Events scheduled from Aug. 21-28. OC Astronomers Outreach, 8:30 p.m. Amateur astronomers can meet members of OC Astronomers and learn about current celestial activity. San Mateo State Park, 830 Cristianitos Rd; San Clemente. Information: Anita Pierce 949-492-7508 or 407-230-7370.
Group to Sue EPA Over Dirty Beach Water
Environmental organization says the federal agency hasn’t done enough to protect beachgoers from waterborne illnesses.
PICO RIVERA - Clarence and Freida Pool celebrated their 76th wedding anniversary Wednesday in low-key fashion. Last year, 200 friends and relatives feted the couple in their Pico Rivera back yard. Freida, 97, suffers from dementia, while Clarence, also 97, is legally blind and has hearing problems.
SignOn San Diego - The sailboat was en route from San Diego to Catalina Island when it ran aground. The driver fell asleep, Thompson said. The company Vessel Assist towed the sailboat into open water about 7:30 a.m. GREG GROSS S.D. city leaders expected at
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Undersea restoration
Orange County Register - If all goes according to schedule, quarry rock from Santa Catalina Island will begin to be dumped off barges onto the ocean floor off San Clemente as early as next year. Soon after, young kelp should cover the rock surface. Then Tennant will take a
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‘Escapes’: When Calif. Was Top Location
BackStage.com - When Southern California served as ground zero for film production, Southland locations stood in for everything from the Tahiti of 1935’s “Mutiny on the Bounty” (shot in Shark Harbor on Catalina Island) to the Korea of “MASH” (Malibu Creek State Park
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