The LA coastline as a national park? A new study asks the public to consider the idea

Should the iconic Los Angeles area coastline be designated as a national park?

That’s what a study authorized by Congress in December 2022 and launched earlier this month by the U.S. National Park Service will try to determine. The study was put into a larger federal appropriations bill by Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Los Angeles.

The study will examine the coastline adjacent to Santa Monica Bay, stretching from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, avoiding the sinking Palos Verdes Peninsula...