www.savehmbbeaches.org is an organization made up of local community members, outdoor lovers, HMB enthusiasts, and authoritative experts dedicated to preserving Half Moon Bay's beaches and bluff top natural resources which are threatened by accelerated and unnatural erosion.
VIDEO. From the Pillar Point Harbor District meeting on May 4th, 2021. Erosion at the Jetty (Surfers) Beach 7x greater due to the Army Corp of Engineers’s Pillar Point Harbor Jetty Outer Breakwater. Shoaling is caused inside the harbor as all the watershed sand is trapped by the Army Corp...
Background: The Pillar Point outer breakwater was built and is maintained by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. After World War 2, Coastside and other citizens petitioned Congress to provide a harbor of refuge for the fishing fleet. In 1947, the Army Corps of Engineers recommended constructing the breakwater....
The San Mateo County Harbor Commission last week moved forward with emergency plans to dredge a section of Pillar Point Harbor and move a small mountain of sand elsewhere within...
The surfer steps gingerly, one hand clinging to his board, the other pressed against jumbled rocks as he makes his way to the popular surf spot below. His suit blends...
After more than 50 years of Surfer’s Beach slowly eroding away, the San Mateo County Harbor District has opted to take charge of efforts to replenish sand and deter further...
Some fear project could erode long-term Surfer’s Beach solution The San Mateo County Harbor Commission last week moved forward with emergency plans to dredge a section of Pillar Point Harbor...
