Capistrano Beach, Calif. - Sept. 29, 2026: A person watches from a red-tagged home as heavy machinery moves boulders into position to reinforce a protective seawall while powerful swells from Hurricane Polo, combined with a high tide, crash over the existing boulders and seawalls in the Capistrano Bay District community along Beach Road. Recent swells from Hurricane Marie destroyed or demolished two homes in the community and caused severe structural damage to others, with eight homes remaining red-tagged and seven yellow-tagged as residents face continued threats from powerful surf and coastal erosion. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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