Beach bummer: Junior lifeguard programs cancelled throughout LA County, Seal Beach  

It’s a rite of passage that has happened along Southern California beaches for decades, a way for youngsters to learn water safety skills and spend their summers covered in sand and the salty sea.
But this year is turning out to be a beach bummer of a summer.
Seal Beach Junior Lifeguards celebrate the end of their seven-week summer program with a shaving cream fight on the sand north of the pier in Seal Beach, CA, on Thursday, July 26, 2018. The ritual is an annual battle to mark to last d