Pacifica Riptide

Calif. Senate Punts on SB 810 Health Care; Single Payer Fights On

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Six Democrats broke ranks and voted like Republicans (2 NO and 4 abstain). The fight is NOT over. We will mount a response to this irresponsible representation!

Good article on One Care
http://californiaonecare.org/sb-810-killed-on-the-california-senate-floor/

On Maplight and over the last 4 years:
http://maplight.org/california/legislator

Calderon:
Insurance - $165,000
Pharma - $80K
Health Professionals - $37K

Correa:
Insurance - $150K
Pharma - $110K
Health Professionals - $89K

Padilla:
Insurance - $137K
Health Professionals - $105K
Pharma - $67K


Rubio:
Health Professionals - $94K
Insurance - $36K

Vargas:
Insurance - $115K
Health Professionals - $46K
Pharma - $28K

Wright:
Insurance - $87K
Pharma - $45K
Health Professionals - $43K

Pacifica Beach Coalition: Party Photos, Ongoing Projects

Thank you for making our first Party on the Point such an awesome, fun event. 

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See you at the next Party on the Point. If you would like to do more for Earth Day and help with the planning process, please join us at our Earth Day Stakeholder meeting and/or our next Pacifica Beach Coalition (PBC) meeting on February 9 from 6 to 8 p.m., Pacifica Library, Hilton Way and Palmetto, Sharp Park. We need your help with logistics, media outreach, celebration, data entry, and more. Bring your talents and have fun with an awesome bunch of people.
 
L Y N N . A D A M S
Pacifica Beach Coalition, President
650.355.1668 Office
415.309.5856 Cell
Surf Movie - Chasing the Swell - February 25
Earth Day - April 21
Monthly cleanups at three beaches: pacificabeachcoalition.org

The Lighted Desert

Saguaro cactus in holiday lights, Scottsdale, Arizona (Sherri Shafer)

Sick of Pacifica's Wimpy Winter Weather? Try Living in the Snow

 

Gotta Go

Blueseed: Seasteading Project Aims to Be Offshore Biz Incubator

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Team Gearhead Cleans Up San Pedro Creek

Daniel Blake, Justin Olsen, Michael Olsen, John Dolan, Anders Chippendale, Liam Miller, and Matt McPhail show off their haul.

Michael Olsen carries debris from San Pedro Creek.

North Fork of San Pedro Creek as it is today.
 
STORY AND PHOTOS BY IAN BUTLER
 
San Pedro Creek in Linda Mar drains Pacifica’s most extensive watershed. Clean water runs off the pristine slopes of Montara Mountain, creating ideal steelhead spawning habitat in San Pedro Valley Park on the middle and south forks. Fingerling rainbow trout still swim in the Sanchez fork behind St. Edmund's Church. But the neglected north fork is the creek's abused stepchild.
 
Paved over decades ago to build homes, streets, and schools, this steelhead paradise was reduced to a hidden network of concrete tunnels. The water now passes through miles of these tunnels before finally being exposed to dirt and daylight in the dense thicket behind Park Mall, adjacent to the site of the proposed assisted-living facility.
 
Recently, while Councilmember Mary Ann Nihart was given a tour of the area, a tremendous amount of litter and debris was found clogging the creek where it emerges from the tunnels. Matt McPhail, owner of nearby Gearhead Bicycles, offered to organize a cleanup with a group of kids from Team Gearhead.
 
So on Saturday, January 14, the kids arrived by car, bike, and unicycle, three even decking themselves out in full wetsuits, complete with abalone knives hanging from their belts. They quickly went to work, some scouring the creek for debris, others rigging up a rope system for pulling larger items up the steep bank. A few hours later they had hauled up an impressive collection of junk, including a mattress, two shopping carts, an old car tire, and—ironically—a rusted bicycle. Parents who knows what it’s like to get their kids to clean their rooms would have to be impressed with the effort these kids put into cleaning up a neglected waterway.
 
The north fork’s problems remain, including unnaturally high water flows, erosion, and pollution from paint, oil, detergent, and coliform bacteria, but on this day it was the beneficiary of hard work by an enthusiastic group of kids learning to care for the environment.

What Goes On Late at Night in a Bookstore

 

Pacifica School Volunteers Fundraising Campaign

Unfortunately, the K-8 School Success Workshop scheduled for Tuesday, January 31 at 7 p.m. must be postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will reschedule the workshop in the spring. Watch for details in this space from Pacifica School Volunteers. Meanwhile, please support our fundraising campaign.

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Missing At-Risk Person

The Daly City Police Department request that citizens please be on the lookout for missing person Jaeson Chong, last seen Thursday, January 19 at 2 a.m. at 158 Crestwood Drive. Jaeson, 66 years old, suffered a stroke and cannot communicate. He was last seen wearing a blue jacket and tan pants. He is 5'5" and 160 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. Jaeson walks the area and is believed to be on foot with no money or ID. Residents should check their property and call 911 if the missing person is located or seen earlier in the area.

Deputy Kovach, OES17, San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.