Rag reporter Geoff Page met with several lifeguards from the OB tower at the parking lot at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park.
He took them to the site of the dangerous bluff crack — and told me by phone that it looked worse from on top the bluff. The main guard agreed with him that it looked very dangerous.
At least, now the City has been informed of the bluff situation. And the lifeguards are more into providing a safety net for people than the Park & Rec department, which has jurisdiction over the park.
It’s not clear what lifeguards can do, however, other than stretch out some safety tape at the bottom and top. Page believes the city needs to intentionally collapse that section and not wait for nature and the seeping water. Meanwhile, as Geoff said in a recent comment, “The lifeguards contacted the city and the city’s geologist will be coming to have a look.”
Meanwhile, the warm weather will draw people to that beach and they’ll be totally unaware of the danger.
Really good job in diligently pursuing and bringing this to everyone’s and the City’s attention, including specifically showing where the crack is located in the overhead shot in the earlier article.
/s/ Chris Kennedy
Yikes! This is frightening. Maybe on of the TV stations can do a segment and get Park & Rec to move on this situation? Thanks for the quick reporting.
As far as the Rag knows, the city has done nothing since we notified it of the situation 2 days ago — on Tuesday.
I just took a look. The city has not done a goddamned thing. No warning tape, no signs, nothing. And, there were several people on beach towels in front of it, oblivious to the danger.