Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California—here, find our favorites.

Malibu beach closed due to spill of up to 10,000 gallons of sewage; health officials test water, urge public to avoid area.

Temperatures were plunging and the wind was whipping — not an ideal day for a walk on the beach. It turned out to be a ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an ocean water closure due to toxic chemicals from fire debris ...

Stinson Beach is a serene coastal retreat where breathtaking scenery promises to melt all your worries away! Nestled along ...

At an SF show, comedian Kate Willett made clever jabs about the tech scene's obsession with psychedelics. Plus, a garage sale ...

The Point Bridge was there for about a week, the crew fishing death and loss from the ocean. The older men with families ...

The Environmental Defense Center works to prevent Sable restart of offshore oil drilling over safety and climate concerns.

A man and a boy died after being pulled from the ocean at Cowell Ranch Beach in San Mateo County on Sunday afternoon, according to California State Parks officials.

Rescue crews have retrieved a child and an adult from the ocean in Half Moon Bay Sunday afternoon, officials said.

The San Francisco SPCA is offering free puppy adoptions for a limited time in order to free up space for animals being sent out of the wildfire zones in the Los Angeles area. With the shelter ...

Ocean waters off Laguna Beach are closed from Treasure Island Beach to Table Rock Beach because of a sewage spill from a sewer line break near Laguna Niguel Regional Park. About 465,000 gallons ...