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Rare Orca Sighting Off Catalina Island
Easy Reader News

Rare Orca Sighting Off Catalina Island

On April 30, 2026, passengers aboard the Harbor Breeze whale watching tour had a memorable experience when they encountered nine orcas swimming off the coast of Catalina Island. The group, consisting of whales from three different matrilines, offered a rare and exciting glimpse into the complex social structure of these intelligent predators. While orcas are […]

Mauricio Tassara
Why so foggy? Think of it as a glass of cold beer
Hermosa Beach

Why so foggy? Think of it as a glass of cold beer

By Richard Dickert The persistent dense fog in the South Bay over the past few months is unusual, but not unprecedented.  Southern California has been dominated by an upper-level ridge of high pressure, pushing the jet stream (storm track) to our north. This pattern has kept the region mostly dry during the late autumn and […]

Richard Dickert
Church and surf
Beach Magazine

Church and surf

The Easter beach service of King’s Harbor Church gets underway Sunday, April 9 at the edge of Redondo Beach. Below, clouds begin to break Easter morning. Photos by Garth Meyer  

Garth Meyer
Gale force winds challenge SBBC surfers
Sports

Gale force winds challenge SBBC surfers

Photos by Steve Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com) Gale force winds, approaching 20 miles per hour during the South Bay Boardriders/El Porto Surf Shop in El Porto contest two Saturdays ago left announcer Mark Cole at a loss for words.  “I’ve said, ‘Challenging conditions’ a hundred times already. I need a new word,” he apologized   over the […]

Steve Gaffney