Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ernest Marquez, who died Saturday, is framed by a slide holder in 2013. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) For Ernest Marquez, ...

For Ernest Marquez, the stretch of Santa Monica sand had a particular resonance — and sparked a bitter memory. After the self-taught historian released “Santa Monica Beach” in 2004, his publisher ...