For a complete chronology and links to many more photos see Evacuation underway at 330 Esplanade:

http://adequatebird.com/2009/12/17/evacuation-underway-at-330-esplanade/

See all of my pictures of the Esplanade crisis:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisd2006/collections/72157622920945823/

View M3.2 – OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – 2010 July 23 21:29:10 UTC in a larger map

USGS: Magnitude 3.2 – OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, 2010 July 23 21:29:10 UTC

	310 and 320 Esplanade Ave as seen from the Beach As seen from the base of the bluff below the “dog park” by Lands End on Esplanade Ave, this is 310 Esplanade on the center left, and 320 Esplanade on the right.
South end of 320 Esplanade This view of the south end of 320 Esplanade shows the undercut cement of the apartment patios. On the right is 330 Esplande. It is missing between 40 and 45 of patios, as well as all of its decks and railings. The shredded material below 330 is the remnants of the sprayed cement “shotcrete” wal and soil nails intended to halt the bluff erosion and protect the property.
	South end of 320 Esplanade – Detail The majority of 320 Esplanade continues to rest on solid bluff, but the right corner of the building’s foundation is unsupported. This smaller part of the building was its laundry room. The dangling sandbags and black plastic is all that’s left of a large tarp placed to stop rain and water erosion.
330 Esplanade Bluff and Dirt The surface of the bluff below 330 Esplanade was sealed with sprayed shotcrete cement. The project to anchor all of the cement with steel rods after only the top three or four courses of rods. The contractor stated that the wall failed because it was incomplete, and recently it has sued the property owner for lack of payment for the work.
	Completed Textured Cement Wall Below 360 Esplanade This is apparently what a finished shot crete and soil nail wall would like. The cement is colored and textured to make it blend with the neighboring sandy bluff.
330 Esplanade Bluff and Wall The ends of clusters of long metal rods called soil nails are bolted together in rows at the top of the bluff. The sprayed cement sealed the sandy bluff surface to protect it from rain and spray, but was not meant to be the final, permanent outer surface. The project stopped befiore it was done, apparently because the owner did not pay the bills.

For a complete chronology and links to many more photos see Evacuation underway at 330 Esplanade:

http://adequatebird.com/2009/12/17/evacuation-underway-at-330-esplanade/

See all of my pictures of the Esplanade crisis:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisd2006/collections/72157622920945823/

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 – San Jose Mercury News.

For a complete chronology and links to many more photos see Evacuation underway at 330 Esplanade:

http://adequatebird.com/2009/12/17/evacuation-underway-at-330-esplanade/

See all of my pictures of the Esplanade crisis:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisd2006/collections/72157622920945823/

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 suit was the owner of 330 Esplanade, Farshid Samsami. The suit alleges that Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring began work as contracted but was never paid. Work behind 330 Esplanade halted in February (Monday or Tuesday 2/15 or 2/16) before it was completed, and subsequently in April failed (for pictures and details see my post Further bluff collapse beneath 320 Esplanade).

You can see the case documents on the San Mateo Superior Court “Open Access” website, Unlimited Civil case, 496610, “Case CIV496610 – DRILL TECH DRILLING VS ENGINEERED SOIL REPAIRS“.

We observed the work with interest since it involved a big red crane hoisting workers in a basket over the coast side apartment building, and it seemed pretty obvious at the time that the work ended abruptly, unfinished. Now it seems we know why the work stopped, but of course do not know why invoices for the work have gone unpaid. Like much else of the story behind the actions on Esplanade, we wait for the details to come out in court.

Buried in the July 2 complaint, however, was a document that appears to reference an altogether different property.

Something Odd: November 2009 Bid

The first attachment in the complaint, presumably intended to represent the contract between the parties (exhibit “A”) does not reference 330 Esplanade at all. Instead it appears to be a bid that Drill Tech submitted to ESR dated November 12, 2009 for a similar soil-nail project to be done for 310 and 320 Esplanade.

November 2009 was weeks before the bluff erosion and collapse that ultimately closed 330, and eventually also shuttered 320 Esplanade.

Here are scans of the pages from the complaint:

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For a complete chronology and links to many more photos see Evacuation underway at 330 Esplanade:

http://adequatebird.com/2009/12/17/evacuation-underway-at-330-esplanade/

See all of my pictures of the Esplanade crisis:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisd2006/collections/72157622920945823/

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 lawsuit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court on July 2. That wall was designed to keep any more of the bluff behind the apartments at 330 Esplanade Ave. from tumbling into the Pacific Ocean.

The owner of the vacant 12-unit building, Farshid Samsami, is also named in the lawsuit.

…

See the whole article for details:

• Legal mess over Pacifica cliff work grows – San Jose Mercury News by Joshua Melvin, San Mateo County Times.

For a complete chronology and links to many more photos see Evacuation underway at 330 Esplanade:

http://adequatebird.com/2009/12/17/evacuation-underway-at-330-esplanade/

See all of my pictures of the Esplanade crisis:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisd2006/collections/72157622920945823/

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 good ones [Pacifica Street Fireworks - 2009 (28 photos)]. Before heading out this year I tried to remember all the camera and lens settings I used last year, and to try to get some specific ideas.

• glimmer on the street below the flashes
• vibrant color
• subtle light
• more people!
• scale – these fireworks are small. Like fierce house cats, not tigers.
• Ordinary-ness, sense of place
• Tried to cut the total number of pictures I’d take and post to Flickr

Next Time

• use a shutter release. I have one, just didn’t think to use it
• more photographers and spectators. More people!
• possibly hang with one group
• shoot into the smoke. This time I was almost always to the side and the consistency of perspective is a little boring.
• get closer. Under the fireworks. Use a wide angle lens and prop the front of the lens on a small block of wood to look up into the fountain.
• try longer exposures, 1.5 seconds and longer. Don’t bother with exposures shorter than 1/80th of a second.
• try the Lensbaby lens? Not sure… I like the amazing crispness of the streamers and sparks contrasting with the smoke. Maybe with apertures, but could be too cute.

Summary of Settings

All photos were captured on a Canon 5D Mark II on a tripod in manual mode, using autofocus, with a EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM zoom lens (image stabilization disabled) with the aperture set at f/5.6. Generally the ISO speed rating was set to ISO 100. Photos were captured between about 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM on July 4, 2010. I selected 43 out of the roughly 260 I took. I selected images for mostly subjective reasons, that were interesting, pretty, meaningful. My standards for crispness may not be yours – the lack of crispness of boxes and stuff on the ground doesn’t bother me at all.

I was curious if there was a pattern in the shutter speed of the images I selected. These charts show that I tended to prefer 1/2 second exposures, and only used only 3 images with exposures longer than 1/25th of a second.

Individual Photo Settings

Image	Title Filename	Focal Length	Shutter	Aperture	ISO	Time	Distance
	Sidewalk Fountain in Pacifica _MG_5278.jpg	235.0 mm	1/4	5.6	100	9:02:17 PM	18.1 m
	Patriotic Display _MG_5282.jpg	400.0 mm	1/6	5.6	100	9:02:27 PM	22.8 m
	Black and White Blazing Rebel Fountain _MG_5283.jpg	400.0 mm	0.4	5.6	100	9:02:31 PM	22.8 m
	Coast-side Wind _MG_5284.jpg	400.0 mm	0.5	5.6	100	9:02:33 PM	22.8 m
	Streamers and Spiders _MG_5290.jpg	400.0 mm	1/6	5.6	100	9:03:49 PM	22.8 m
	Tumbling Stars _MG_5296.jpg	400.0 mm	0.6	5.6	100	9:04:02 PM	22.8 m
	Slice of Cake _MG_5304.jpg	115.0 mm	1/10	5.6	100	9:05:38 PM	7.42 m
	Bangs and Flashes _MG_5308.jpg	235.0 mm	1/13	5.6	100	9:05:58 PM	7.42 m
	Spray in Black and White _MG_5309.jpg	235.0 mm	1/10	5.6	100	9:05:59 PM	8.36 m
	Nike Guy Having Fun _MG_5322.jpg	100.0 mm	1/8	5.6	100	9:07:01 PM	9.44 m
	Noisy Swoop _MG_5333.jpg	105.0 mm	1/5	5.6	100	9:08:51 PM	12.6 m
	Question Marked _MG_5334.jpg	300.0 mm	1/5	5.6	100	9:08:57 PM	12.6 m
	Green Lightning _MG_5345.jpg	120.0 mm	0.5	5.6	100	9:09:51 PM	10.8 m
	Fire Tree _MG_5357.jpg	115.0 mm	1/5	5.6	100	9:11:25 PM	12.6 m
	Center Light, Dim _MG_5396.jpg	235.0 mm	1/40	5.6	100	9:13:34 PM	10.8 m
	Tiger, new and spent _MG_5442.jpg	330.0 mm	1/20	5.6	100	9:15:59 PM	10.8 m
	Jet Burst _MG_5443.jpg	330.0 mm	1/20	5.6	100	9:16:01 PM	12.6 m
	Fire, Clouds, Wind, Fog = Fireworks at the Coast _MG_5447.jpg	160.0 mm	1/20	5.6	100	9:16:08 PM	10.8 m
	Tender _MG_5448.jpg	160.0 mm	1/8	5.6	100	9:16:11 PM	10.8 m
	Wind Tossed _MG_5472.jpg	400.0 mm	1/13	5.6	100	9:17:47 PM	14.9 m
	Violet, Green, Red, Orange _MG_5494.jpg	210.0 mm	1/10	5.6	100	9:19:24 PM	14.9 m
	A Little Past 2 _MG_5528.jpg	100.0 mm	0.3	5.6	100	9:21:55 PM	12.6 m
	Fire Dance _MG_5530.jpg	100.0 mm	0.3	5.6	100	9:22:39 PM	14.9 m
	Downwind _MG_5535.jpg	100.0 mm	1/6	5.6	100	9:22:51 PM	12.6 m
	Preparations _MG_5557.jpg	100.0 mm	1.6	5.6	3200	9:26:05 PM	18.1 m
	Fire, Fog and Light _MG_5569.jpg	190.0 mm	0.4	5.6	400	9:29:22 PM	18.1 m
	Lights and Lit _MG_5570.jpg	190.0 mm	0.4	5.6	400	9:29:24 PM	18.1 m
	Corkscrews _MG_5597.jpg	130.0 mm	0.5	5.6	100	9:32:11 PM	14.9 m
	Golden Hay _MG_5599.jpg	160.0 mm	0.5	5.6	100	9:32:15 PM	14.9 m
	Abstract – Dashes _MG_5604.jpg	160.0 mm	1/25	5.6	100	9:32:23 PM	18.1 m
	Abstract – Wind _MG_5605.jpg	340.0 mm	1/25	5.6	100	9:32:24 PM	18.1 m
	Explosive Gold _MG_5608.jpg	340.0 mm	1/25	5.6	100	9:32:29 PM	18.1 m
	Lens Flare Ghost _MG_5641.jpg	100.0 mm	1/4	5.6	100	9:36:46 PM	14.9 m
	Fire Flower _MG_5781.jpg	220.0 mm	0.5	5.6	100	9:51:33 PM	14.9 m
	Feather Duster _MG_5792.jpg	210.0 mm	1/4	5.6	100	9:52:46 PM	18.1 m
	Fire Stack _MG_5811.jpg	100.0 mm	1/5	5.6	100	9:54:16 PM	14.9 m
	Abstract – Fire and Flash _MG_5817.jpg	220.0 mm	1/80	5.6	100	9:54:56 PM	18.1 m
	Fountain Pops 1 _MG_5825.jpg	220.0 mm	1/6	5.6	100	9:55:05 PM	18.1 m
	Fountain Pops 2 _MG_5830.jpg	340.0 mm	1/13	5.6	100	9:55:25 PM	22.8 m
	Abstract – Fire _MG_5857.jpg	340.0 mm	1/50	5.6	100	9:56:13 PM	22.8 m
	Looking UP _MG_5864.jpg	340.0 mm	1/50	5.6	100	9:57:08 PM	18.1 m
	Zot – BANG _MG_5866.jpg	340.0 mm	1/15	5.6	100	9:57:13 PM	18.1 m
	Camera Play _MG_5921.jpg	100.0 mm	1/6	5.6	100	10:06:30 PM	12.6 m

Links

• This set on Flickr: Pacifica Sidewalk Fireworks – 2010 (43 photos)
• Last year’s pictures on Flickr: Pacifica Street Fireworks – 2009 (28 photos)
• Safe and Sane Fireworks. Fireworks considered “safe and sane” are generally those that pose little threat of injury, fire or property damage. There are specific limits on the types and amounts of the explosive pyrotechnic material, etc. The California Office of the State Fire Marshal has a fireworks page: Fireworks Program
• Pacifica fireworks policy: Pacifica is one of the few cities in the Bay Area to allow legal, “safe & sane” fireworks for the July 4th holiday. See the City’s fireworks policy for details.
• Pacifica Sidewalk Fireworks – 2010 (Photo metadata) – alternate table of metadata

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 a rock rip rap revetment to halt erosion that threatened this open space area plus building 112, not visible to the left of this image. (Lands End Ramp, Patio at 330 Esplanade)
• 310 Esplanade, Millard Tong owner. 310 Esplanade had emergency work done this winter to add rock to the north (left) end of the rip rap that was already placed below it. (Deadline from Pacifica: Prove it or Lose it, Thursday 4/22)
• 320 Esplanade, Millard Tong owner. Closed after emergency work to add rock to the south (right) end of of existing rip rap. Both properties had rip rap laid in 2009, and both were damaged when that protection was either insufficient or diminished by the absence of similar protection at the neighboring properties. (Evacuation Order for 320 Esplanade)
  • In a lawsuit filed May 5, 2010 Engineered Soil Repairs alleges that Tong has refused to pay it for all work done at 310 and 320 since 2009. (Esplanade Lawsuit – ESR vs. Millard Tong (310 & 320 Esplanade)
• 330 Esplanade, Farshid Samsami owner. Evacuated 12/17/2010 after winter storms eroded the unprotected beach and bluffs beneath it. (Evacuation underway at 330 Esplanade) In the following weeks the rock and soil nail wall with shot crete cement shown here was added to prevent further erosion. The work was not finished, according to reports, due to lack of funds and subsequently the property has resumed eroding. (330 Esplanade Balcony) Properties on either side of 330 Esplanade laid rock rip rap in 2009. Only sketchy, vague explanations mentioning disagreements among the owners, perhaps related to unusual property lines or access, have been published. (Long Term Displacement + Property Map)
• 360 Esplanade, Aimco Apartments owner. Additional rock laid and soil nail wall with sprayed shot crete added to halt erosion. (Work to Begin at 360 Esplanade)
• Sewer, Pacifica. Meanwhile Pacifica has a yet-to-be resolved problem: severe cliff erosion, landslide, ground subsidence and failure of the revetment supporting the City’s storm drainage outfall structures at 380 and 400 Esplanade Avenue in Pacifica. (Pacifica Council Agenda – Prior to the April 12, 2010 Meeting)

Not visible but still actively working to stop / remediate related erosion damage are two properties to the north (left) of this view:

• 200 through 224 Palmetto Ave., Pacific View Villas, various owners. Located just to the north (left) of this view. (Notice of Pending Permit – Pacifica View Villas HOA)
• 100 Palmetto Ave., Joan Levin owner (Dollar Radio). North of Pacific View Villas. (Sampling Dollar Radio’s History)

Composite image based on photos originally published at Pacifica Riptide. Thanks to them and the photographers who retain ownership and rights to the images: The Losing Battle: Esplanade Slip Slippin’ Away.

For a complete chronology and links to many more photos see Evacuation underway at 330 Esplanade:

http://adequatebird.com/2009/12/17/evacuation-underway-at-330-esplanade/

See all of my pictures of the Esplanade crisis:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisd2006/collections/72157622920945823/

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 looked like before the balcony and patio was removed:

For a complete chronology and links to many more photos see Evacuation underway at 330 Esplanade:

http://adequatebird.com/2009/12/17/evacuation-underway-at-330-esplanade/

See all of my pictures of the Esplanade crisis:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisd2006/collections/72157622920945823/

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 the cost of a plan for the prevention, mitigation, or abatement of a geologic hazard. The loans are to be repaid by a special tax assessment on the property owners.

The City of Pacifica would create this special District, but would not have any financial responsibility for it.

Notes from Pacifica City Council’s Esplanade Study Session on February 10, 2010:

At the Esplanade Study Session on February 10th, the idea of a Geologic Hazard Assessment District was mentioned. At the time (according to my notes) it was described as a special property tax that would be used to make repairs or to remediate public property such as a street, sidewalk, gas, utilities, etc. but not parks. One of the key challenges to overcome in creating a District was isolating property proportion, i.e. charging property owners according to the benefit they require. It was said that it would require a minimum of 8 owners, though I do not know how that was determined. (See the section below listing property owners.) Bottom line: Property owners cover cost; Council votes to create the District.

I was not familiar with Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts, so I did some research. I’m not a lawyer, just a curious bystander. Anyway, here are some of my notes:

Creating the District

What is a Geologic Hazard Abatement District? It is comprised of the property owners who will BOTH benefit from the District, and pay for the District.

[26571] A district is comprised of an area specially benefited by
and subject to special assessment to pay the cost of an improvement.

Petition or Resolution. 10% or more of the property owners based on property valuation (not based on the number of owners).

[26550.5] Proceedings for the formation of a district may be
initiated by either of the following methods:
(a) A petition signed by owners of not less than 10 percent of the
real property to be included within the proposed district.
(b) By resolution of the legislative body.
A plan of control shall be attached to the petition.

Plan of Control

[] "Plan of control" means a report  prepared by an engineering
 geologist  certificated pursuant to Section 7822 of the Business and
 Professions Code or a firm of engineering geologists  which describes
 in detail a geologic  hazard, its location and the area affected
 thereby, and a plan for the prevention, mitigation,  abatement, or
 control thereof.

Enacting (or thwarting) the District

[] If it appears at the  hearing that owners of more than 50
 percent  of the assessed valuation of the proposed district object to
 the formation thereof, the legislative body shall  thereupon close the
 hearing and  direct that proceedings for the formation of a district
 be abandoned.

What the District Can Do

Levy and collect taxes

[] A district may levy and collect  assessments pursuant to this
 chapter  to pay for the cost and expenses of the maintenance and
 operation of any improvements acquired or constructed  pursuant to
 this division.

Use the money from the taxes / assessments to borrow money.

[] A district may borrow money from  or otherwise incur an
 indebtedness to  a local agency, the state, any instrumentality or
 political subdivision thereof, the federal  government, or any private
 source,  and may comply with any conditions imposed upon the
 incurring of that indebtedness.

Acquire, build and fix stuff

[] The district may:
  (a) Acquire, construct, operate, manage, or  maintain improvements
 on public or  private lands. Such improvements shall be with the
 consent of the owner, unless effected by the exercise  of eminent
 domain pursuant to  Section 26576.
  (b) Accept such  improvements undertaken by anyone.

Acquire property by eminent domain

[26576] Within the territorial limits of the  district, or for the
 purposes set  forth in this division, a district may acquire real
 property or any interest therein by eminent domain.

In addition, the District can hire staff, maintain an office, and be dissolved in various ways.

Property Owners

Following is my list of properties, but remember that by my reading the power of votes cast appear to be proportional to the assessed value of the property.

• 100 Palmetto, Joan Levin’s Dollar Radio property
• 200 through 224 Palmetto, Pacific View Villas
• 100 Esplanade, Lands End Apartments, Owned by Fowler Property Acquisitions, LLC (Gregory A. Fowler) and managed by Trinity Property Consultants, an affiliate of FPA. http://www.fpacquisitions.com/; http://www.landsendapts.com/; http://www.fftrinity.com/
• 310 and 320 Esplanade, Millard Tong
• 330 Esplanade, Farshid Samsami
• 340 Esplanade, Dennis Thomas
• 350 Esplanade, ?
• 360 and 380 Esplanade, The Bluffs at Pacifica, owned by Aimco Apartments, managed by it subsidiary Op Property Management, LLC http://www.thebluffsatpacifica.com/; http://www.aimcoapartments.com

Sources

These pages from the State Department of Conversation were quite helpful:

• Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (Public Resources Code Sec. 26500-26554, collected in one place, current as of March 2000) http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/rghm/Pages/GHAD_law.aspx
• Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (descriptive article) http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/rghm/Pages/haz_abatement.aspx

The quotes and links above were from the current code:

Current Code

From http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=prc&codebody=&hits=20

DIVISION 17. GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT  DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 1.
 DEFINITIONS  ........................................ 26500-26512
CHAPTER 2. DISTRICT FORMATION
 Article 1. Purpose  ................................. 26525
 Article 2. Lands Included  .......................... 26530-26534
 Article 3. Initiation of Proceedings  ............... 26550-26560
 Article 4. Notice and Hearing  ...................... 26561-26567
CHAPTER 2.3.
 DISTRICT DISSOLUTION  ............................... 26567.1-26567.3
CHAPTER 2.5. EMERGENCY FORMATION
 Article 1. Initiation of Proceedings ................ 26568-26568.3
 Article 2. Notice and Hearing  ...................... 26569-26569.4
 Article 3. Nature of the District  .................. 26569.5-26569.7
CHAPTER 3. NATURE AND POWERS OF THE DISTRICT
 Article 1. Nature  of the District .................. 26570-26573
 Article 2. Powers of a District  .................... 26574-26581
 Article 3. Meetings  ................................ 26582
 Article 4. Officers  ................................ 26583-26586
CHAPTER 4. FINANCES
 Article 1.  Improvement Act of 1911; Municipal Improvement
 Act of 1913; Improvement Bond Act of 1915 ........... 26587-26590
 Article 2. Financial Assistance  .................... 26591-26595
CHAPTER 5. IMPROVEMENTS .............................. 26600-26601
CHAPTER 6. MAINTENANCE ............................... 26650-26654

For a complete chronology and links to many more photos see Evacuation underway at 330 Esplanade:

http://adequatebird.com/2009/12/17/evacuation-underway-at-330-esplanade/

See all of my pictures of the Esplanade crisis:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisd2006/collections/72157622920945823/

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 how to finance (the repairs),” Rider said, citing the reason for the extension.

This extension appears to make the new deadline about Saturday July 17th.

Meanwhile previous reporting regarding 330 Esplanade that I relayed here on Adequate Bird has been clarified. According to Ryder, a set deadline has not been imposed for that owner.

For a complete chronology and links to many more photos see Evacuation underway at 330 Esplanade:

http://adequatebird.com/2009/12/17/evacuation-underway-at-330-esplanade/

See all of my pictures of the Esplanade crisis:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisd2006/collections/72157622920945823/