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They applied to the Coastal Commission, asking to build a 257-foot concrete sea wall. “Up until that storm we had no problems,” Skinner said. “It was a gorgeous place to be. I always felt I ...

He said the point is to make the top of water-facing barrier 12ft above sea level, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the wall itself is 12 feet tall. “People say, ‘a sea wall.’ We already ...

Many homes around Collins Cove and the Willows neighborhood were flooded when one of the sea walls failed. Streets turned into rivers, and basements were under several feet of water. Zack ...