Southern California's coast stretches from San Diego ... The centerpiece of the beach side is the Balboa Pier, around which you can rent bikes, let the kids loose at the play area, and take ...

A whale-watching tour off Southern California got a close-up look at a ... 3 miles offshore between the Balboa and Newport Landing piers on Friday, March 21, an Instagram post said.

In recent weeks, hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and other animals have turned up in the sand dead or seriously ill, alarming ...