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By: Queeg

Queeg — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 02:58:13 +0000

People in Corona Del Mar have homes up to ten million near the Druid bonfires…….the whole scene is disgusting…trash in streets….toxic smoke….aberrant behaviors…..

By: CalWatchdog

CalWatchdog — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 23:28:57 +0000

The SCAQMD voted today to ban beach bonfires. Here is Assemblyman Travis Allen’s response:

“The South Coast AQMD has clearly overstepped its bounds. This is the case of an unelected body of bureaucrats ignoring the voice of the people. The SCAQMD voted today to ban certain beach bonfires to appease a small group of wealthy landowners at the expense of ordinary Californians.

This issue has been met with overwhelming opposition from thousands of Californians, countless elected officials, and local cities and businesses. Together with Senator Mimi Walters and Assemblymen Allan Mansoor and Curt Hagman, I submitted a California Public Records Act Request letter on June 5th regarding the methodology of the SCAQMD’s highly questionable air quality test. To date, we still have not received a response. Their decision today was based on inconclusive data that claimed that beach bonfires pose a health risk.

The decision made today directly challenges the recommendations of the California Coastal Commission and unilaterally bans certain fire rings. The verdict also overlooks the Resolution unanimously passed by the California Legislature which officially calls for protecting our state beaches and the timeless community pastime of beach bonfires for all Californians,” said Assemblyman Allen.

Katy

By: Hondo

Hondo — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:55:58 +0000

In my stupid youth back in the 70’s my friends and I would camp at San Onofre state beach and surf all day and drink and get stoned all night by the light of the beach bonfires. One time this one dude who was around 25 y/o with about 15, 10y/o young boys was camping next to us. He came over and got drunk and stoned with us as the kids ran wild on the beach. I asked him whats up with all the kids. He said he as a Boy Scout troop leader as he handed the joint back to me. He said the rest of the parents were too busy to take the kids out. He’d been a boy scout in the same troop and was devoted to the kids. He left our party a few minutes before the state troopers descended on our bonfire and took all of our beer, for none of us were 21 yet. The troopers never did find our pot. This is a true story. I can’t make this stuff up.
Maybe they are right to extinguish the bonfires. But I have fond memories of those bonfires on the beach.
Hondo…….

By: Bob Dolezal

Bob Dolezal — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:49:43 +0000

The American Lung Association’s misleading statements discredit and detract from that organization’s reputation and history of service, making them a flack for false science. The health effects of short-term (several hours) exposure to PM2.5 from beach fire ring smoke have not been scientifically established. SCAQMD has presented NO evidence that beach fire ring smoke has harmed any SCAB residents. A recent California Department of Public Health Report on Wildfire Smoke (http://oehha.ca.gov/air/risk_assess/wildfirev8.pdf) states “There are no directly relevant epidemiological or controlled human exposure studies that offer guidance in the selection of particulate matter levels with averaging times less than 24 hours…”