So What Happened Last Year?

In December 2012, a community meeting was held at the Venice Beach Lifeguard HQ about the sand berm that had already been constructed.

At the meeting, County employees told residents that they would not take down the berm nor reduce the height that year.

They told residents that the berm's permit with the Coastal Commission was renewed for several years at a time but would need to be renewed again before construction in 2013.

They told residents that they would involve the community before construction in 2013.

Guess what? Not true!

The permit was good for another year, so residents were given the false impression that they could address this with the Coastal Commission.

There also doesn't seem to be any indication that officials have made any real effort to engage the concerned residents as of early November, with construction rumored to begin on November 18.