At the moment, the State has approved a plan that would disrupt much of the Ballona Wetlands and that is a ‘restoration’ in name only. A section of habitat, known as Area A, is slated to be bulldozed beyond recognition in a misguided attempt to “reconnect” the wetlands to the open ocean. However, historical records indicate that Ballona Creek only very occasionally reached all the way to the sea, and only during extremely heavy rain years. The plan, known as Alternative One, would create a full tidal habitat that never existed previously on the site.