Activst Robert Palmer pilots his sailboat past the Long Beach breakwater. He and others want to do away with the World War II-era structure off the coast. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
With Long Beach visible in the distance, pelicans preen as they perch on the breakwater, which separates the open sea from Long Beach Harbor. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A man relaxes under a lifeguard tower at Peninsula Beach in Long Beach, where some residents fear inundation if activists are successful in their bid to do away with the breakwater. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A man walks along the boardwalk at Peninsula Beach in Long Beach. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
