Category Archives: Orange County

Ahoy, All Hands on Deck as Tall Ships Land in Dana Point

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Dana Point Times: By Andrea Papagianis While the original brig Pilgrim that Dana Point’s namesake Richard Henry Dana, Jr. sailed to the Southern California shores on lived a relatively short life, a replica with the same name has continued to travel the Pacific Ocean as an ambassador for the city. This weekend she will welcome six other vessels to the OC Dana Point Harbor as the Ocean Institute plays host to the 29th annual Toshiba Tall Ships Festival. The three-day festival will celebrate California’s deep maritime history with mock cannon battles, pirate encampments, treasure hunts, pirate training camps, knot-tying demonstrations and more. Continue Reading... ...
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Tsunami would flood large swath of Southland coast, USGS says

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Los Angeles Times: By Rong-Gong Lin II, Tony Barboza and Hector Becerra A large tsunami hitting California would cause major flooding in Long Beach and parts of Orange County and force 750,000 people to evacuate coastal areas in a few hours, according to extensive simulation published Wednesday by U.S. Geological Survey.
The study, released two years after a tsunami killed thousands in Japan, identified several communities that are particularly vulnerable to flooding because of their low elevation and lack of protection from waves. They include Marina del Rey, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as well as a swath of low-lying coastal areas between San Pedro and Newport Beach. Continue Reading...
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Whale Slams Sailboat off Palos Verdes

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AOL Patch Palos Verdes: By Nicole Mooradian A whale struck a 31-foot sailboat about 2 miles off the Palos Verdes Peninsula early Monday afternoon,Pete Thomas of Pete Thomas Outdoors reported Tuesday. "We were just sitting there, not moving, and all of a sudden there was a great big crash," Ian Jory told Thomas. "It lifted the left side of the boat 4 to 6 feet out of the water." Continue Reading... ...
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LA County Beaches Get Cleaner

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NBC Los Angeles

Those celebrating Labor Day at a Los Angeles County beach might notice it's cleaner this year - particularly in Long Beach.

Since Memorial Day, 90 percent of LA County beaches received A and B grades, up 3 percent from last summer, according to a recent report from Heal the Bay. The non-profit grades 450 beaches along the California Coast based on levels of bacterial pollution in the water.

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LIFEGUARD SERVICES SAY REPORTED SHARK SIGHTINGS NOT CONFIRMED

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East County Magazine: By Miriam Raftery Yesterday a local scanner tracking service reported several apparent shark sightings off Torrey Pines Beach. In the interest of keeping readers safe we posted the report promptly with no way to obtain confirmation on the holiday weekend. ECM today has reached both state and city lifeguards who say they are unaware of any reports.  It now appears our usually credible source was inaccurate and we regret the error. Continue Reading... ...
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Rick Caruso gets permit to moor mega-yacht in Newport Beach

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Los Angeles Times: By Emily Foxhall Billionaire developer Rick Caruso will be allowed to moor his 216-foot mega-yacht in Newport Beach after obtaining a special permit from the city.
In mid-August, to the chagrin of several citizens, the Newport Beach Harbor Commission voted to allow two large yachts — including Caruso's — to moor for a set period of time near the west end of Lido Isle. Continue Reading...
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California biomedical research facility harnesses power of ocean creature

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PRI.org Think medical breakthrough, and you're apt to picture a high-tech lab with gleaming steel equipment. But medical advances can also come from nature, such as the seaside. On a rocky strip of land in Port Hueneme in Southern California is a unique medical facility. Researchers have found a way to grow an unusual marine mollusk that may play a major role in future vaccines. Continue Reading... ...
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High cost of fighting urban runoff examined in report

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Los Angeles Times: By Louis Sahagun California communities spend close to half a billion dollars each year trying to prevent litter from mucking up the sensitive ecosystems of rivers, lakes and coastal waters, according to a report released recently by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Yet urban runoff remains a serious problem for fish, birds, turtles and marine mammals that ingest it: clogged intestines, restricted movement, suffocation, loss of vital nutrients and starvation. Continue Reading...
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Long Beach, Los Angeles beaches are cleaner than ever according to Heal the Bay report

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By: Greg Yee - Press Telegram Southland beaches are clean in time for Labor Day, according to a report released by Heal The Bay on Thursday. The nonprofit organization releases two annual reports, including the so-called End of Summer Beach Report Card, which gave 96 percent of California’s beaches an “A” or a “B.” The report marks the seventh consecutive summer that California beaches received high water-quality scores overall. Continue Reading... ...
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California Coastal Commission: Give it teeth

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The Los Angeles Times - Editorial The California Coastal Commission is charged with implementing the statutes of the Coastal Act, the law that was passed in 1976 to protect the state's 1,100-mile coast, regulate development along it and ensure public access to it. But unlike many other state regulatory agencies, the commission does not have the power to impose fines on violators of the act. Continue Reading... ...
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