Stories You Hate to Hear Newport Beach, California : A group of 40 sea lions has been making itself rather unwelcome in this upscale community. The creatures keep residents awake by barking most of the night. They climb aboard residents’ prized boats : fouling and damaging them. In one case, all 4o climbed aboard a small, pricey sailboat – causing it to sink. Residents are at their wit’s end , because the sea lions are protected by a 1972 federal law , which says the creatures cannot be killed,harmed, or harassed. (It is, incidentally, a law Newport Beach residents lobbied...