Capistrano Beach in Dana Point has been battered by storms and rising sea levels in recent years. It was once a vibrant stretch of coastline with volleyball courts, a basketball court, and fire rings.

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Adam Brockie found just the right spot on the sandy stretch of beach to prop up his umbrella and lounge, ready to enjoy his seaside lunch while looking out toward the glistening blue ocean. Just a few ...

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The ocean rumbled with such force the ground shook when the waves came crashing down. People standing too close to the water’s edge ran back, away from the rogue seawater as it pounded the shore and ...

When Mike Moodian was a teenager growing up in south Orange County in the early 1990s, Capistrano Beach was the place to be. “It was where young people go to hang out and it was always considered one ...