Pacifica State Beach

The Pacifica Pier reopened to the public on Friday. The pier had been closed since January when it was damaged by king tides from a winter storm.

A countless amount of jellyfish washed ashore at Pacifica State Beach in San Francisco over the weekend, worrying some locals who were enjoying the long Memorial Day weekend on the sand. “It freaks you out at first. I mean, your hands are hitting them when you’re paddling in the water. And you think, ‘oh man this is going to sting,’...

A good Samaritan ran into the chilly water of the Pacific Ocean Saturday night and helped pull a woman to safety after the sailboat she was on with other people ran aground in Pacifica.

San Bruno and Pacifica are one of two remaining places to launch your own fireworks on the Peninsula. But following fireworks bans around Bay Area cities, including San Francisco, the Fourth of July brings large crowds looking for a coastal getaway to show off their patriotic pride.

The Coast guard issued a high-surf advisory Thursday and warned surfers and swimmers to be on the lookout for dangerous sneaker waves.

The Coast guard issued a high-surf advisory Thursday and warned surfers and swimmers to be on the lookout for dangerous sneaker waves.

After some haggling over which jurisdiction was responsible for two dead whales washed up in Pacifica, crews on Tuesday began ripping up mammal flesh and burying the weighty beasts after neighbors complainined of their rotting stink.

A second dead whale has washed up along the tiny coastal town of Pacifica, this time about half a mile from where the first one was found about three weeks ago — and its removal is still tangled up in a jurisdictional tug-of-war.

The carcass of a dead sperm whale that washed up on a beach in Pacifica was tagged with graffiti bearing the name of a local Bay Area gang. The graffiti, which spelled out “East Bay Rats Motorcycle Club” in what appeared to be white spray paint, was erased by Wednesday’s high tide along the Sharp Park State Beach south of...