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Financial benefits of short-lived coastal restoration aren’t clear

The cost of the Coastal Master Plan is estimated at $92 billion. Is it worth the cost? The answer involves different viewpoints, and you have to consider the losses without it, as well as what can be saved for even a half century.
by Bob Marshall March 4, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Evicted: How a landlord jumping into the short-term rental market cost us our home

We were model tenants — and then came the vacate order.
by Eric Aufderhar March 4, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

State school board drops hot potato of school funding in local board’s lap

Surprise move comes as schools expected to lose money threaten to sue the state.
by Marta Jewson March 3, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

With gloomier estimates, should coastal plan look further than 50 years?

The state's Coastal Master Plan is intended to address problems for 50 years. But research looking at conditions by the year 2100 show these efforts will be overwhelmed. What are the risks of doing too little versus doing too much?
by Bob Marshall March 3, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Can sediment diversions from river keep up with land loss, rising Gulf?

Unabated global warming has moved the goal posts for coastal restoration efforts.
by Bob Marshall March 2, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

With last two schools choosing to transfer, total of 5 may move back to School Board

Officials at Mary D. Coghill and Fannie C. Williams voted this week to transfer from recovery district.
by Marta Jewson March 2, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Superintendents back funding formula, say they’ll ensure special-education spending

Schools would get more money for special-education students, less for gifted students.
by Marta Jewson March 1, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Increasing estimates for sea-level rise bring questions on coastal plan

As the state prepares its regular five-year update on the 50-year Coastal Master Plan, officials are considering evolving research that shows that climate change and subsidence getting worse. Will the state's work be worth the cost and effort?
by Bob Marshall March 1, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Levee board argues in federal appeals court for revival of landmark lawsuit

Oil and gas industry won dismissal of matter at lower court, saying local board doesn't have standing.
by Bob Marshall February 29, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

What to do with short-term rentals: legalize and police them? Good luck with that!

The shift to B&Bs — illegal and otherwise — is worsening the city's housing crisis.
by Roberta Brandes Gratz February 27, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

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