By Knowles Adkisson - Malibu Times
Pepperdine University officials withdrew an application for stadium field lights at an intramural athletic field on its Malibu campus Wednesday after it became clear the California Coastal Commission would deny the coastal development permit, according to a tweet from the Pacific Legal Foundation.
The university had proposed to add six 80-foot stadium light fixtures to replace four existing 28-foot fixtures at what is known as the Marie Canyon Field.
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Category Archives: Long Beach
Despite Fukushima, scientists say eating West Coast fish is safe
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Following Japan’s devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, fear spread about risks of leaked radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant – for the health of those living in or near Fukushima or involved in cleanup efforts, and for the planet and the potential impacts on our complex marine food web.
Shunichi Tanaka, head of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority, told reporters radioactive water has likely been leaking into the Pacific Ocean since the disaster hit. It’s the largest single contribution of radionuclides to the marine environment ever observed, according to one report. With 300 tonnes of contaminated water pouring into the sea every day, Japan’s government finally acknowledged the urgency of the situation in September.
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“First Flush” Rain Poses Serious Threat to Los Angeles Water Quality
SurfLine.com
After nearly 7 months of no rain, today is LA's "first flush", which is cause for dangerously high levels of pollution in the Santa Monica and San Pedro Bays. A major threat to human health and marine life, the first rain of the season is also an opportune time for Los Angeles Waterkeeper to collect storm water samples at the most polluted industrial facilities in LA County.
Storm water is the main source of pollution to Santa Monica and San Pedro Bays, endangering aquatic life, public health and negatively impacting our tourist economy. This type of urban runoff carries contaminants such as fecal bacteria, oil, grease, metals, pesticides, litter and other toxic chemicals that have accumulated on the surface over several months of dry weather. Carried through the 5,000 mile-long storm drain system, storm water receives no treatment and flows directly from the streets of LA into the ocean when it rains.
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Bitten Calif. surfer says shark came from nowhere
Sacbee.com - The Associated Press
EUREKA, Calif. -- It was a perfect day for surfing. Except for the shark.
Jay Scrivner, a 45-year-old college English teacher, was waiting for waves off the NorthernCalifornia coast near his hometown of Eureka on Sunday morning after surfing for about two hours when a great white he estimated at about 8-to-9 feet long bit his thigh and board.
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Character Assassin, Act Out Mystery Theatre, Long Beach, CA
James Scarborough - Huffington Post
Man of Letters/Minor Critic Don't play with your food. That's what our parents used to say. Perhaps they'd be a little more obliging if they could see Act Out Mystery Theatre's Character Assassin, staged at the Reef Restaurant. Written and directed by Paul Vander Roest, it's not just a play (a good one), or a meal (a good one), it's interactive, it's both, a play and a meal, so you're encouraged to play while you eat. Some of us participate (face it, we're all red herrings, one way or another), we all sleuth, trying to figure out who killed famed mystery writer Dame Hagatha Christie Higgins Hark at a reading of her latest murder mystery. Continue Reading... ...Maze of oil wells, utility lines complicates Gerald Desmond Bridge project
By Karen Robes Meeks, Long Beach Press Telegram
LONG BEACH >> When crews started clearing the path for a new 1.5 mile-long span to replace the Gerald Desmond Bridge two years ago, they encountered more than a few pipes.
What lurked beneath the surface was a mishmash of old and active oil wells tangled with 10 miles of utility lines, many of them unmapped or deeper than expected.
And what normally takes weeks to cap and relocate dozens of wells and lines turned into months of labor intensive work to clear the way for large steel-and-concrete piles as deep as an 18-story building.
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Guided wine tours of California’s Central Coast
Virginie Boone, Special to USA TODAY
Driving around California's vast Central Coast is a visual treat even if you don't know where you're going, so imagine the breadth and depth you'll cover with a guide to provide the lay of the land, point out highlights, ponder the geographical and cultural history and serve as designated driver.
The meat of the region is Monterey County, a relatively cool swath of fertile farmland and coastal beauty in the middle of California, accented by substantial pockets of national forest.
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