Clean beaches, surfing, a new source of energy—and an expanded port. The world according to Keith Higginbotham

PHOTO by JENNIFER STOCKDALE
The entire solution to Long Beach’s dirty, stagnant coastline fits in the blue cotton hoodie wrapped around the head of Keith Higginbotham.
He has a plan to make waves where there are none, turn muck into clean [...]

City officials say they’re ready to change the course of the dirty, dirty LA River

PHOTO by DANIEL DE BOOM
In a transformation that feels a little like something from the Old Testament—or maybe an episode of Mindfreak—Long Beach officials seem suddenly possessed by the idea that they can change the course of the Los Angeles River.
Public [...]

The LA River is teeming with birds–yeah, the LA River

PHOTO by JOSHUA PERALTA
It’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon and I’m standing by the sandy banks of the Los Angeles River at the Willow Street Estuary. Although I can still hear traffic sighing over the bridge in the distance, it’s faint and soon forgotten. The sounds [...]