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In the belly of the mountain at Devils Slide – San Jose Mercury News
MONTARA — Being inside the tunnel at Devils Slide feels a little like being in an Indiana Jones movie — minus the terrifying killer boulders.
More than 3,000 feet deep in San Pedro Mountain is an eerie, half-lit universe of grinding and pounding as machines scrape and drill and blast the rock apart. Hard-hatted workers carrying flashlights pass by in tall rubber boots and orange construction vests. Sparks punctuate the semi-darkness. Dripping water coats the ground, creating muddy currents that flow toward daylight.
Every day, workers at Devils Slide get 5 feet of rock closer to… [See more photos and read the rest of Julia's Scott's article in MercuryNews.com In the belly of the mountain at Devils Slide]
Video shot and produced by John Green. MercuryNews.com video link.
In the belly of the mountain at Devils Slide – San Jose Mercury News.
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Owner misses deadline for plan to save Pacifica cliff apartments – San Jose Mercury News
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Cliffside apartment building owner Millard Tong failed to meet a deadline to submit a timeline for repairs to the cliff behind his evacuated building Monday, but building officials said they don’t plan to enforce it. From Julia Scott and the San Mateo County Times: Owner misses deadline for plan to save Pacifica cliff apartments –
Pacifica Sidewalk Fireworks – 2010 (Photo metadata)
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This post accompanies: Pacifica Sidewalk Fireworks – 2010 (Photos) Image Data without thumbnails N fileName rating title shutter iso focalLength Time 1 _MG_5278.CR2 5 Sidewalk Fountain in Pacifica 1/4 ISO 100 235 mm 9:02:17 PM 2 _MG_5282.CR2 4 Patriotic Display 1/6 ISO 100 400 mm 9:02:27 PM 3 _MG_5283.CR2 5 Black and White Blazing Rebel
November 2009 Bid for work behind 310 and 320 Esplanade
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The Current Complaint On July 2 a lawsuit for breach of contract was filed in San Mateo Superior Court by the subcontractor that did the aerial drilling behind / beneath 330 Esplanade Avenue in Pacifica CA., Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc., against the the prime contractor. Engineering Soil Resources Inc. Also named in the
Legal mess over Pacifica cliff work grows
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A second lawsuit seeking compensation for unpaid construction bills has been filed over the effort to shore up a crumbling cliff that forced the evacuation of two coastside apartment buildings. Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring alleges that Engineered Soil Repairs owes it $373,100 for work it did to build a retaining wall, according to a
Pacifica Sidewalk Fireworks – 2010 (Photos)
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Goals for this shoot: This was the second year that we had a chance to watch and photograph the “safe and sane” street-level fireworks in Pacifica. Last year the noise right outside the door was quite a surprise, but since I’m never really all that far from my camera we ran out and got some
Current Esplanade Aerial Photo
about 3 weeks ago - 1 comment
This composite image based on two photos posted on Pacifica Riptide, photographer credit to Tim Brand and copyright to EvanFlys.com. Labeled features with links to my posts for more information: Lands End “Dog Park” – the open space at the Lands End apartment complex. According to the Coastal Commission permit work is underway to lay
Balcony and Patio Removed – 330 Esplanade
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The packed-sand bluff beneath the cement patio fell away from the north end of the building on (about) June 12th. The result was a terribly dangerous situation for anyone walking on the beach below the building. Pacifica required that the patio and balcony be removed. (Full size images on Flickr here.) Here’s what the building
Geologic Hazard Abatement District
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In a story today from the San Mateo County Times (Owners of apartments on crumbling Pacifica cliffs may have found a fix) we learn that one / some of the owners are considering requesting the creation of a special “Geologic Hazard Abatement District”. This special District would have the ability to get loans to pay
Extension Granted for 320. No determination on 330.
about 1 month ago - 1 comment
According to the Bay City news service (via CBS5.COM Extra Time Given To Save Crumbling Pacifica Cliff), Doug Rider and the City of Pacifica granted Millard Tong, the owner of 320 Esplanade Ave., a 30-day extension on the deadline in order to submit a plan to rehabilitate the building. “They’re actively trying to figure out
Owner Requests 30-Day Extension
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A Bay City News Service report confirmed the Thursday deadline for the owners of 320 and 330 Esplanade Ave. to submit a plan for the repair of those imperiled apartment buildings. Millard Tong, the owner of 320 Esplanade (and also of 310) has submitted a request for a 30-day extension, according to Pacifica building official
