Folks have read our op-ed and largely agree with its premise. However, there are some who argue that people should be able to live in dangerous areas if they want to. And largely, I would tend to agree. Property rights allow people to make bad decisions or at least take […]
If there are a million houses already at risk (88,000 in San Diego alone), does it make sense to place more houses on the fire line? There is a growing consensus that we need to start limiting development in these areas, especially when there is limited ability to evacuate and […]
CalFire’s top official stating we need to stop approving projects in the CalFire designated highest risk fire hazard areas. Somehow CALFIRE San Diego/San Diego County Fire Authority’s chief Tony Mecham did not get the memo as he continues to approve projects in Very High Fire Severity Zones with major variances […]