Heal the Bay's Beach Bummer List ranks the most polluted beaches in California based on levels of harmful bacteria in the ocean and this year's list includes several in SoCal.
, which assigns "A-to-F" letter grades to 700 Pacific Coast beaches from Washington State to Tijuana, Mexico.
"Usually, when we clean things, all the dirty water will come into the drains and be treated in waste water treatment plants," said Alison Wu, a water quality data specialist for Heal the Bay. "When rain cleans up things, they also flush everything clean but all the water just goes through the ocean, through the storm drains, without any treatment. So all the dirty things just come into the ocean.
However, the city has been making efforts to keep the water clean, such as putting bird netting under the pier.
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