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Interim Manager Named for LB Marine Bureau
Local

Interim Manager Named for LB Marine Bureau

Byline: Shane Scott LONG BEACH — Since the retirement of former Long Beach Marine Bureau Manager Mark Sandoval, the city of Long Beach has launched a nationwide search for his

Belmont Pier to Get 45 New Guest Moorings
Local

Belmont Pier to Get 45 New Guest Moorings

Byline: Shane Scott LONG BEACH — A total of 45 guest moorings are now being added adjacent to Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier, as part of a transformation aimed at making

Castaways Site May Open to Public for Interim Use
Local

Castaways Site May Open to Public for Interim Use

Byline: Shane Scott NEWPORT BEACH — The Newport Beach City Council voted Oct. 22 to investigate interim public uses of its Lower Castaways property — the last parcel of undeveloped

Celebrate Thanksgiving in Catalina
Catalina Connection

Celebrate Thanksgiving in Catalina

Byline: Shane Scott CATALINA ISLAND — Planning to spend the long Thanksgiving weekend in Catalina — but not sure how you’ll be able to stuff a 20-pound turkey into your

Captain Builds a Boat to Rescue Whales
Local

Captain Builds a Boat to Rescue Whales

Byline: Shane Scott DANA POINT — Capt. Dave Anderson and his catamaran, Lily, have taken “whale watching” to a new level. Instead of just watching whales, the founder of Capt.

Diesel-powered 48-footer Sets SF-to-LB Record
State/National/World

Diesel-powered 48-footer Sets SF-to-LB Record

Byline: Shane Scott SAN FRANCISCO — On Oct. 12, businessman and boat racer Nigel Hook and crewmates Dan MacNamara, Andy Hindley and Lance Ware set a new world record in

USS Iowa to Host Veterans Appreciation Festival
Local

USS Iowa to Host Veterans Appreciation Festival

Byline: Shane Scott SAN PEDRO — The vessel that carried President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the Tehran Conference to meet with Winston Churchill, was used by presidents Ronald Reagan and