Homes' landscaping edges onto public sand in Newport Beach
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:01
in Earth & Climate
California has ordered homeowners along some of Orange County's most coveted coastline to rip out the landscaping, sprinklers and other upgrades that have crept steadily seaward.On the tip of Balboa Peninsula, where multimillion-dollar homes sit snug against the sand and the legendary waves draw crowds of bodysurfers, an unlikely battle is taking shape.
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