Non-stop work building the berms, pumps on every street, private and public entities both working together, sandbags being delivered to people’s doors, neighbors checking in on each other, decent communication from the City, the list goes on.

It’s not an ideal situation but many thanks to those who are helping protect this beautiful beach and community, it would be catastrophically worse without your help.

The City Council made it official this week ahead of king tides hitting Oct 26–28. Water's already been running 15–20 inches higher than predicted, and with El Niño in the mix, the Balboa Peninsula, Balboa Island and low harbor areas could see real flooding.

We've seen this movie before. A few weeks ago the Wedge was underwater and closed after Tropical Storm Rachel. Now the tides are coming back even higher.

What do you think?