The California sand wars: As beaches shrink, neighbors and cities fight for what's left

LA TIMES: L.A. County tapped the Bay Foundation, among many others, to help bolster its coastlines. The nonprofit is developing “living shorelines” by installing dunes around beaches in L.A., El Segundo, Malibu, Santa Monica, and Newport Beach... “I don’t like the vision of L.A. without a beach,” said Bay Foundation Chief Executive Tom Ford. “It’s like New York City without Central Park or Paris without the Eiffel Tower.“