Watch: Pacifica Coastal Erosion *Update*

[@midnight2125]

I was just thinking about how would the view be this year and BAM video posted 15Hours ago! Thanks verry much appreciate your work on this! keep it up!

[@christyann]

I used to live there, did you live there too?

[@zeus6662]

I am checking this against your video from 3 years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn_NZqF7falrZ68 It's not getting better. I wouldn't buy any beachfront property

[@tom5051666]

they have made that coastline so ugly trying to save their expensive homes. No building permits should ever have been given.

[@krissandraparker4491]

All of that crumbled concrete and piles of misplaced rocks takes a way from the natural beauty of the coastline. Looks trashy and overcrowded.

[@DianaHernandez-ts7nq]

They to understand that all the money cant will not save you expensive home it was never yours to begain with . the will recalm it back.

[@johnceragioli9671]

I used to live in Pacifica, right on the coast and was an Architect practicing in Half Moon Bay. When these buildings were built in the 1960’s and 1970’s the coastline was much farther out than it is now (by a couple of hundred feet or more in many locations). With the more extreme tidal conditions and in some cases neglect from the city, these sandstone cliffs have eroded to where they are now. Also of importance is that when these buildings were built there was no legislation, code or zoning ordinances to preclude building in these locations. Since the late 1990’s there has been a statewide commission called the California Coastal Commission that has to approve any construction between the coast and the first mountain range. Construction like this would not be allowed today.

[@tom5051666]

@@johnceragioli9671 thanks, that is a brilliant answer :)

[@DianaHernandez-ts7nq]

What else can they do they should had built their house not near the sea. Ocean. The ocean always comes for what belongs to it. Heck i live in texas a tornado can come out and get my house.

[@BadDriversOfAugustaGeorgia]

Million dollar properties that aren't worth a dime.

[@haseo8244]

And are build on sandstone as well too.

[@richdelgado3405]

That is such a PERFECT way to summarize all of this.

[@qb6025]

Rock is free.

[@КотенокпоимениГав-у5ж]

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[@illiniwood]

Everyone, take notes from the medieval times. If you're ever going to build your house on the edge of anything make sure its a big rock...like a mountain, not dirt!

[@tylernilson7021]

Ring, ring. "Hello, who is it?" "Mt. Vesuvius" BOOM

[@errolvierheller7029]

Sand castles dissolve .... not a real good idea to build on the edge of anything to stand strong and safe over time......but better rock than sand......

[@xr6lad]

@@tylernilson7021 very few volcano in the world compared to mountains. So easily avoided

[@lindac.6179]

Sand, not even dirt. I wish some really smart science student would come up with a plastic that would turn sand to rock instantly.

[@dezznutz3743]

They knew this LONG before medieval times. “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” Matthew 7:24-27

[@xr6lad]

THIS is why no matter how beautiful the setting, anyone buying within 2 klms of the coast anywhere that involves cliffs need too see an analyst. Coastal erosion has been going on for centuries - it's not new and it's not climate change. Better a cliff inland with a view than your belongings on the beach being washed to China

[@martyhalloway7935]

Climate change makes it worse

[@musictube250]

…..if only we knew what a ‘Klms’ is?

[@TheIcecoldorange]

So much misinformation in one comment. Did you attend a flat earth convention or something?

[@lanthanumlanthanium6373]

@@TheIcecoldorange You're braindead if you think climate change is caused by c02.

[@jt8251]

​@@TheIcecoldorange is there a point in Earth's history where the seas haven't been rising? Southern Florida, including the Everglades and Keys, used to be a contiguous land mass stretching all the way to the Bahamas. What, pray tell, caused the oceans to rise thousands of years ago?

[@MartinReiter143]

Brilliant, just brilliant. Why not build on unstable soil on the edge of a cliff that is exposed to the ocean? Sounds good to me!

[@gman302]

As long as money is made on building permits, taxes etc, No problem. It's all about the mighty dollar

[@sherithomas6480]

Did you notice in the video how the non developed portions of the beach that still had the natural plant habitat was not eroding at the same rate.

[@frankboff1260]

For people who wanted to live by the ocean, the view is coming closer and closer

[@mayormccheese3197]

bro 💀💀

[@lanthanumlanthanium6373]

You're almost saying that with pleasure out of jealously that you'll never be able to afford what they have, so instead you say bitter responses like the one you just posted. You soycialists come in all forms of jealously, that's why your ideology drags everyone down to your level.

[@squirrelguirrel7010]

Are the property owners held accountable for all their trash being dumped into the Pacific Ocean?

[@diymicha4905]

Thats the US. Noone gets sued for littering the ocean.

[@TheLuv2PlayU]

They should...it is just disgusting....

[@cozie8523]

I know its a youtube feature but those preview windows uploaders put in at the last 20sec are really annoying.

[@aspensulphate]

No kidding! Who the hell came up with that! "Here's a video for you, but we're going to block your view of the end."

[@dezznutz3743]

YES I HATE THEM.

[@cloakofanonymity]

Rich people can buy all the land they want. But in the end, the land will always belong to the Earth.

[@kseniaP]

Эти дома не выглядят « богатыми»…. Стоят на рынке 1-2 млн, но это. З-за земли. Сами дома никакие.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

"You can step out the back door straight onto the beeeeeeeeach."

[@tompirk3206]

lol

[@justagirlsd3000]

😳😂😂

[@dominicherrera4610]

LolHahahahahaha

[@Viola5501]

It’s the price people pay to live in or around water, people never learn. Mother Nature will reclaim the earth.

[@DianaHernandez-ts7nq]

The ocean will recalm all your expensive homes.

[@GBSheridan]

That’s the nicest looking mobile home park I’ve ever seen! Primo location, no joke!

[@dljones61]

I know, looks like the mobile home park got the soil protection work done while all the houses lost ground. What's up with that

[@GBSheridan]

@@dljones61 Very interesting. I hadn’t noticed that before. Well, for a business, that’s a tax deductible expense vs. for a homeowner, that’s just money out of their pocket...Although short-sighted, because without erosion remediation, their property will be worth $0!

[@carpo719]

Totes .the best built place there!

[@DiscoFang]

They've slowly been rolling the homes back, a foot a year.

[@williamhoskins2300]

I see those poor folks deck , has finally give up the ghost , that contractor did an amazing job. Thank for the updates. Class of 75 ,oceana.

[@orpheasnestos7444]

Nothing's gonna stop the process, they're just buying a little time.

[@LordLoMR2]

Imagine the value of these properties... owners probably just abandoned them.

[@james5460]

The house is literally falling off a cliff but they kept the porch light on scare away burglars.

[@MKT1584]

Really saad seeing these houses dragged down to the bottom....I grew up around there and I can’t describe how emotionally stressful the impact on all of the residents

[@bonnyd.5334]

Over 40 years ago, my climatology professor said that the most expensive housing is beachfront housing. He had no sympathy for those whose houses washed into the sea. I second that. I have absolutely no sympathy for the buttholes who lost their houses, unless they are poor people who had no other housing option.

[@94AccordAW]

Those people in the red house better relocate soon. They're about one good rainstorm away from sliding into the Pacific.

[@dezznutz3743]

Those strips they put on the side of the eroding cliff to stop the erosion are new. They werent their 4 months before this video was shot, and you could see the concrete retaining wall. So they arent giving up without a fight

[@jimurrata6785]

@@94AccordAW No amount of wire mesh and shotcrete is going to keep the waves from eating the drop off out from under them.

[@erismana2105]

@@dezznutz3743 Nature always wins

[@christinabrodrick6406]

That deck held on for years

[@joenop3393]

This makes one think about what this area was like 200 years ago......and what it will be in another 200 years.

[@topixfromthetropix1674]

"And so castles made on sand fall in the sea, eventually." Jimi Hendrix

[@davebeedon3424]

Nice photography and lovely music.

[@KDeds21]

The wise man builds his house on the stone, not on a 50-100 foot cliff made of dirt. These people were asking for it.

[@astolatpere11]

I really had no idea of this until about 6 months ago & I live in California, thanks to your videos. Looking at views of the bluffs from mid-60s on, development accelerated the failure. Made of compressed sand dunes, once the thick vegetation that held it together was removed and hardscapes with no consideration for drainage were built, those bluffs were doomed. The property owners could probably, at great cost, build effective sea walls, but uncontrolled runoff is a major factor in the bluffs failing. IMO.

[@Camromulus]

I honestly have no pity for people who build houses on cliffs and they erode away.

[@allenreeder2021]

I love watching these videos to see the coast without having to drive hundreds of miles to just see what's happening there ha

[@judithmoore1500]

Fabulous video and music but very heartbreaking to see the coastline disappearing. I had no idea this was happening in Pacifica, haven't been there for many years. My brother lived in Pacifica but inland. My family home was in SF across the street from Lake Merced. Drove to Pacifica often to see my bro. Hope to visit SF/Pacifica when travel opens up. I live near Lake Tahoe now. Thanks for producing a great video. ❤🙏❤

[@billrosmus6734]

Other places they don't allow people do build in places like this, and actively discourage people from even walking along the tops of these kinds of sandy bluffs.

[@martinbalgavui6417]

Then the other extreme they build a million dollar+ home 3 feet above sea level

[@robynmeech2826]

And like all the dummies in Florida which the most of the state doesn't sit too much above sea level.

[@ryanm5009]

Should try to follow the same path/view as in previous videos. Was trying to play both side by side. Would like to see the area where those cliff side apartments were in the Jan 2016 video as well.

[@northeastrailwayproductions]

If a tsunami ever hit that coast, the destruction would be huge.

[@rootbox]

Most excellent drone flying!

[@paulbroderick8438]

"Well, commonsense should not allow us to forward permits, BUT the the property taxes, the property taxes......! Nothing changes, nothing!!

[@ithacacomments4811]

Somehow I just could not sit on that deck and sip my tea!

[@SportsIncorporated]

I jogged along the coast there 30+ years ago. It's not like the beaches in Florida. Your leg goes down into the sand. And when the tide comes in your jog becomes a rock climbing event. I don't see the long, steep (near vertical?) wooden steps I used to make my escape.

[@ncot_tech]

What a really really strange bit of town. From the sea it looks like extreme luxury apartments, but if you look on Google Maps the house with the deck that's now fallen off is right behind a large bakery, next door to a car repair shop. It's like all the smart property developers built further inland.

[@Don.Challenger]

I thought it was smaller business owners living behind their establishments in a few cases - a few decades ago they would have had an enviable sea view and zero commute - kiss the wife 15sec after you hang the closed until tomorrow sign and turn the lock.

[@buskerjames]

I love watching rich folks houses falling into the ocean they have no business being their in the first place All oceans belong to everyone not just the rich

[@lrx54]

Love your videos! A valuable historical documentation of the erosion process, and of course the Ocean is winning. I love this one because you give a good look at the houses and roads behind the oceanfront properties. It’s just a matter of time until they are affected. Feeling sad for the property owners. They must have 24/7 stress.

[@xr6lad]

Exactly. I've seen photos of elsewhere taken in the 50's.and 60's where they were a KLM or half a mile inland and now they are mere hundred meters/feet away and growing smaller each storm season.

[@tiddlesa.6125]

Beautiful calming music while people loose their homes. How relaxing.

[@sarahking7862]

Ugh I was wondering how that house was doing. Those poor people. I hope they're financially well-off and didn't sink their life savings into that property. It was a beautiful oasis back before the erosion took it. Now it must be a nightmare.

[@markiowa5437]

It was a shitty eyesore on the cliff- spoiled the view for the rest of us from the beach and ocean- hope it disappears soon and let the cliffs be natural. Rich trailer trash with no concerns for the natural environment.- Glad insurance doesn't cover this- I don't want higher premiums because of selfish dickheads.

[@tdrdronesebikesandscooters8377]

Great stuff Mike, thanks for the update

[@austin1839]

I've never owned a home thanks to the American Nightmare so excuse me if I really don't care.

[@krashunburn]

Y' know... I feel badly for those who are losing their homes, but Geez! Building or buying a house on the edge of an oceanic bluff made of sand? What were they thinking? It is exactly the same as those who lost their houses when Kilauea cracked open in 2018 and everyone down-rift got covered up with lava. If you live on the flank an active volcano or on the edge of a bluff that is constantly eroding don't whine to me when Mother Nature comes a-knocking, because such romantic locations carry with them a hefty pricetag.

[@kanamichelle7404]

There is a reason a lot of those homes are not expensive. Someone knew not to build there. Erosion is a powerful force.

[@robertosmith1]

North Vancouver has a lot of houses built that close to the shore however the shoreline is simply exposed bedrock so houses should be save for a few hundred thousand if not millions of years

[@frankie9259]

Beautifully done. Thank You

[@tdrdronesebikesandscooters8377]

WOW, I see cars in the driveway

[@xr6lad]

Looks like some will continue living in them until the last storm washes them into the sea.

[@frankbullitt4556]

The first house at the beginning of your video...is it still there?

[@jeffreyduncan6494]

Would like to see the before video what it looked like before, than after 25 years of erosion. Thanks.

[@annmanzo]

'So sad. I was there in the late 70s and it looked so different. So much nicer. I wonder what Santa Cruz looks like now.

[@Clearanceman2]

Pacifica allowing people to film again?

[@MrFrog_]

This wonderful video makes you feel very insignificant.

[@bluej2k]

What kind of degree must I obtain before I'm qualified to ask: "Who in their right mind builds a home that close to an obvious erosion-prone coastline or pays a premium to buy one there?"

[@AthenaSchroedinger]

Please, could we have another update this year?

[@russell7489]

2:15 in is how you stabilize the coast sort of on the cheap but only last a few decades. It'll last generations IF it's beefed up alot with rip rap out into ocean to where wash back from waves hitting shore won't erode sand bottom, ie, undermine rock. Help ALOT if boulders above piles were heavily planted with agressive growers, root and top, like shrub willows. You need to make nests for soil in voids and water until established, think pockets lined with burlap layered with hay and balls of peat mossy soil and gravel around burlap balled shrub willow and similar. Of course be good to get that out to water line, but you'd need some pretty salt tolerant plants. For those with such issues, top of pile line (Piles need to have 25% sticking above beach with 75% drivin in.) where ever it is locally, you can only slope stones up at 45 degrees from there. This dictates where the main pile line goes Ideally you place it at mid point of a 45 degree slope from cliff level to sea. If you put piles at cliff edge and cut back at 45 degrees up from there, you need less fill, can use fill below piles in otherwise eroded areas but it might mean condemning property. If you move pile line out so you don't need to cut back cliff, then you need astronomical amounts of fill. More piles a grid 10 feet on center and slope of rock at 45 degrees from main pile line out to ocean ending in flat mat at least 10 feet deep That wedge of rock will be adding greatly to cost but will break waves well away from cliff face ending erosion problem. For beach areas, carve 'bays' into rock mat, but not very wide, so sand pulled out will build up in rock mat, not wash out to sea. You'll need to refill beach periodically at it gets pulled out and dumped into rock mat.

[@TheteusMr]

It is a big problem that is difficult to solve, but not impossible. If everyone gets together and buys material and also gets help from the government, they can create a large protection barrier with two and a half meter deep pillars, with reinforcement pillars horizontally towards the sea at least 4 meters long. Look for engineers, you can do this, this is not impossible.

[@flying_tourists2073]

Very good captures!!New subscriber here!!

[@davidho9238]

From big asset to nothing, I can understand why some refused to leave.

[@johnleach7879]

It's a recurring theme: City Couicils, builders and architects disregard expert advice, or fail to seek it. It's hard to claim "buyer beware" when the hazard is years away. Yet, here it is. All I can do is shake my head and sympathise. This happens on all coastlines.

[@JrBravim]

all coastlines ... wrong

[@kirtg1]

thanks for the vid. is the erosion from rain washing away the hillside or waves, or both?

[@FlyinCameras]

Both

[@firstman9273]

That light has been on for 4 years. 3:17

[@scriptorium-in-candelight]

I can't seem to figure out the housing market, The prices of real estate and perceived value. It speaks without words about the psychological aspect of amenities and as they have changed over the years.

[@robertheinrichvonseyfenste267]

living on the edge...

[@diymicha4905]

1:00 funny how they think some anchors in the sand with some concrete smearing and rabbit mesh can keep anything up.

[@BuddBieber]

That's a real bummer!!! New Sub!

[@Time2FLYAlDiaz]

Great work! Mike

[@xgtiguy]

Hey the grand canyon is rock and look what water did to it.

[@FlyinCameras]

Such a good point =)

[@lohphat]

To be fair, it's limestone but yeah -- don't build houses on alluvial soil cliffs at the beach.

[@topixfromthetropix1674]

@@lohphat Not everybody knows what alluvial soil is. I got a soil analysis from an engineer that referred to arrivual soil, which would mean artistic soil. The Grand Canyon was formed over millions of years, California, West of Mexicali isn't going to last that long.

[@peterpowers4851]

Imagine trying to sell that first house.

[@the308capital]

Coast eroding...just like the quality of life in CA.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Can you imagine being so stupid to invest in a home so close to the ocean on a hill of dirt? No foresight whatsoever

[@jimurrata6785]

Can you put a link to the soundtrack in the description? ****NVM I see you replied to another commenter

[@Cineccita]

the price of a beautiful panorama is too high

[@oscarjack4403]

Lorsque tu vas te coucher le soir, il ne faut pas claquer les portes. When you go to bed at night, don't slam the doors.

[@kaiguoo]

Nice video,peacefull music.well done. +1 subscriber

[@BrianLarin]

Let's build on a sandune then complain when everything washes away.😢

[@aligrotts6400]

Guess they never noticed that light houses are always built on bedrock. At this rate Nevada will soon be seaside..

[@Lisa-b8l1n]

See where the trees are growing? That's the original extent of the cliff ; before they extended it out over the coastline.

[@rasputinmcgarrett7283]

I thought I recognized this area, I saw a video years ago and I think there was a backhoe trying to due some stabilization. If you look at about the 3:40 mark you'll see some million dollar houses sitting on a hill in the background. You can bet your sweet bippy that those will slide also. Good job pilot.

[@sharonsiwicki9228]

Sad to see people's lives and dream homes ruined and yet people still continue to build by the shore regardless. Mother Nature is going to win,no matter!

[@thehorror386]

What track is playing in the background? It’s so peaceful. Mother always takes back what she gives.

[@FlyinCameras]

Lord Of The Dawn - By: Jesse Gallagher

[@scotyfilms]

I've spent times Pacifica. Dollarton Sation used to have about an acre of land fronting on the cliff. Can't fight Mother Nature.

[@rutherfordclan5693]

That first house was so cool with the dog house door and the stairs to the bottom ....ohh man that's a shame

[@cleusamaria551]

Parabéns!!!O vídeo q eu tanto esperava

[@JessicaRamosMaskiell]

Talk about living at the edge of the ocean... 😲 WOW

[@Ffsdevgj]

This is just a NATURAL phenomena.

[@robertcrafton7187]

Curious. What was the logic behind investing in the revetment to protect the trailer park at 02:10? By definition, they're mobile homes meaning they could be moved. Somewhere else. Not doomed to fall into the ocean. Really curious about that decision process.

[@CATAZTR0PHE]

I've read in some comment it's 90$ for a day.

[@lisarussell8874]

What the hell did they expect to happen?

[@jaymanuel3396]

What’s the music playing over the video? It’s beautiful, but sad. Reminds me of a track on the Heathers soundtrack.

[@lexicat6177]

Wow, did they really not consider where they were building?

[@shamanbeartwo3819]

I used to live in S.F. What gets me is they seem to forget about huge earthquakes or tsunamis like the one caused by an Alaskan earthquake in 1964. And I sure as heck would not be on that beach since there is no escape if one comes rushing in. I have 3 recurring dreams and one is ocean coming in and no one will listen as I try and warn them. I probably shouldn't watch this just before going to bed:)) Erosion is the least of their problems living on that sandy cliff waiting for the next quake.

Nice views and Spot👊🏿🎥🔝⭐️⭐️👏

[@larrybuckner8619]

The home owners should be made to pay for the clean up after their home falls off the cliff. It is ridiculous in the first place that permits were granted to build. I will not feel sorry for any of these people whether they rent or own. The ocean does not sneak up on you overnight.

[@susanh.352]

Materialistic things never last forever.

[@garydurandt4260]

Pretty obvious that attempts to reduce the erosion, boulders etc, do not work

[@afam58]

“Castles built of sand….Jimi Hendrix 1985

[@gobofraggel7383]

You are all my dream and as the light leaves my eyes the stories and places I dreamt slowly wither and fade away into oblivion. Good night.

[@brettharman8921]

that shotcrete fix on the brick house in the beginning is a complete waste. once the adjacent soil moves............

[@mrkroeger]

For every inch of erosion, there was a great ride at mavricks

[@jnoyes8180]

And what a mess it makes on the beach when things fall apart.

[@Don.Challenger]

And most of that rock was intended to slow the process down just a wee bit.