Environmental
Aug. 19, 2013
Homes perched on seawalls hang in balance of legal fight
Worsening beach erosion has created a crisis for homeowners on a coastal bluff in Solana Beach near San Diego, but a fight over armoring the bluffs has spilled into court - a type of conflict observers expect to increase.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SOLANA BEACH - Chris Hamilton loves the ocean view from his house perched on a coastal bluff in Solana Beach near San Diego. But as the ocean waves buffet the bluffs, the view he has enjoyed for more than 20 years is crumbling away. Worsening beach erosion has created a crisis for Hamilton and his neighbors, who in recent years have spent millions of their own money building massive seawalls to shore up the roug...
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