Residents in San Clemente will get to weigh in on whether or not they approve a 1% local sales tax increase to fund projects that could add more sand to beaches and help prevent wildfires.
Tag: coastal erosion
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San Clemente Leaders Review ‘State of the Beach’ As Citizen Initiative Heads to Ballot
Orange County leaders and residents are coming together to make sure South Orange County’s beaches don’t sink into the sea.
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San Clemente’s Long Struggle to Save Its Disappearing Coast
Officials and local coastal groups are continuing to study how to save San Clemente’s dwindling shoreline, which is threatening the local economy and the iconic rail line that runs along the coast.
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San Clemente Prepares to Launch Dredging Project to Find Offshore Sand Source
San Clemente officials are working with a consultant who’s preparing to launch a seven-day sand dredging investigation to find a nearby, offshore sand source to widen the city’s dwindling beaches.
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San Clemente Officials Seek Money For Sand Replenishment
San Clemente City Council members are looking to the state and other partners for funding sources for sand and coastal projects, while residents are pushing forward a citizen-led ballot initiative that would secure millions in taxes for sand.
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San Clemente’s Sales Tax Increase is Likely to Fail, Jeopardizing Sand Replacement
After recently completing a sand replenishment project at North Beach, San Clemente city officials are looking for ways to fund future sand projects that are critical to restoring the city’s dwindling coastline.
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Bringing Sand Back to San Clemente’s Beaches
San Clemente city officials are pushing forward a multi-pronged effort to replenish sand on beaches that have dwindled to narrow strips of sand.
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Environmental Groups Say Saving Train Tracks Harms San Clemente’s Beaches
Orange County transportation officials have used rocks to strengthen the train tracks that run along San Clemente’s shoreline as erosion dwindles the beach down to a narrow stretch of sand. Activists say it will worsen the erosion.
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Bolstering South Orange County’s Coastline
Trucks are dumping sand from the Santa Ana River on both North Beach and Capistrano Beach to help reverse the effects of erosion and widen South County’s disappearing coastline.
Posted inTransportation
Passenger Trains on South OC’s Coastal Railway Stopped by Another Landslide
It comes more than a week since train service resumed after an April 27 landslide shut down the same area – and the day after construction crews put the finishing touches on their weeks-long emergency work.
