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Originally Posted by FISHIONADO
To support children the pool requires frequent maintenance to remove the sand that fills the pool and blocks the drains. How about you children huggers step up and pay for it rather than expect my tax dollars to pay for it? 
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Agan, Mr. Fishionado is incorrect. I have been around the Casa for more than 50 years. As far as I know, it has never been dredged. Assuming that everything goes according to plan, it will be dredged for the first time as part of the mandated reclamation effort.
As for other maintenance, the City is currently spending a big chunk of change to restore the restrooms and lifeguard tower that are falling apart. This is the first major maintenance that this site has undergone ever. This maintenance is long overdue.
Why, you may ask is there a lifeguard station on a beach that does not currently allow human swimmers. That is a good question. This site is the main year-round lifeguard facility for the entire La Jolla rock beach area. This facility covers the entire coast from Bird Rock to the caves north of the Cove. The lifeguards working out of the Casa are the ones who keep an eye on kayak fishers and divers in the kelp beds. They would also be there to protect any swimmers in the CP, if people are ever allowed to return.
Finally, at the risk of extending the arguement, I am proud to be called a "children hugger". I think my kids kind of enjoy it. I just wish that they could also enjoy the some personal freedoms and access to nature that I experienced when I was their age. Sadly, it seems that every year there are more rules and restrictions placed upon us. This is not a good thing.
Bob