Rails to the beach: How the ‘Red Cars’ built Pacific Beach

Pacific Beach didn’t grow by accident — it grew along the rails. Before freeways and crowded parking lots, rail lines carried San Diegans from downtown to the coast.

Should common route over tracks, down ‘goat path’ be addressed ahead of LA28 surfing at Lower Trestles?

San Onofre Parks Foundation has long sought fixes to the unsafe, illegal trek to the remote beach. Olympic officials say it’s ...

Should ‘goat path’ to San Onofre’s Lower Trestles that crosses tracks be addressed prior to the Olympics?

San Onofre Parks Foundation has long sought fixes to the unsafe, illegal trek to the remote beach. Olympic officials say it’s being looked at.
Smithsonian Magazine

The Mystery of Why This Dangerous Sand Dune Swallowed a Boy

Erin Argyilan was wrapping up a scientific study of wind speeds on Mount Baldy last year when she saw a circle of beachgoers on their knees halfway up the hulking sand dune. They appeared to be ...