Councilwoman Diane Dixon thanked the Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Foundation for its efforts in helping finance the new headquarters, which the community has been asking for since at least 2011.

For the past three years, there’s been a lifeguard shortage in L.A. County, forcing some pools to operate at a limited capacity. Due to pandemic closures in 2020, ...

The second highest-paid, the county's lifeguard chief, made $463,517 in 2021, Open the Books reports. Of the $463,517 in total earnings, the lifeguard chief made $0 in overtime but made more than ...

To entice candidates, the county has raised hourly wages for pool lifeguards to between $23.87 and $25.87. Lake lifeguards can earn $28.89 to $30.50 an hour.

Los Angeles County will extend operating dates and hours at its 41 swimming pools across 30 locations after more than doubling the number of lifeguards, officials announced on Friday, June 14.