Jennifer Hudon
Overlapping challenges for the Canal do not have easy solutions: Building a surge barrier will keep stormwater out, but some worry that barrier could restrict the flushing of the canal that's critical to improving water quality.
There’s little doubt that the neighborhood needs to be protected from rising seas. There is concern, however, about what kind of community will be shielded by the storm barriers.
Legislators largely from outside the city are about to spend our local tax dollars on a plan hatched by developers and unions. And that’s not the weirdest part.
Skeptics have questioned the fairness of the lien sales, which they say can deepen the distress of a homeowner who’s already struggling.
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