Surfing the Santa Ana
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A group of friends ride the waves and then head into the fire zone to check on the homes of their friends.
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The hot, dry Santa Ana winds were waning Wednesday, a boon for firefighters and Southern Californians who hope the lull in "devil winds" is more than a respite.
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Two developments are shaking things up near the Foley Beach Express Bridge in Orange Beach.  The Wharf, which is positioned on the south side of the waterway, will play host to several concerts in a 10,000 seat amphitheater.
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By Kathe Tanner, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Sep. 13--The County Health Department posted a health warning today at Morro Bay City Beach, an ocean shore area near the mouth of Morro Bay Creek.
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Sanyo, Olympus and Pentax have introduced waterproof camera/camcorders that come surf-ready.
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By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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A San Francisco launderette has been rated one of the top places in the world to surf the internet. The winners of the first Yahoo Mail Internet Cafe Awards, published to mark the 10th anniversary of the world&#39;s
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS  OJAI, Calif. - Hot, dry Santa Ana winds gusting to more than 50 mph Saturday stoked the flames of a three-week-old wildfire in Los Padres National Forest and ignited at least two new fires.
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On Sept. 3, you could have purchased Tricky Surf for $6,250 -- the claiming price of the race she won at Bay Meadows. Today, she runs in the $100, 000 Work the Crowd Handicap for California-bred fillies and mares at Golden Gate Fields.
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By DAMON TATEM  OFFSHORE, GULF STREAM  Blue water action should be outstanding all along the Outer Banks this week. Lots of gaffer dolphin should be landed daily by fishermen off both Oregon and Hatteras inlets.
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They know what the winds can do. They forecast them. Fight the fires the winds fan. Ready for evacuations that, in years past, never came. They thought they knew, until seven days of fury began a week ago. From almost the beginning, this Santa Ana was different somehow.
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In San Francisco, there is a man picking his nose on a street corner; at Stanford University, there are a couple sunbathing in bikinis; in Miami, there is a group of protesters carrying signs outside an abortion clinic.
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Jessica Gregory looks to go snow surfing at Cole Park on Corpus Christi Bay, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004. A rare blanket of snow greeted residents of South Texas on Christmas morning.
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By Julia Scott  PACIFICA -- Lots of people visit the Pacifica Pier to watch the waves crash far below their feet. Little did they know that for years, the ocean has also been taking pieces of the neighborhood along with it.
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OJAI, Calif. - Ferocious Santa Ana winds of up to 70 mph were expected to arrive by Saturday morning as crews struggled to surround a large forest fire. "They haven't materialized yet, but we anticipate extremely strong winds by morning," said Dan Bastion of the U.S. Forest Service.
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By Robin Lord, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.  Jun. 24--CHATHAM -- Sand, wind and water rule the day here on North  Beach.