In Dana Point, Olson is in the final rounds of approval on a $160 million development of two new hotels in the city.

Building a granny flat in some parts of Dana Point will require additional permitting after changes in local and state laws.

Harbor seals pups will soon start to populate the beaches in the northeastern U.S. during seal pupping season.

A small whale drew a crowd this week when it entered harbor waters in Long Beach. Video from NewsChopper4 showed the whale late Thursday morning near a Catalina Express dock in the Shoreline Marina.

Visitors flocked to Long Beach for a chance to see a minke whale swimming around the city's Rainbow Harbor on Thursday. Jose and Aly Martinez were part of the crowd, hoping to catch a glimpse of ...

(Shawn Holland) Cell phone video captures a minke whale that appeared to be stuck in a Long Beach Marina on April 3, 2025. (Shawn Holland) Crews were removing obstacles from the harbor Thursday ...

A minke whale has been swimming around the Long Beach Harbor for most of the week, despite marine officials' attempts to shepherd it back out to sea. It’s not unusual for whales to wander into ...

But it is also rare for a whale, especially a minke, to be cruising around Long Beach’s inner harbor waters. “It just made a big splash! Oh, oh — what is it doing?” she said.