Watch: Pacifica Coastal Erosion Oct 1st 2022

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Pacifica Coastal Erosion 10.1.22
In parts of the Bay Area, officials have already retreated from some parts of the coast, removing homes from cliffs that have eroded and areas that have flooded. San Francisco is taking steps to move the Great Highway away from Ocean Beach because erosion is eating away at the earth beneath it. Houses and apartments in Pacifica, south of the city, were declared uninhabitable as cliffs that supported them gave way to erosion.
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[@sirferr8902]

When the ‘89 quake hit 3 friends and I were surfing Cornholes (south end of Ocean Beach SF) and the very first thing I remember happening was a huge dirt cloud further south down the beach. I hollered at the boys to bring attention while pointing out that there wasn’t any sound- like construction noise or blasting- nothing. Immediately the most high strung buddy of mine started repeating “EARTHQUAKE! EARTHQUAKE!” with his normally red face becoming even more red. SlowDude figured he was done and said he was going in and that’s right about the time we noticed the smoke coming from the Marina District (SF). I went in next and by the time I reached the beach SlowDude was in a full sprint straight at me furiously explaining how IT WAS an earthquake and that the Bay Bridge had collapsed, the World Series at Candlestick Park (Giants vs. A’s) was called off and on and on. While getting dressed numerous cars would pull in to the old parking lot that used to be there asking us for one thing- gas,as all of the stations were shutting down. Driving back home my buddy and I were arguing over where to get gas as I was basically on empty and didn’t want to run out on the fwy and was gonna stop at the BP station on Sneath Blvd./280…while he was saying just push it dude you’ll make it- that gas station won’t be open. As captain I made the decision to go to the BP where not only were they open and operational so we could get gas, but we also watched as Jose Canseco pulled in directly across from us after bailing the WS. Also used to live on Hilton Dr. and worked for the local towing company in town as well- excellent video thanks for the memories Bruddah!

[@maxbang1813]

Ooopsie

[@dennisnickoloff1723]

I was driving west towards Richmond on the new 580 construction. Highway ended and traffic had to exit before the bridge. As I was pulling off at the ramp the earthquake hit. My van was bouncing and I thought a wheel was falling off (until I stopped) 😮 😂😂😂

[@SnowPink90]

Wow what an experience!!

[@karentate9114]

Great memories. Mother Nature does not mess around. Check out the devastation in Ft Myers FL from hurricane Ian few weeks ago. The sea is something to respect and visit, not to build on. S.Eastern shore of lake Michigan is washing away too. Fantastic drone pic, thanks, good story.

[@brentcook2261]

I remember the '89 Loma Prieta Earthquake like it was yesterday. I was in Campbell having happy hour with a friend at Khartoums. I was the first to run outside. I turned back and watched people pouring out of the bar. Do you remember those old V8 commercials where people were walking sideways but they didn't fall over? I saw that in real life.

[@martymahem236]

When people choose to live or build on the edge of a coastline that has been deteriorating for centuries, they have no one to blame when the inevitable happens but themselves.

[@alitloff]

But everyone else, regardless of where they live, will pay for it in the form of higher insurance premiums.

[@mofamba]

I don’t know, that tent shanty is pretty sweet though..

[@Campzzyzx]

Why do I get the feeling you use pronouns?

[@87clits]

@@mofamba I hope they fall off into the ocean.

[@87clits]

@@Campzzyzx lol

[@sheilamcneil2022]

Wow! I lived in Pacifica with my family until I was 12. We moved to Napa California in 1975. I can’t believe how much erosion has taken place. We used to play on the beach in Pacific Manor, it’s not there anymore!😞 Thanks for sharing, it took me back in time!

[@leesmith7727]

1978 I moved from Sonoma to Pacifica when I turned 12. The video got a glance of the apt. I lived in by the pier. The beach looks nothing like it used to. There was this jut of land that divided the beach. When the tide came in about 4:30pm it was impassable. My dad said if I found myself trapped, I would need to climb this rickety looking wooden stairs up a cliff that led to a house whose deck had to be propped up as the land had eroded. He said that house was coming down and he was right. One night some friends and I hung out on the end of the pier during a storm. They didn't lock the pier back then. Some of the waves reached the top pushing the water through the drain holes. On the weekends Asian families camped on that pier fishing. My dad caught a baby shark once. He also caught a sea gull as there so many seagulls and pelicans hoping for a handout. Over by Oceana High School there was a military pill box that looked over the coast line. When the weather got warmer, late May or June, people brought their brightly colored sail boats out. Yeah, Pacifica was a beautiful place to have experienced.

[@mariangrimsdell1112]

@@leesmith7727 just curious was the sand all black and grey back then or was it white because it looks like an oil tanker has leaked oil onto the beach ?

[@sheilamcneil2022]

@@mariangrimsdell1112 Good morning Marian, The sand was gray, definitely not white.

[@leesmith7727]

@@mariangrimsdell1112 It was a dirty beach. Kelp lined where the water reached. The smell of kelp and fish combined with the cold salty fog was present much of the year. This section of beach was not a tourist destination so no one went out of their way to clean it up. Dare I say that Sharp Park was a poor area of town? Back then there was more beach then there is today. We were wading around the 3 set of legs on the pier. I wasn't allowed to swim as the waves and tide were unpredictable and the only time I saw the waves reach the road was that storm I mentioned. The sanitation area was located just down the street from the pier. They had a pipe that extended into the water years prior to dump processed sewage but when I lived there it wasn't used. A huge seal got beached one time on that side of the beach. My dad warned me not to get close because he could move quicker that me on the sand. This beach was definitely alive with barnacles, Muscles, starfish and sand crabs. Occasionally a jellyfish would wash ashore.

[@mariangrimsdell1112]

@@leesmith7727 thanks that explains a lot because I was horrified thinking are things that bad on our planet 🌎 re pollution, it’s difficult to know exactly what is going on Re climate change etc, so many diverse opinions out there .

[@mattbosley3531]

What really amazes me when I watch footage like this is that I remember when it would have taken a helicopter and a professional video camera to get this video. Now anyone can get it with a drone. People seem to forget that, no matter how many amazing things we can do, we can't hold back nature. Not permanently, at any rate. Nothing lasts forever. The people in Fort Myers and on Sanibel Island have learned that the hard way.

[@JinzoCrash]

Even erosion this drastic can be thwarted, were one to launch a money cannon at it. There's clever technological ways to do so. It's just... not cost effective.

[@JC-fy6fy]

Very bold and courageous of you to speak truth like that when everyone who invested everything to say they live there is in utter denial and S H O C K.

[@jonathankleinow2073]

My grandma, who lives on Sanibel, finally made it back to see what's left of her house today. There isn't much. She'll take what she can get from insurance and move off the island. I find the contrast between the Pacific and Gulf Coasts interesting. Pacifica is being slowly eaten away, but there hasn't (yet?) been one catastrophic storm to wipe it all out in one fell swoop. On the Gulf, everything feels serene and calm until one day it's all washed away. But ten years from now, most of it will be rebuilt, even wealthier than before. I don't know how many times people will rebuild before they decide it isn't worth the hassle.

[@paulthesoundguy1]

This is not footage. THIS IS A VIDEO FILE. DIGITAL AGE😁😁😁😁

[@francesmcstay]

I stayed at a place in Shelter Cove, CA that was right on the edge of a cliff. The ocean view from the balcony was stunning. Before we left I told the owner, "You know this is going to tumble down the cliff one day." She said, very matter-of-factly, "I know".

[@FlyinCameras]

Here? kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4rJmYGFqLiNosk

[@francesmcstay]

@@FlyinCameras YES!

[@solohoh]

Silence is eloquence

[@johntaylor4817]

This was my town for 30 years. Moved away 6 years ago. The cliff in the early part if this video in front of Lands End condos extended at least 100 yards or more from where it is now. I read somewhere that erosion along the coast avgs. 1 ft per year so if the land extends 100 yards you might think you're safe for 300 years. However erosion isn't uniform and 20 ft can go in one winter storm.

[@hollyr.1139]

I lived at Lands End from '98-'01, two buildings back from what was then a good-size, grassy park -- a place with an ocean view that I found the weekend of a Fog Festival when there was no fog. Once at the park, I saw a cat spend a whole day waiting for a gopher to come out of a hole! Almost every day after work, I took the long wooden staircase (long gone) from the top to the beach to walk, looking for different colors of beach glass allegedly washed down from an old dump in Daly City -- though even then there were bricks, fragments of linoleum and other reminders of homes that had crashed down to the beach. I'll always consider it a privilege to have lived in that beautiful place that's being claimed by the sea.

[@johntaylor4817]

@@hollyr.1139 I used to walk along the path there at lands end and walk down that staircase to the beach. The city put in a lot of effort creating that staircase only to have it washed away. I owned a house on farralon overlooking this very spot

[@johnmartin2079]

Right on brother for hanging till the end

[@dcpack]

That is why depending on "average" status is pointless. Average temperature, average wages, etc. Meaningless in reality.

[@b.st.allnatures6268]

What is this country..I guess New Zealand or Australia..Thank you.

[@phyllisburrell8661]

Can't stop Mother Nature, erosion is crazy but beautiful at the same time. Thanks for the update. Great footage and good music, fitting.

[@michaeljcarneyjr.6187]

Nor Father Time.

[@angela1984a]

This process has been accelerated by Man-Made Global Warming. And we the humans behind Man-Made Global Warming can start doing something about our Green House Gas Emissions...

[@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii2458]

Rich people living on the coastal area in my state tried to spend tax dollars to stop the erosion. The fight between rich people and poor people living in inland areas broke out.

[@garethwest9069]

Who is "Mother Nature"?

[@chucky6367]

@Master_Misanthrope Look what they're building on, just sand.

[@ForeverChanged7]

Pacifica is wild and beautiful. One can admire but building on that ground can't and should not be done. I appreciate it just as it is.

[@mikejohn0088]

God gives you just so much time.....hide or ride it.

[@susanharris5926]

@@mikejohn0088 God has nothing to do with this. It's all erosion processes which can take years and years OR happen asap with a good storm or the right amount of saturation. Paula Baker is right. You need a head examination to build near these cliff edges.

[@mikejohn0088]

@@susanharris5926 --I stated: God gives YOU just so much time. I said zero about erosion and its consequences. If YOU have the money and the desire to live there that's up to YOU to decide with the time YOU have here.

[@susanharris5926]

@@mikejohn0088 The time these buildings have is not a God given thing. Its a geophysical deal. If you build or move onto such terrain you have as much time there as the geology and weather allows not God. You may be lucky and die before erosion takes its toll, or you may not but the time you have may be cut short by a sudden landslide.

[@primrosereceptionist611]

Having grown up over the hill in SSF, I have witnessed the constant erosion of those cliffs. The cliffs are nothing more than ancient packed sand. Only a fool would build anywhere near the cliff edge.

[@Godsforever1]

it does look like sand from far in the video, and I can't understand why people and businesses are not running already from there... those houses and cars parked right at the cliff can disappear in a moment

[@carlmorgan8452]

Bible says the same thing, a fool builds on sand

[@marietjiehildebrandt1324]

watching from South Africa.....i can always feel how much you love your coastline. Your footage is stunning. Lovely to continue following you and compare old footage to the latest. sea level rise is relentless, inch by inch

[@canisamator7937]

Stunning footage! I live in SF & used to walk my dogs on that beach by the condos all the time & wondered if that trail was still there. Pacifica is such a gem!

[@williaml.baptiste3597]

The cliffs in that area for years have been sliding into the sea. Been that way since the 60s' when I first saw them, and it will continue. The WW-II Pill-Box in the Devil's Slide area in the 70s' was set back on the flats at one time when you could walk around it and the drop-off was 30/40 yards away, and now beginning to hang over. People have paid dearly for property the Real-estate crooks sold knowing they could make a fortune from those who would not know better, and the city council who allowed it.

[@richardg1426]

Like building in floodplains ! I think its more fun to visit and hike around !

[@jerrysanders9101]

The real estate crooks are fellow elites..they are all leftists and they have big time insurance.. I have no sympathy for WEF supporters.

[@michaelteel4917]

It's been doing it for a hell of a lot longer than that . Hahaha Hahaha.

[@angela1984a]

This process has been accelerated by Man-Made Global Warming. And we the humans behind Man-Made Global Warming can start doing something about our Green House Gas Emissions...

[@dougthegreat1808]

STOP BLAMING THE ESTABLISHMENT. BTW isn't you people who put democrat crooks in control of your state??? People have to be personally responsible for their stupid real estate choices. Vis a vi your politicians.....

[@WASF2024]

Gorgeous video. I lived in Pacifica from 1999-2020 and miss the ocean so much. Big sea level rise from the Greenland ice sheet and Antarctic glaciers are coming sooner than expected...so tragic. Same thing happening on the coast of Oregon.

[@ssansu]

I lived there 2000-2004. People in SF didn't consider it a desirable place to live because it was cold and windy and extremely foggy. I loved it.

[@bluepearlgirl-emelie]

That house that is sitting on the edge (on Palmetto dr.), my brother used to live there. He rented a room from the lady that owned the property. It used to be the radio station. When he lived there in the mid-late 90's there was probably more than 200 feet of land in front of the house (actually in back of the house but leading to the ocean). It is so crazy to see that in 30 years the house is in danger of sliding off now too. I guess that is the risk one takes when living on the edge of the world! I hope it gets that cliffside stabilized so they don't lose the house. It is truly a piece of Pacifica's history!

[@sheilan6235]

Love this, thank you! I’ve been fascinated by this ever since I ran across the first video years ago. It’s sad but interesting to see how the edges are still being eaten away. The pier is looking dirty and derelict like there’s no maintenance on it anymore.

[@FlyinCameras]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jonbaker3728]

Who could have guessed that ocean front cliffs erode? All that prime real estate losing value while across the street is gaining value, for another 40 years, then the street collapses and the value drops again and another street back increases.

[@rebekkad.2092]

Our son worked at the Pacifica Nursing Home so we have been paying attention to this for some time. It's sad that people will lose their homes.

[@davewardell5616]

The music was a lovely fit. I live in Pacifica and I got to see parts I will never get to.

[@jKLa]

The large vacant lots at 5:40 are where apartments once stood untill a few years ago when they ended up overhanging the cliffs after a storm and were declared uninhabitable.

[@Legna1826]

Mom: “Why don’t you go play in the back yard Billy!” Billy: “What back yard?"

[@xyzct]

The San Andreas fault passes directly through this zone, so the rock is brecciated (crushed). Hence the lack of slope stability.

[@failyourwaytothetop]

Technical terms, slope stability and brecciated. Are you a geologist?

[@xyzct]

@@failyourwaytothetop, geophysicist.

[@dongilliland9067]

Pacifica is beautiful. About 20 years ago, I had the pleasure of working there as an AT&T maintenance tech from Oceanside. My memories were actually from the other side of PCH, where the views were amazing, this neighborhood that I frequented was at least 500' above coast highway with commanding views of the area. I had to use 1st gear in my rickety old tower truck to make it up the super steep hill but WOW, the view was worth it. Unfortunately, I would then have to go back down that same steep hill afterwards, all the way wondering if my brakes would hold out.

[@icysurfer1]

Crespi Dr.

[@thatplace1]

Very comprehensive video of the Pacifica area. 👍 Thanks for the update. There are some changes. Very steady view so seems like it was a good flying day. Thanks and all the best🤠

[@richardg1426]

This is a Earthquake zone too ! that house on the edge is not a place I would live !

[@MoparMan1320]

Lived on the west coast my whole life....and watched people build in the most ridiculous of places. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes (enjoyed the flight & music very much, thank you!!).

[@barbarabeard6017]

CA here. So sad to see this much but we knew in the 60s and before. I expected a lot more along coast in So Cal. But this is heartbreaking. Thank you for the high quality video and very relevant music. Beautifully told.

[@davidd7042]

Great video. I always wondered about the extent of the erosion and this gives a great view of it. Depending on severity of winter storms there seem to be dozens of homes that will be gone in 5-15 years.

[@cathyblankenship5824]

Around 2001 we camped at that RV park to get away from the Central Calif summer heat. We went there many times up until 2013. We noticed the prime parking area had crumbled away.

[@jangele]

Wow! I lived near SF State off of 19th Ave growing up and my parents used to take us to Pacifica to walk on the beach, that was 50 years ago. Enjoyed the video as it brings back so many good memories. So sad how much erosion has occurred and even sadder to see how derelict some of the homes have become but why sink money into something that is going to be claimed by the sea eventually.

[@andydufresne5297]

I lived in South San Francisco in the 60s. (Moved away when I was a teenager toward the end of the 60s.) . SSF was foggy, but I think Pacifica was even foggier. We occasionally went there to see the ocean--and I seem to remember a group of us having a small bonfire and maybe food at some point.. But mostly what I remember now is how very cold it was!

[@sarahstrong7174]

The thing is you can buy some of these places near cliff edges very cheaply indeed, on the provisio that you do not sleep there on nights a storm might be due in. A friend of mine bought a place for about 1/30th of what would be the normal price & was able to stay there for most of 10 years before he was instructed to evacuate. An amazing old cottage with brilliant sea views that otherwise he would never have the chance to experience. He knew he would never be able to sell it & knew he would only have limited time there. Also whenever a bad storm was due he had to go along a path & sleep in his car. But in the summers it was great for him & his friends. They had times they will never forget.

[@andydufresne5297]

I lived in South San Francisco in the 60s, about a 10 minute drive from Pacifica. (Moved away when I was a teenager toward the end of the 60s.) SSF was foggy, but I think Pacifica was even foggier. We occasionally went there to see the ocean--and I seem to remember a group of us having a small bonfire and food for some event.... But mostly what I remember now is how cold it was!

[@miriamrodriguez5021]

We bought a house in Pacifica in 1972. We only lived there for 5 years. We now live in San Diego area. We kept the house in Pacifica because it’s our first home. And we love Pacifica! ❤

[@sorola]

The dancing waves, invincible wind and calming music serenades through the beauty and danger of nature.

[@rickstandal626]

I CAN REMEMBER IN THE 50'S WHEN THEY STARTED BUILDING ON THE CLIFFS THEY WERE TOLD ONE DAY YOUR HOME WILL BE ON THE BEACH. SO HERE WE ARE ONE DAY.

[@marvicty]

There used to be a beach directly north of the pier, I remember a few Striper runs on the beach. Ever since that promenade was built and the rip rap was dumped at it's base, the erosion process was accelerated further north by the now demolished apartments.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Bad zoning the homes were built with a short shelf life. Happens in Nantucket island as well.

[@FloridaFlipFlops]

Hello from Naples, Florida. Awesome views of the erosion in the coast. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@angela1984a]

This process has been accelerated by Man-Made Global Warming. And we the humans behind Man-Made Global Warming can start doing something about our Green House Gas Emissions...

[@-oiiio-3993]

Lived in _Wonderful Nipples on the Gulf_ from 1980 - 1982.

[@musicalSFCat]

This is such a great aerial video along the Pacifica coastline. Beautiful piano work/music as well. Some of the highlights of my youth was after my parents bought a small home in the Manor area (Miller Ave.) back in August of '75. It was finally nice to leave a pretty rough area of San Francisco, be less than a mile from the ocean till '86. My uncle use to have a girlfriend back in the '70s that lived in one of the two complexes which was demolished few years ago (by the stairs). It's fascinating, yet sad how fast the coastline has eroded since those magical years of past.

[@southernbreeze3278]

having that tent on the cliff would be really cool, until it wasn't

[@28th_St_Air]

Except for all the trash they are building up (black trash bags)and will likely not remove to where the bags will break and scatter their crap everywhere.

[@timhazeltine3256]

@@28th_St_Air Yes. Both types of crap.

[@johnboy425]

Too bad they're leaving such a huge pile of trash all around them !! Fucking pigs !!

[@AthenaSchroedinger]

I've been so hoping for an update video. Thank you so much for sharing it.

[@davidlowe6241]

Great video, thank you for the update . you've improved your Technique, and flying ability.

[@mysterycambodia]

Great video I'm watching it in Phnom Penh Cambodia 🇰🇭

[@massivecumshot]

I always made an attempt to stay in Pacifica any time I was near SFO. Love the town and the coast views are some of the most beautiful in the US. I see homelessness is there too - that aqua tent on the cliffside shows you the depths people will go to in order to find a space to be. So sad the home prices make CA unreachable to most working class folks. Good luck to the people there, but time is not on your side.

[@kimberhood9216]

Love these videos. Those storms must be so powerful to erode so much land. I’ve never been here during a storm but would love to some day. Gray days at the beach are so mystical and magical.🦋

[@angela1984a]

This process has been accelerated by Man-Made Global Warming. And we the humans behind Man-Made Global Warming can start doing something about our Green House Gas Emissions...

[@FlyinCameras]

This day was 18 - 20' surf. Big as a house. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aITdZYmKfrSFosU

[@FlyinCameras]

This was a storm breaking everything. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIquh6CZiZt8jJo

[@danstrayer111]

it does not have to be a storm. These are largely unconsolidated deposits, they will slough off from thermal cycling, even moderate rain,, or earth movement.

[@davidd7042]

Make a point to go during a storm. The power of the ocean crashing by the pier is literally awesome.

[@deniserios4651]

Lived in Pacifica for about 15 yrs haven't been back since early 80's 😊 Still love it there I have a life long friend that lives there ❤😊

[@drbichat]

In Lima, Peru, there coastline is very similar. In the 1960s, a large number of jetties were constructed along the coast and that not only stopped the erosion, but the sand deposits increased the size of the beaches. Now there are sandy beaches where in the past it was just rocks

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Smart move. For some reasons Americans and British are thinking that you should do nothing. They are very defeatist.

[@skylark1250]

Part of the problem is builders only think of the great beauty and close proximity to the rugged California coast and don’t think about how fragile the ecology has become from erosion and storms. And earthquakes! These homes will eventually be in the sea. No one should be allowed to build this close to the sea. Great video.

[@simoneleles5209]

Thanks for the update!❤️ Incredible...😔

[@angela1984a]

This process has been accelerated by Man-Made Global Warming. And we the humans behind Man-Made Global Warming can start doing something about our Green House Gas Emissions...

[@sphinxtheeminx]

This is so sad - losing a home is a terrible thing. Best wishes to those affected.

[@bgregg55]

Same is happening here in Oregon. People want the view but fighting mother nature is a fool's errand.

[@BigLisaFan]

A couple in the UK had been renting out their 2 million GBP house on the sea side. Now the cliff has gotten so close the house is worthless and is going to be demolished.

[@uptone12111]

Its amazing to see and that theres a mobile home park and salvage yards with an ocean view with how expensive real estate is there

[@christineboles2848]

Thanks! Thanks! I’m now a city council member for this northern section of Pacifica and I so appreciate your documentation of our bluffs? There’s been more erosion since this video, I hope you can come back soon!

[@FlyinCameras]

Thank you and I have a drone loaded to go. Just waiting on a break in the weather.

[@christineboles2848]

@@FlyinCameras fabulous, thank you so much!

[@wendysuePNW]

Garbage along the cliffs?! So disrespectful. 💔

[@SnowPink90]

Great Video!! I’d never live that close to water, it’s so unpredictable. If I’m a 20-30min drive away from the beach, that’s fine by me. I’ve seen too many videos of freak storms that cause havoc on a coastline. They can have it but then they can lose everything too.

[@atatterson6992]

Must be pretty tough living that way. I truly feel sorry for you... God Bless

[@SnowPink90]

@@atatterson6992 Why feel sorry for me? I’m safe and my house is safe from water. I absolutely love the ocean but I respect it too. Nothings wrong with living inland a bit. I live 15-20mins from at least 4-5 beaches and one park that’s on the ocean. It’s a win-win situation. I’m a very fortunate person to live where I live.

[@westcoast9651]

Video that sends shivers down my spine ... I am on the other side of the planet, in France on the edge of the Gulf of Morbihan where I built my house in 1994. Where at the highest tides the sea rose is exceeded of more than 50 cm, the hedges of the houses burn because their roots are gnawed by the sea salt which penetrates in depth. I've seen more change in 30 years than any previous generation.It’s high time to act if it's not already too late 😬

[@apocalips8008]

Changes to the climate, continental drift, erosion, mass extinctions etc have been happening for billions of years.... long before humans ever existed, and will continue to do so long after we have gone....

[@TheLookingOne]

I used to get these views by paragliding along Pacifica CA. The cliff has cut so near to the old women's brick home that was the farthest north. The two-story apartment complex that we used as an extension of the cliff is now long gone. The sand dunes and nearby coffee shop was a nice stop to recharge. Kids at the trailer park had a grand time when we flew by. Several of us flew over the pier and came back part way but had to land out near the shore. Nobody was able to fly over the pier and then all the way back to The Dumps.

[@Youcanttouchmyhandle]

It is amazing to be on a planet that is moving and transforming and being a part of it. There are scary parts but at the same time it is awe inspiring to watch the earth and nature . Stay safe Much love from Australia 💖✌️

[@demef758]

It's not like planet Earth operates "in a vacuum." There's that big bright yellow ball in the daytime sky that plays a part in the evolution, too.

[@bluemeanie6395]

@@demef758 huh? space is vacuum

[@spinsandneedles]

Excellent camera work. That is one stable drone. Thanks for flying over my old apartment building which I have shown in a couple of my videos. There is nothing like living on the cliffs. Speaking of which I was surprised to see the tent and trash bags. I thought I saw a tent high up on San Bruno Mountain but then I thought maybe it was something else. I guess one could say camping is really taking off.

[@smartliving4464]

Yes, the trash bags at 2:15 were a big surprise to me also, always sad to see this sort of disrespect in such a beautiful area, hopefully that tent is actually being used by someone.

[@wasabiginger6993]

Interesting as I grew up in the 50-60’s Malibu and remember homes perched on sandstone cliffs along PCH about to slide down into PCH due to rain erosion. It’s all so beautiful even on a cold grey day.

[@killtheorangeclown7883]

Who are you??

[@dayzemae9015]

Thank you, this was a treat to watch.

[@josephwilson4074]

I'm a 40 year contractor on the Oregon coast, we push mother nature and when shit happens, we wonder why!

[@danstrayer111]

I don't wonder why at all. One look at the composition of that exposure should tell anyone it's not good.

[@lilareed3288]

Grew up in linda mar area, most of these buildings were not there.

[@tdrdronesebikesandscooters8377]

Thanks for the update

[@cheningonzales]

Hello, from Dublin, CA! I've been intrigued with the crumbling cliffs of Pacifica for the past decade. Your videos and drone expertise are so dope! I even got a little lightheaded going over the pier. Great video! Such a sad situation for people who've lost their homes. 🙏 I hope you continue to do updates. Thank you so much for doing what you do! 🌊 📹

[@WeggieQueen2005]

It's heartbreaking. These people worked so hard to live in their dream location and now it's either gone, or will be. Sw FL is in ruins due to hurricane ian. it's so tragic. Hardworking men and women work their whole lives to live at the beach, and then Mother Nature says, "No, I don't think so..." and throws earthquakes and storms at us.

[@musicalSFCat]

The first wave of homes effected along the Daly City/Pacifica coastline eroding was back in the early '80s. Few were moved/relocated to vacant lots nearby, most had to be demolished. A high school friend neighbor's house across the street was torn down in the Manor area, not far from the post office. At the rate of ice glazers melting, planet warming trend...will only escalate the rate, speed of coastlines eroding globally. 💨💥

[@markholroyde9412]

"So dope"...ugh, fkn thick Americans

[@cheningonzales]

@@markholroyde9412 don't hate...spread kindness, not weakness 😁

[@markholroyde9412]

@@cheningonzales You can keep your "Dope, Fam, Bro and "I COULD care less"...which means exactly the opposite of what you goofballs are TRYING to say ..🤣.....like I said, thick as fk, signed, A Realist 👍😂

[@Basketball069]

Watching now. The little red building is still there. Thanks for making a current video.

[@FlyinCameras]

Sorry I've been so lazy.

[@aspreferidas1297]

O cenário é triste, entretanto, a abordagem feita é espetacular, a trilha sonora envolvente e a finalização do video foi incrível. Parabéns.

[@mikek2486]

Thanks for the update!

[@lrx54]

Waiting with anticipation for an updated 2023 video !! Anytime soon?

[@rzella8022]

Very cool footage. Wowzers that little tent on the cliff. I wonder the cost of dumping those heavy rocks on the bottom to slow erosion.

[@peterb6282]

Absolutely fascinating. The contrast between how calm and serene the ocean is compared to the extent of the destruction it unleashes on the shoreline and buildings seemingly so far removed and above it. The choice of music was perfect to help accentuate that paradox. Be interesting to see some footage of that same area during a storm to put it all in perspective.

[@adamblack2301]

Totally agree

[@jamespeterson4125]

I grew up in Pacific Manor in Pacifica back in the 50's and 60's. I remember way back when we had an earth quake, late 60's, I think, and parts of the coast highway slid down into the ocean, between Daily City and Pacifica, and they had to reroute the highway inland around the slide. Used to ride my motorcycle in that area after the slide. Later, there was another slide a few miles south of that, where there were apartments close to the beach cliffs, a bit north of Manor Drive. After that slide, the apartments were left right on the cliff edge, just like those at the 7:30 mark.

[@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286]

dang i miss living on that cliff. OceanAire apartments were like $1600/m for a studio back in 2016 (before a corporate entity bought them,) and now they're upwards of $2600/m for a tiny studio to fall off the cliff in an earthquake....

[@cw2256]

Great footage; sad to see what's happening at this beautiful place.

[@stevesimmonds2026]

Have a look at Prince of Wales Drive, Port Botany, Australia, the sea wall protecting the Fluid Terminal built about 50 years ago hasn't moved. About 2 Klms long, links together like Lego, too big just can't move. This would be a big commitment however, would work. Each piece weights a few tons with not enough surface area for the sea to move it. There's thousands of tons of concrete all sliding together.

[@lilak3010]

Wow what an amazing video. Ty for sharing a piece(s) of home. I left in 1985. Visited often but wow !!!

[@richardnunez3474]

thank you for the Pacifica update, i been lookin a soon possible update andbi got one. thanks again friend. your subscription friend in Atascadero, Ca.

[@ThomasVermincelli]

I think the house at 8:29 was actually on sale for the longest time, like all of 2020 but an all cash deal. IIRC that courtyard was actually beautiful but completely rusted over, and overgrown with plants. However, I don't think they showed that deck in the zillow listing 😁

[@adriennefloreen]

I am not sure if I would call that a "deck," I'd call it a "tsunami entrance-way that may one day turn your house into a boat" LOL thanks for posting your comment, did you see the "20 million dollar house for sale tour" for a house not far from this one on the same cliff, that a KZbin Realtor made a few months ago

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

This is happening on the north pacific coast as well, it is concerning to the many folks who live near the shoreline. Exceptional footage Thank you

[@michaelteel4917]

Hahaha, you people are funny. You act like it's a surprise. Hahaha. It's been doing that for thousands of years.

[@willcal3679]

That is the Pacific north and more north of Vancouver is Alaska, US soil again

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

@@willcal3679 no, Alaska was sold back to Russia in 2020 now all Alaskan's are Wino's

[@user-jumbibead]

It's.........,......,.............. (1970s)GLOBAL COOLING! ---- (2000)GLOBAL WARMING!---(2008) CLIMATE CHANGE!---(2022) Vladimir Putin

[@jamesbronson8713]

Nice update. Thanks !

[@markh3279]

I haven't been there in a few months but it's interesting to see that from the ocean side. About 5 years ago in El Granada the coast ate an entire house in one moment.

[@vegasranger]

Wow those cliffs are all compressed sand.

[@tinalaplaca6638]

Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz, Aptos, Capitola, Monterey, Carmel are all gems

[@BobC59]

Fascinating. Ive never seen this place. Thank you for sharing

[@user-nf1zz9rq4x]

Beautiful! Miss It! I spend two weeks there in 2018.

[@dnbtravels]

Wonderful content my friend 👌👌it was so relaxing to watch, thanks for sharing and take care

[@davidtorre6404]

Great video!

[@beatpirate8]

My fav place to go with parents. It’s so beautiful. I love the paragliders too . And always wondered how the erosion and flooding will happen throughout time. My uncle and aunt fish at that pier all the time

[@a.j.haverkamp4023]

I remember driving past Devils Slide in 2005 and 2006, close to Pacfica (where I did stay, but far away from the coast). In 2006 work had started to dig a tunnel to get past Devils Slide. The coastline of San Francisco & California is slowly moving into the ocean. I live in the Netherlands where we have always been fighting the powers of nature at the coastline. We have always been able to push back the sea. But SFO might not have prioritized funding that.

[@sallyb7472]

We lived in Ocean Colony HMB for 18 years. Saw the coast recede some 20 feet over all. Once a huge chunk fell out. It’s unstable. It was once ocean sentiment that rose up. It’s an active fault area. Enjoy it while it’s there. I do feel bad for the folks. Shame on the local planning committee for allowing the edge to be zoned for building.

[@Cancelthis1541]

Active fault? Are you kidding me? It's the San Andreas Fault! It's literally right underneath...

[@KeepItSimpleSailor]

Erosion is a natural process, often accelerated and exacerbated by human development and activity. One would think people would factor this into their life decisions, such as housing, but often they just don’t.

[@belindahannaford1142]

awesome shots thanx for sharing 👍

[@lrx54]

Loved it! Great job. I’ve saved many of your videos from prior years. I believe there will be large slides of earth in 2023, the boulders have shored up the land pretty well, but they will give way.

[@joefin5900]

Dopes on cliffs.

[@FlyinCameras]

😅😅🤣

[@CK-831]

The California coast line looses an estimate 6” per year. Anyone living near enough has had ample warning. We cannot stop Mother Natur, no matter how much money has been spent. IT ALL CAME TO PASS ❤

[@deborahsimpson4968]

Stunning video and great memories of staying along that coast in my rig. Such a homey and non pretentious place to be within sort of easy reach of SF State.

[@TravelingwithAndrew]

Great video, thank you for sharing.

[@sumikamal8898]

Moral of the very old story. Don't build your house on sand.

[@HyperXism]

Cant have a video about Pacific coast without at least one homeless tent...

[@simplymarbelous]

You beat me to it!

[@bonzibonnie]

So sad, much love and blessings for a happier out come.

[@Mrkelpme]

thanks for sharing !