Neighbors balk at big lifeguard tower

A long-planned lifeguard tower now under construction on South Mission Beach is drawing complaints from residents that the building is too big and too expensive. Property owners along Ocean Front Walk are worried the nearly 4,000-square-foot edifice will obstruct their views and degrade property values. They also say the city failed to properly inform the...

Del Mar settles with billionaire over hedges

Del Mar officials are settling a lawsuit with billionaire Madeleine Pickens, who fought an order to prune hedges on her beach patio that were blocking a neighbor’s coastal views. Pickens has trimmed the plants. The settlement is expected to result in Del Mar’s view laws remaining intact; the city paying about $20,000 in legal costs;...

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