CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SAN DIEGO
A judge on Wednesday reaffirmed his ruling that the city must rid the Children’s Pool beach in La Jolla of seals so it again is clean enough for families.
But Superior Court Judge Yuri Hofmann delayed until June 15 a full hearing on the city’s proposal to use loud noise and sprays of water to chase the 100-plus seals off the beach. The city has put the cost at nearly $700,000 a year.
“While we respect the court and will obey its orders, we believe the costs and disruption of attempting to remove the seals at this point is unnecessary,” City Atty. Jan Goldsmith said.
-- Tony Perry
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