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Sierra Club Seal Society data shows 43% of sea lion pups at La Jolla Cove died or needed rescue this season, compared to 6% at the closed Point La Jolla, as the group asks the Coastal Commission for physical barriers and park rangers.
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A 131-acre brush fire in Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve on Sunday, Aug. 16, triggered evacuation warnings for eight residential areas near La Jolla before 200 firefighters halted the blaze's advance by early evening.
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California Coastal Commission members called conditions at La Jolla Cove "completely out of control" at an Aug. 14 meeting and raised the possibility of a partial closure, while Mayor Todd Gloria's office said the city has not committed to shutting down the beach.
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San Diego police arrested seven people on felony charges after an 11-month investigation into a drug ring that used Instagram to sell narcotics to college students in Pacific Beach, City Heights and Downtown San Diego, seizing 16 illegally modified firearms and more than $40,000 in cash.
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The La Jolla Town Council introduced the newly formed La Jolla Fire Safe Council at its Aug. 13 meeting, featuring presentations on cancelled home insurance, evacuation routes and a draft wildfire protection plan template that could help neighborhoods access federal funding.
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San Diego beaches recorded more than 900 stingray stings in the first half of 2026, a five-year high driven by a marine heat wave and El Niño, prompting lifeguards to urge La Jolla swimmers to shuffle their feet when entering the water.