August 11, or 8/11, is National 811 Dig Alert Day. San Diego Gas & Electric and local firefighters are reminding the public to call before digging, KPBS reporter Jacob Aere reports.

A Monmouth County beach town has banned the digging of large holes and burying of people in the sand. Sea Girt passed an ordinance in April adopting stricter rules around sand hole digging. Under ...