Safe Surfing at Stinson Beach… For Now

STINSON BEACH, SAN FRANCISCO
Some SoCal surfers are scoffing at the 10-day closure of Stinson Beach that lasted through Labor Day weekend just because there were a couple of shark sightings.
It’s impossible, SoCal board rats say, to keep surfers out of the water off southern California just because somebody spots a bloodthirsty, man-eating predator. In fact, [...]

Stinson Beach Reopens Amidst Great White Shark Fears

A total of four great white shark sightings in the combined area of Ocean & Stinson Beaches has elevated shark fears in the Bay Area. Stinson Beach, closed for the Labor Day Weekend, reopened today.
STINSON BEACH, SAN FRANCISCO
Stinson Beach reopened to surfers and swimmers Tuesday morning after being closed for more than a week after [...]

Second Great White Shark Closes Stinson for Labor Day Weekend

MARIN COUNTY
A second sighting of a great white shark off Stinson Beach has prompted the National Park Service to prohibit water use through the Labor Day weekend.
“We had another sighting about 6:30 p.m. Thursday night by two visitors,” said Chris Powell, park service spokeswoman. “Our lifeguard interviewed them and felt it was a credible sighting.”
The [...]