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Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
Sincere condolences to the family of young Mr. Parker. Their grief knows no bounds right now. Property ownership is a long term investment, even corporate-owned rent mines like DP ocean. If you owned one or more of these precariously perched properties, especially if you'd owned it a decade or more, you should know that it's only a matter of a few years before they start being condemned anyway because they'll be literally falling down the cliff. Every year your liability increases, and I have no clue how they're still being insured but I know it's only getting more expensive. If the county or state or UCSB or some combination offered you a reasonable offramp you'd be wise to take it. Managing the structureless cliff edge could be done many ways, but the first step would be removing the damn buildings. Given the long string of senseless tragedies here I don't think it's a radical idea at all.
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
There are only so many resources to go around Stoner. Fund more police if you wanna go that way. In SB, they’ll have to be paid way more than they are now to recruit and retain them. The defund the police crowd will fight you on that, if they still want to. I think you’re describing a nanny state however, where we have to have fences, signs, restrictions, barricades, etc everywhere - so no one can get into trouble.
Water World: Aerial Views of Santa Barbara County Reservoirs
"Lopez" Lake (2nd pic) is of course Twitchell Reservoir. Somehow years ago I got that name wrong and occasionally switch it again. Oops. :|
Santa Barbara Family Featured in New York Times Article on Affordable House Hunting
450k in savings cry me a river. Other than a super stupid article congrats to this family for finding " affordable housing" - obviously this kind of housing is far $$$$$ out of the reach of the majority of people in Santa Barbara.
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
Sac - Good idea. Nets too. I agree that the expense is more than justifiable with the number of young lives lost this way so far. Seems like at least every 6 months someone falls and loses their life here. I think similar measures should be put in place at the train tracks too, I don’t know why they don’t monitor the tracks within city limits. Probably people being paranoid about “more surveillance” even though the tracks are basically public access private property
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
BASIC - Yes, I'm serious in my comment about the wire/fence. No need to bulldoze any property as the ocean will eventually reclaim the land. Nothing done to make the area safe so far has worked, so why not try chain link and concertina wire as I suggested? I don't see many people trying to crawl through the wire on the ground, up the fence and through the wire above the fence. Do you? Do you have a better suggestion?
Earth Day History in Santa Barbara
Should be every day.
Carbajal Announces 2024 Women of the Year Award Winners
Congratulations!
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
I'm reminded that a surprisingly high number of deaths in the Grand Canyon are from men losing their balance while urinating over the edge of the canyon rim.
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
A four foot fence that is not easy to climb should be enough to make it clear that it is a boundary that should not be crossed. Post some signs showing stick people tumbling off a cliff. I resist the notion that we have to thwart adults that choose to ignore obvious barriers.
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
STONER - not a bad idea. This may be an expensive problem to fix, but with the regularity of these tragic deaths (and injuries), I think most (hopefully) agree it's worth it. Sensors, safety nets below the cliff line, unclimbable but yet not view-disruptive fencing, all these are possibilities I think. It will take money, probably a lot, but I'd gladly see my tax dollars go to help fix this. Something needs to be done.
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
Thoughts and prayers to this (probably young) man’s family and friends. Unfortunately, if concertina wire doesn’t stop amphibious landings, it won’t stop drunk college kids. I think totally refining the area and building a system blending technology and physical barriers would be the only solution, but razor wire will just lead to kids getting pricked and stuck painfully. Cameras and sensors plus a fence, and personnel ready to rapidly respond to sensor trips could be a solution. There are enough cops in IV to station one or two on DP at all times
Airport Noise Working Group Applications Being Accepted
Good luck with this! Hopefully they're able to achieve some result for those who are upset about the noise of an airport they chose to live near.
Undiagnosed Autism in Teens and Adults Can Lead to Mental Health Issues
This is awesome! So glad we have this resource in our community.
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
Are these suicides or drug problems, or what. Fences can be built which are very difficult to climb, if not impossible. Tear down structures and you have even more cliffs.
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
Of course, no one said build a 40' fence. I'm think DOULIE is being sarcastic. I can see a move to condemn properties if deemed unsafe. When patios are crumbling with the eroding cliffs, I'd think that's unsafe, but that's not universally happening along DP. If young adults are falling and dying, it's still dangerous, but what more can a property owner do? If the fencing is found to be inadequate, they should be liable. It's a known hazard. Again though, is that what's happening? Not sure. Buying out the owners and razing the cliff-side homes is drastic, but unless they're not fundamentally unsafe for habitation (eg, patios falling down cliffs, etc), I don't see that happening.
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
Unreal last couple comments - I thought they were a joke actually. No, they’re serious. Let’s bulldoze the properties, and build a 40’ fence!? Wow.
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
HENRY - thanks for the data, that's interesting. Seems like this is a bigger problem on residential properties. Question is, how do we stop this? The fences they have don't seem to work. Maybe we require more sturdy, unclimbable fences? Nets below the cliff line of properties on these blocks?
Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff
Pretty simple Make it mandatory that the building owners be liable for these numerous, unnecessary deaths As soon as it starts costing the owners and property managers millions for each death, you'll see safety measures suddenly popping up Ez pz
Dos Pueblos High School News Teams Shine as Best in the Nation
Way to go, DPNews! A bunch of great kids there!