To the editor: As a Long Beach resident, I am saddened by the recent storm damage to our historic Seaside Walk (“Heavy surf, red-tagged homes, a battered boardwalk: Long Beach confronts costly climate reality,” Oct. 11). However, when Mayor Rex Richardson says that the solution to this ongoing problem is real investment, he is sticking his head in the sandbags.
Hurricanes Polo and Rachel may be taking blame for our coastline’s latest wave of destruction (pardon another pun), but the real culprit is, of course, rising sea levels. The city manager’s office acts like $3.6 million will fix the problem. Really? Those millions will hold back the ocean? Tell that to Kevin Costner’s character in “Waterworld.”
Michael Napolillo, Long Beach
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