The group discusses ideas including acoustic wave technology to deter sea lions, a viewing platform for people to watch them, ...

especially at the pinniped hotspots of Point La Jolla and La Jolla Cove, has gentle waters and sandy beaches with boulders and rock terraces to snooze upon. The surrounding cliffs offer shelter.

Despite public commitments from local government officials that beach access at La Jolla Cove will remain open to humans, the La Jolla Parks & Beaches group wants to be more hands-on in the ...

Dozens of people who showed up at the July 22 La Jolla Parks & Beaches board meeting to share their thoughts amid talk of managing sea lion and human interactions at La Jolla Cove didn’t always ...

La Jolla Parks & Beaches member Brenda Fake leads a La Jolla Cove Access Project workshop to come up with goals and objectives for the group. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon) Public access to The Cove ...

Fall brings the quiet season, when the beaches draw dedicated locals ... a five-mile radius between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. — to La Jolla Cove beach for snorkeling, perhaps, Windansea for surfing ...

Building on the foundation set at its inaugural meeting last month, the La Jolla Cove Access Working Group convened again this week to discuss ways to maintain public access to The Cove amid ...

and the public's access to the La Jolla Cove beach and waters must always come first." Bob Evans, president of nonprofit La Jolla Parks and Beaches, said he wants the beach for humans only.

Other parties represented included the La Jolla Parks & Beaches board, La Jolla Cove Swim Club, scuba diving groups and SeaWorld Rescue. A shark specialist from Cal State Long Beach also attended.

Over the past week, three sea lion pups have been found dead in the cove. Meanwhile, a group of residents are looking to chase off the marine mammals — which can weigh up to 800 pounds, have ...