All sections of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches have fully reopened to the public as of Sept. 26, four days ahead of the scheduled end of annually enforced restrictions to protect the threatened ...

A public interest law firm plans to sue the federal government on behalf of Lompoc beach users, demanding that legal protections for the Western snowy plover be dropped. Attorneys for the Pacific ...

Jalama Beach County Park near Lompoc is one of the only overnight beach access parks accessible to midcounty and North County residents and serves more than 200,000 visitors a year. (Giana Magnoli / ...

All sections of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches have fully reopened to the public as of Thursday, concluding the annually enforced restriction period that protects the threatened Western Snowy Plover ...