreational purposes and as a public park and swimming area for children.

Pate said the city is obligated to restore Children’s Pool to the condition it was in 1941. The beach, which is unique along the local coast in that it’s protected from waves by a crescent-shaped sea wall, was a traditional spot for teaching children to swim in the ocean.

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September 4, 2007 -

Fires Burn Low

Good article in the Los Angeles Times on a dwindling number of beaches that allow fires and maintain fire pits for visitor use. The article lists the changes as being the result of the usual culprits: budget cuts and users who don’t clean-up after themselves.

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Interesting Sites

Beachapedia.org Beachapedia
Cal. Coastal Commission Like them or not, they are one of the biggest players around when it comes to coastal access in California.
Howling Point Your moderator’s personal site. He does have a life outside of this, as shown by the occasional gaps in posting.
Surfrider Foundation Activities and campaigns for clean water, beach access, beach preservation and protecting special places.