This is a call for OBceans and Point Lomans to join their neighbors tonight at a presentation by the City of San Diego on a seawall project that could permanently harm Sunset Cliffs.
Question this project — and be prepared to ask ‘Why are we spending $32 Million on this project when the City is cutting library and rec center hours?’ And why is a project that began two years ago with less than an $8 million price tag, now up to $32 million?
See this notice by neighbors.
Here is part of the city notice:
Here’s a resource for historical and recent photos of the coastline, to give you a good idea of the hodge podge of sea walls and where it’s eroded or not over the years.
https://www.californiacoastline.org/
Recommending that you go to this meeting, with a 5:00 pm starting time. The City notification is missing the statement, “ask questions and share your input,” although anything is possible. Things like schedules, timelines, public meetings with votes (Planning Commission, LU&H Committee, City Council, Coastal Commission) would also be helpful for public planning purposes. It seems that an Engineering firm has been hired for the details of these meetings, although even that is not known for sure now. We will know tonight, won’t we?
I only know what I see. The Project Site is posted with a Notice, and the date is January 15, 2026. It states that this Process Two Project will have a ministerial determination made within 30 days. (“The decision by city staff will be made without a public hearing no less than thirty (30) calendar days after the date of mailing the Notice of Future Decision”). This meeting means that this project was approved by February 15, 2026. The current meeting would then (by deduction) be held using approved project funding on May 12, 2026. Sorry for this unfolding set of comments, all I know is what I have seen, moment by moment.