Dark unicorn snails hint at local climate shifts at Crystal Cove
UC Irvine researchers Lauren Pandori and Piper Wallingford study tide pool life at Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach to spot small climate change signals. They measure rock pools for the elusive dark unicorn snail, seeking how warming waters alter habitat and species distribution along the Orange County coast.
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Activists protest offshore drilling near Laguna Beach
Activists gathered at Victoria Beach on Feb. 22 to demand local lawmakers support to protect the coastline from offshore drilling. Zane Rice of SoCal Health Coalition and Indivisible OC 45 urged Representative Rohrabacher and Mimi Walters to oppose new oil rigs in the ocean.
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Costa Mesa weighs mobile restrooms for homeless
Costa Mesa city officials debated a mobile restrooms pilot for the homeless on February 1. The council, in a 3-2 vote, rejected spending 21 500 for the city’s half of the pilot and tasked staff to coordinate with the Sanitary District, the Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce, and local businesses. Council members Jim Righeimer and Allan Mansoor favored not participating.
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