These are California’s dirtiest beaches. Where are you swimming?
As Mother Nature continues to turn up the heat this summer, those looking to cool off along the California coast might want to reconsider where they’re swimming. Ten California and Baja California beaches, including around the Santa Monica Pier and a stretch of Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey, received the poorest water quality grades based on measurements taken last year during dry periods between April and October. Four locations in San Diego County, two in Baja and two in San Mateo County also made the list, which was part of Heal the Bay’s 34th annual report card of the state’s beaches released Wednesday.
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