VENTURA, Calif. (KABC) -- High surf and strong winds pounded the Southern California coast Friday, causing the closure of a pier and ocean water to pour onto nearby roads. The Ventura Pier closed ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

Ventura, California, sits right on the Pacific Coast Highway, which also happens to link up almost all of the main surf locations in the area. The city's historic downtown offers a retail district ...

Forecasters issued a high surf advisory for beaches across Ventura and Santa Barbara counties warning of dangerous rip currents and waves reaching up to 10 to 15 feet Friday. Larger breaking waves of ...