Bluff Collapse in Shell Beach Raising Concerns as El Niño Approaches

Bluff Collapse in Shell Beach Raising Concerns as El Niño Approaches

Recent cliff erosion along the Shell Beach coastline is prompting the City of Pismo Beach to take steps to protect public safety and prepare for potentially stronger winter storms.

Shell Beach Bluff Collapse Near Eldwayen Ocean Park, Pismo Beach

Several tons of dirt and rock tumbled onto the beach below Shell Beach over Halloween weekend, the latest chunk of coastline to give way near Eldwayen Ocean Park just as Pismo Beach braces for what could be a punishing El Niño winter. City officials say the collapse ate away ground directly beneath and beside a concrete walking path, leaving it undercut and exposed right where crews were already planning to rip it out. The slide struck the cliff…