La Honda Creek: Bridge or Bank Repair

San Mateo County wants to fix a creek washout—but locals are fighting back, warning the plan could wreck wildlife habitats, invade private land, and ignore a better long-term solution. Residents argue the county’s bank-strengthening proposal destroys a protected riparian zone they helped preserve since 2008, and a hired biologist found over 60 vertebrate species—including endangered frogs—far more than the county’s review admitted. They’re pushing for an open-span bridge instead, claiming it would better handle stormwater and protect the ecosystem, while also opposing the land acquisition plan that could uproot families. The county’s current culvert’s too small, they say—and they’re demanding a rethink before construction begins.

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