LOMPOC, Calif. — In the spiritual tradition of the Chumash people, it’s revered as the “Western Gate” — a portal through which the souls of the dead enter paradise. To sea captains, its known as the ...

Point Conception, considered sacred ground by the Chumash, is the headland where California’s coast goes from a north-south orientation to east-west, making a natural division between Southern and ...

Ever since the Gold Rush Days, the Point Conception Lighthouse has guarded the treacherous waters of the Pacific, where the Santa Barbara Channel and Pacific Ocean meet on the western edge of Santa ...

It’s a recurring nightmare for environmentalists and government agencies: Worn down boats wash ashore in environmentally sensitive areas, with nobody to pay to clean them up. Last Thursday at Point ...