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Olive Bramwell
Coast & Environment Reporter · Ocean, beaches, bluffs, water
Olive Bramwell is the Coast & Environment Reporter of the San Diego Chronicle. Beat: Ocean, beaches, bluffs, water.
Stories by Olive
Coast · Analysis
Holding the bluffs while the railroad plans its exit
SANDAG has spent two decades and five stabilization projects keeping the Del Mar bluffs under the tracks. Phase 5, at roughly $88 million, buys time for the permanent fix: moving the rails off the bluffs entirely.
Sept. 28
The river that keeps closing the beaches
The Tijuana River has fouled South County beaches for decades. In 2026, the federal fix, collectors, interceptors, pump stations, finally started moving.
Sept. 27