As temperatures rise across the Southland, droves of people will hit the beach in search of a reprieve — but you might want to think twice before taking a dip near one of the region’s most famous ...

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Heal the Bay puts out an annual report and no beach wants to be on it. However, there are 10 locales inCalifornia that found their way onto the "Beach Bummer List." And what exactly qualifies a beach ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. While California’s famous coastline is a ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

Four Bay Area beaches are among 10 of the dirtiest in California, displaying high levels of bacteria and runoff pollution, a new report shows. Heal the Bay, an environmental organization committed to ...

Beachgoers enjoy the scene near the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday evening. The beach area around the pier ranked among the dirtiest in California on the annual report card compiled by environmental ...

While California’s famous coastline is a popular destination for residents and tourists alike, especially during the summer, some may want to reconsider cooling off in the Pacific Ocean to escape the ...

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve ...