Water quality at California beaches sunk across the coast this season, but increased at Santa Monica Pier Beach. For the first time since 2013, the Santa Monica Pier Beach didn’t make Heal the Bay’s ...

You've packed the cooler, applied sunscreen and arrived at the perfect spot, then you see it: "BEACH CLOSED." Beach warnings and closures can fluctuate throughout the summer. Just before the Fourth of ...

ACTION NEWS EIGHT REPORTER ARIANA ARAIZA HAS MORE ON THE EFFORT TO CLEAN UP COWELL BEACH... ## ONE STAPLE SPOT FOR SUMMER FUN CAUSED CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY.... WHEN REPORTS BEGAN TO SHOW ...

SANTA CRUZ — For the fifth year in a row, Cowell Beach, just west of the Santa Cruz Wharf, was not named on Heal the Bay’s “Beach Bummer” list, according to the nonprofit’s 2023-2024 Beach Report Card ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- California received a record amount of rainfall this year, which is great for our reservoirs but not so great for our beaches. Every year, Heal the Bay, an environmental ...

Which are the top beaches that are a no-go? Here ya go… Why it lands high: The Tijuana River mouth. When storms push cross-border flows north, bacteria spikes shut down long stretches—sometimes for ...

When you live by the beach, it's hard not to develop a more mellow mindset. Despite carrying some disapproving connotations, the label ‘beach bum’ has become a term of endearment for many Southern ...

The Moonstone County Park in Trinidad made its first appearance on the annual “Beach Bummer” list ranking California’s most polluted beaches. The Moonstone County Park was ranked as sixth in a list of ...

Once again, Humboldt County’s Clam Beach has been ranked as one of the state’s 10 worst beaches when it comes to water quality. According to Heal The Bay’s 2020-21 beach report card, Clam Beach at ...