Lili Weigert Located in the northwestern corner of San Francisco, Ocean Beach separates attractions like the San Francisco Zoo and Golden Gate Park from the Pacific Ocean. This 3 ½-mile stretch ...

All of California was swept up in Humphrey fever when the wayward humpback whale found himself stuck twice in the Bay Area.

The juvenile minke whale had been spotted swimming around San Francisco Bay for nearly a week by the time she beached herself ...

San Francisco State University, which operates the Estuary and Ocean Science Center, has said it can no longer afford to keep ...

The beach hazard statement went into effect at 11 a.m. Sunday, and it will be in effect until 11 p.m. Monday and covers all Pacific Coast beaches, including the San Francisco Peninsula Coast ...

Hordes of bright blue, jellyfish-like sea creatures are washing up on beaches across California. As of Monday, thousands of the critters — called velella velella or by-the-wind sailors — have been ...

In the past week, there have been more than 50 dead and dying dolphins found along the L.A. County coast. Experts say it's due to a neurotoxin called domoic acid.