Upwards of 15,000 homes approved or being proposed in high risk wildfire areas potentially in limbo as Judge Taylor issues a tentative ruling on the use of out-of-county carbon offsets to mitigate for the polluting effects of sprawl development in the backcountry. Ruling will be issued Friday and will likely […]
If there are a million houses already at risk (88,000 in San Diego alone), does it make sense to place more houses on the fire line? There is a growing consensus that we need to start limiting development in these areas, especially when there is limited ability to evacuate and […]
A lot of cities have single family-only zoning. Single family homes are culturally, part of the American dream we were promised back in the 50s after soldiers came back from WWII to start families. Seattle, Portland and now Minneapolis are all contemplating (or implementing) a change to the zoning in […]
CalFire’s top official stating we need to stop approving projects in the CalFire designated highest risk fire hazard areas. Somehow CALFIRE San Diego/San Diego County Fire Authority’s chief Tony Mecham did not get the memo as he continues to approve projects in Very High Fire Severity Zones with major variances […]
Encinitas faces its housing demons again. Where does growth belong in a city like Encinitas? Locals aren’t entirely sure, it seems. Beach towns like Encinitas, Cardiff, Leucadia have a unique character that makes them special. Can they grow without losing that unique character? Mayor Catherine S. Blakespear and the City […]