Linda Mar, Pacifica, is a very, very popular place for all manner of Bay Area surfers. It’s also one of the dirtiest beaches ...

Lingering debris from the Palisades fire and marine mammals sickened by toxic algae remain a concern, but there is a bright ...

The beach adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier has again been named one of California’s most polluted, landing in second place ...

The Public Health advisory issued covers the area extending 100 yards on either side of the Pier as well as a similar stretch just south around the Pico-Kenter storm drain, County Health officials ...

At which beaches are you more likely to get sick? Heal the Bay releases a look at what beaches earned high marks, and which ...

May 23, 2025 -- The Santa Monica Pier is the second most polluted beach on the West Coast, topped only by Playa Blanca, a beach contaminated by untreated sewage from the Tijuana region.