Huntington Beach city leaders debate whether to fight state law which demands more housing be built. Some LA County parks open up to overnight camping this summer. And the author of the book Sand Rush tells the history of how LA’s beaches physically came to be, from moving the sand itself to the shore to the political influencers advocating for their preservation. Plus, more.

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