Thar they blow! An abundance of whales near Bay Area beaches
One of the best nature shows in California is happening right now, just off our beaches and piers. While whales are a common summer sighting from Monterey to Point Reyes, …
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‘Ghostly’ dolphin sighted off California coast
A “ghostly-looking” white common dolphin was spotted by charter boats off Dana Point’s coastline on Tuesday, July 23, believed to have leucism, a rare loss of skin pigmentation. The unusual …
Entangled humpback seen of California coast
Marine mammal rescue teams have urged boaters in waters off Orange County and San Diego counties to be alert for an entangled juvenile humpback whale that appears to still be …
Dispatch from ‘the stinkiest beach in California (and the US)
BY WENDY FRY | CalMatters Good morning, Inequality Insights readers. I’m CalMatters reporter Wendy Fry. Tuesday was one of those perfect Southern California summer days. While the beaches near La …
Slab of cliff at Capitola beach crumbles into sea
CAPITOLA — A large chunk of coastal bluff near New Brighton State Beach dropped into the ocean Wednesday and local authorities have cautioned the public to avoid the area. Capitola …
Sand Harbor Beach to require reservations to fight traffic
Sun-seekers at Lake Tahoe’s wildly popular Sand Harbor Beach will have to plan their trips ahead later this year as the state park tests a new reservation system to combat …
California rescue centers concerned by illness, deaths among sea lions as facilities fill
A temporary field hospital staged in a dog park near the Pacific Marine Mammal Center is nearing capacity with more rescued sea lion pups already seen this season than in …
Woman who suffered stroke on Moro Beach thanks State Parks lifeguards who helped her
Lisa Peterson couldn’t open her beach chair, the first sign something was wrong. Peterson, along with her then 14-year-old daughter, Haylee, and family friends from Rancho Cucamonga, was at Crystal …
Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla loses bid to end Martins Beach access suit
By Robert Burnson | Bloomberg Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla was dealt a new setback in his 15-year fight to block public access through his private property to a popular …
White orca Frosty, now 4, spotted off California with transient pod CA216
A light-skin orca dubbed Frosty was spotted Monday, April 29, off Newport Beach frolicking alongside a pod of killer whales that always brings a buzz when it makes a surprise …