Statement: “There were more beaches closed for longer than Imperial Beach,” Fred Karsten, an Imperial Beach resident, wrote in a letter published by the Union-Tribune Jan. 23.
Analysis: In the letter, Karsten criticized a Jan. 20 editorial cartoon by the Union-Tribune’s Steve Breen, which portrayed a surfer wearing a hazardous materials suit. The caption said, “Surfing Imperial Beach.”
Fact Check: Where Beach Pollution Was Worst
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