Before the boardwalk: The rise of Pacific Beach’s first seaside hotel

The construction of the Pacific Beach Hotel in 1888, one of the earliest notable hotels built to draw people to the beachfront.
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Between Carlsbad and San Diego is a laid-back beach popular for surfing, snorkeling, and camping

This beach near Encinitas makes for an epic weekend: oceanfront camping, a rocky reef for tidepooling or snorkeling, and surf ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego lifeguards to be honored for protecting Pacific Beach, Mission Beach

With summer in full swing and beaches packed to the brim weekend after weekend, the term “The Year of the Lifeguards,” may seem fitting. For the Pacific Beach Town Council and the lifeguards in ...
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Labor Day crowds flock to San Diego beaches for sun, surf, and grilling

San Diego’s beaches were buzzing with life this Labor Day, as locals and visitors headed to the coast to enjoy the unofficial end of summer. From sandcastles and surfing to burgers on the grill and ...
Times of San Diego

San Diego beaches see closures, advisories following rainfall

A warning sign for contaminated beach water in San Diego County. (File photo) Heads up, beachgoers, the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality has issued a General Rain ...

Officials warn public to stay off of these California beaches

There is something eternally alluring about California’s beaches. Golden sunsets, rolling waves, surfers carving lines at ...