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It will soon become harder to develop many properties in San Diego due to growing evidence that the Rose Canyon earthquake fault, which runs beneath the city, is larger and more active than scientists once thought.
The California Geological Survey is creating regulatory fault zones where developers of residential, commercial and public buildings may be required to show that their projects do not sit on top of active faults or are located a safe distance away from such systems.
The zones, which are expected to be adopted this summer, are part of the so-called Alquist-Priolo Act, which is meant to minimize the sort of death and destruction that can occur when an earthquake ruptures the Earth’s surface.
Danger posed by earthquake fault will lead to some tighter building restrictions, including in La Jolla
The state is creating new regulatory zones to protect people against the Rose Canyon fault.
It will soon become harder to develop many properties in San Diego, including La Jolla, due to growing evidence that the Rose Canyon earthquake fault, which runs beneath the city, is larger and more active than scientists once thought.
About 7,000 parcels in and around La Jolla, Old Town, San Diego International Airport and downtown San Diego will be placed in new regulatory fault zones.
The California Geological Survey is creating the fault zones where developers of residential, commercial and public buildings may be required to show that their projects do not sit on top of active faults or are located a safe distance from such systems.
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Big projects aimed at stemming the toxic sewage flowing from Tijuana into Imperial Beach and the surrounding region are on the horizon and that’s a welcome development.
But any such improvements come with a nagging question based on historical experience: How long will this fix last?
Cross-border pollution has been a problem for the better part of a century and has defied past efforts to solve it. It’s not that previous actions didn’t help. Some did, and they greatly diminished the health and environmental threat and reduced beach closures.
But as Tijuana grew, so did the polluted discharges and those facilities built to handle them eventually became overwhelmed. That perhaps has never more been the case than in recent years, as the border city has boomed and its crumbling infrastructure has failed to keep up.
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From homemade bread to tins of biscuits, the parishioners of the Arklow, Inch and Kilbride parishes have been finding unique ways to welcome their new rector, Rev Arthur Barrett.
The Covid-19 pandemic and the current public health guidelines mean the congregation and the local community cannot say hello to the new rector and his family at this moment as they would have liked. Instead, parishioners and the community have found creative ways to make the new arrivals feel at home.
Speaking to this paper, Rev Arthur said he had received many cards and messages since his move to Arklow. We are delighted with the warm welcome. People have been very good and sent cards, letters and good wishes even though we haven t been able to meet. People have offered simple gestures. We found a tin of biscuits and a card on our doorstep one day. Someone else left marmalade and a loaf of fresh homemade bread. Simple things, but they are ways of making us feel welcome, even if we are not able to meet