John W. Scaffeta

LONG BEACH— A grant permitting an investigation into the potential impact of shifts in the city’s breakwater on the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station’s anchorage explosives system is being sought

AVALON—A severe water restriction, elevated by the driest period in 123 years, will soon hit Catalina, disturbing consumption for residents, tourists and recreational boaters in the island’s largest city. Avalon

LONG BEACH—A new 574-foot, L-shaped public dock, located south of Parker’s Lighthouse, is nearing completion and designs for the long-awaited Pine Avenue dock is soon expected, according to a city

DANA POINT—Development of a highly-anticipated Commercial Core project for Dana Point Harbor was pushed forward when members of City Council unanimously denied an appeal of the Planning Commission’s approved permit

NEWPORT BEACH— Thomas Hartmann, who for the past four years has served as the District Executive for Portola & Sea Scouts, was recently named the new executive director of the

NEWPORT BEACH—On the evening of May 16, patrol officers manning the Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol Department’s interdiction vessel responded to a rare—yet not unheard of—call just off the northern

MARINA DEL REY— The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed, May 13, to increase fees for docking, parking and dry boat storage of boats trailered at Marina del Rey.

SAN DIEGO—On March 14, boaters cruising around the outskirts of San Diego Bay reported a distinguished buoy missing from the navigable waters of the Pacific. Measuring 8 feet in diameter