News & Information

Reach 2 Project Design Criteria

Access the Results of the recent survey to understand community priorities for Reach 2 project design criteria at these links.

Reach 2 Design Criteria Survey Report, November 18, 2024, Denean Ni

Reach 2 Design Criteria Survey Report, November 2024, Nuestra Casa

Student Intern Project Spotlight -

Evaluation of Permanent Passive Flood Barriers

Brooke Threlkeld, was a student intern for the SFCJPA over the summer of 2024. Her capstone project was an evaluation of Permanent Passive Flood Barriers. Our community members, agency partners, and other agencies looking for creative ways to address urban flooding may find this informative.

Her report: “Evaluation of Permanent Passive Flood Barriers”, November 2024

Her presentation: Permanent Passive Flood Barriers - Google Slides

Watershed and Stream Information -

Geomorphology

Why Rivers Move, Practical Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBivwxBgdPQ

Why Engineers Can’t Control Rivers, Practical Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLZElIYHmAI

Class summary of Fluvial Geomorphology (stream channel shapes and the factors influencing their dynamics): https://tpcovino.github.io/Git_home/hydrology/6_geomorph/6_geomorph.html

Historical and Present Ecology

Historical Ecology of Lower San Francisquito Creek. Phase 1. Technical memorandum accompanying project GIS data. San Francisco Estuary Institute. Dan Hermstad, Kristen Cayce, Robin Grossinger. https://www.sfei.org/sites/default/files/biblio_files/San_Fran_Creek_Hist_Eco_Tech_Memo_final_web_0.pdf

The Historical Ecology of Upper San Francisquito Creek - A landscape reconstruction of Jasper Ridge and Searsville Reservoir circa late 1700s. https://web.stanford.edu/group/spatialhistory/static/publications/pub127.html

Erik Steiner, Laura Jones, Matthew Walter, Julie Cain, Maria J. Santos

News Items

Recent Articles Featuring the SFCJPA -

Valley Water leaves creek partners stunned, frustrated - Palo Alto Online

News about the San Francisquito Creek areas -

https://padailypost.com/2021/04/13/residents-object-to-proposed-pope-chaucer-super-bridge/

News about shoreline areas -

https://www.kqed.org/science/1978580/new-sea-level-predictions-show-need-for-environmental-justice-in-climate-change-planning

Rising Seas Could Raise Insurance Rates

“We’re Kind of Built on This Knife’s Edge” (altaonline.com)

In Their Own Words: East Palo Alto Residents on the Coming Rise in Sea Level | KQED

What Can the Bay Area Do About Rising Seas? East Palo Alto Has a Few Great Answers | KQED