Dana Point declares local emergency after Marie-fueled surf damages 16 beachfront homes
Dana Point declared a local emergency after Hurricane Marie-fueled surf and coastal flooding damaged at least 16 beachfront homes; nine oceanfront homes were red-tagged as unsafe and seven yellow-tagged for structural damage, with no city infrastructure damaged. City teams will coordinate with agencies as conditions along the coast are monitored, while residents install emergency protections such as a boulder barrier in a bid to curb further erosion amid forecasts of more storms from El Niño.