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The soapy drama series, which premiered in 1989 and ran for 11 seasons, followed the lives and relationships of lifeguards who patrolled L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The Bahamian lifeguards and servers were bundled up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

An arbitration panel would instead make the final decision on some contract disputes for public safety employees, including firefighters, sheriff’s deputies and county lifeguards.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

A team of off-duty lifeguards sprinted across the sand to drag children to safety.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Even the affluent young are increasingly unlikely to spend their summers learning how the “other half” lives, as lifeguards, waitresses, or housekeepers at resort hotels.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich