THE TAKEAWAY
- Powerful waves from Tropical Storm Rachel damaged multimillion-dollar homes and destroyed sections of Long Beach’s historic boardwalk.
- Eight buildings representing 13 residential addresses were red-tagged as unsafe to enter, while one additional building received a yellow tag.
- Long Beach is launching emergency repairs and a multistep coastal-protection plan as El Niño threatens to bring more erosion and high-surf events.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Powerful waves generated by Tropical Storm Rachel tore through the Long Beach Peninsula over the weekend, damaging lavish multimillion-dollar oceanfront homes and destroying sections of the historic boardwalk as the California city continues battling rapid coastal erosion…