On Friday, the Air Force Thunderbirds will do a flyover in salute to California healthcare workers, first responders and other essential personnel on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus. Their Los Angeles flyover becoming from downtown down the 10 freeway and along Venice Blvd to the beach, and then down coast to Manhattan Beach, over Torrance to Long Beach, then down the coast again to Newport Beach. All this will happen between 1:35PM to 2:10PM. See the flight path below:

Surf Therapy dog Haole Boy passed away today.

Haole served as the Ambassa-dog of his community, and the non-profit A Walk On Water, which provides Surf Therapy to children and adults with special needs. He started surfing later in his life (at the age of 5) when he "told" his parents he wanted to surf by climbing on his Dad's surfboard. Haole is a retired surf-dog competitor, whose main focus is sharing his love and comfort of surfing with others.

A Walk On Water posted:

Our beloved AmbassaDog, Haole Boy, left this earth today after a long and brave battle with cancer, but we know that he will live on in all of our hearts forever.

No one who witnessed Haole on a wave could possibly forget that image of grace and athleticism. More than a dog who could surf, Haole was a Surf Therapist in the truest sense of the word. Haole loved to volunteer at AWOW Surf Therapy events with his pawrents John and Kim Murphy. He took his "work" seriously, and we all witnessed him changing the lives of countless children in need.



Haole's immense courage empowered countless AWOW athletes, who found the confidence to paddle out just by seeing him in the lineup. He was a calming and kind force on the beach as well, often turning tears into smiles. He created moments of peace, love, laughter, and joy at every event. He will be missed beyond measure.

Today we all grieve together as a family. We can’t yet set a date for when we might gather to celebrate Haole’s inspirational life because of the pandemic. As soon as the situation permits, though, we will announce memorial plans.



In the meantime we wanted to give our AWOW Family a way to express their feelings. If you'd like to draw a picture or share a short personal handwritten note to capture your memories of Haole, please mail them to us so we may incorporate them into a memory book for Haole’s family.

A Walk On Water
‪526 Victoria Ave
‪Venice, California 90291‬

For now, we take comfort in knowing that Haole is smiling down on us as he catches wave after perfect wave.

Haole's website: Haoleboylife.com

The mayor just announce that everyone in Los Angeles must wear a face mask when outside:

“And as long as you’re not doing a solitary activity or with your own household, put that mask on,” he said. “Always now.” “Bring your masks with you whenever you leave your home. That will help us get more freedoms, open up more parts of our city,” he said.

There are exceptions in place for small children or those with disabilities.

This comes after L.A. County announced Tuesday during a Board of Supervisors meeting that its stay-at-home restrictions would likely last for three more months.

“Our Safer at Home order will remain in place beyond May 15,” the mayor said. “Depending on public health conditions, we will continue to adjust the order to safely allow more businesses to operate and more people to get back to work. “

And if you need a mask, or more masks, we just got some Hecho En Venice Face Masks in our online store, as model by Mr Hecho himself (below).


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All the Beaches Are Closed banners and signs starting to be removed and these new Beach Rules signs are being put up.

LA Beaches & Harbors have been placing them at most beaches. They are the same image they posted to their social media accounts when they announced the beaches would reopen.


Santa Monica has also put up their own sign:





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The City Of Malibu announced that they are "making great progress on Malibu’s temporary skate park! It is expected to be completed this summer."



In 2019, the City Council approved the use of the Crummer/Case property adjacent to Malibu Bluffs Park as the location for a temporary skate park, and authorized staff to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design of a 12,500 square-foot permanent skate park on the same property.

The City Council approved the Final Conceptual Design for the Temporary Skate Park on Monday, February 24.

The Temporary Skate Park is expected to open on the west portion of the property in Mid-2020, while the Permanent Skate Park is designed and built on the east portion of the property.

Due to the huge increase in surfers' vehicles getting broken into along PCH, LAPD put out this flyer back in December:



Now that word is out the beaches are open, the thieves are going to return.

Our photographers have watched first hand these pieces of shit casing vehicles at surf spots such as Sunset, Topanga and the spots in Malibu. But unless caught in the act, police will do nothing. Hell, now due the coronavirus, even if caught in the act, the scumbag city officials have told the police not to arrest anyone, so the city has made it more enticing for those a-holes to keep stealing from everyone.

So do not hide you keys on your tires or under the car. These pieces of trash sit in vehicles and watch. Others slowly walk along the park cars looking for the keys.

Yeah, we seen a number of surfers hiding the keys under their vehicles this past weekend.

At least, get a good key lockbox to deter these assholes.

On Sunday at about 10:00AM, we captured on our Instagram Story what appeared to be a shark swimming near Sunset.

Here's the photos shot by Six12 Media, unfortunately, it was too far out to get a clear up close shot of it.

After seeing the photos, it might not have been a shark.







On Instagram, @ouana pointed out that it may be a mola mola (ocean sunfish).


a Mola mola off the coast of Southern California. Photo: Bradley Beckett

"Surf’s up! LA County beaches are reopening this Wednesday, May 13 for individual activities like swimming, surfing, jogging, and walking."

“LA County Beaches are reopening this Wednesday, May 13 for individual activities like swimming, surfing, jogging and walking." Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced today.

LA Beaches & Harbors confirmed the opening:

On 5/13, LA Co. beaches reopen w/ the following rules:
• Individual/family activities & exercise ONLY
• No lying or sitting on sand, canopies, coolers or picnicking
• 6+ ft. physical distancing & masks REQUIRED
• Parking lots, bike path, piers & boardwalks remain CLOSED



But take note, these city officials don't agree with each other on this, so one of them might cock block this decision. Also, Malibu said it's beaches are different than those down south, so they may nee additional time to set health guidelines before they open.

Around 5:00PM, Santa Monica has agreed to open their beaches via their social media accounts:

"Santa Monica beaches will reopen this Wednesday, May 13 for ocean activities and exercise with restrictions - specifically NO gathering, sitting & sunbathing."

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According to Surfline, "Monday, May 11th: SSW/S swell puts well exposed spots in 4-5′ waves, sets up to 7′ at best breaks. Smaller NW swell eases. Light early morning winds due, moderate onshores by the afternoon. "



"Holding SSW/S (200-180) swell maintains chest-head high+ surf at good exposures in North LA. Easing, secondary NW pulse is mainly running thigh-waist high at exposures. Combo beachbreaks that pull in that swell blend will see some fun peaks. Light early morning winds due to turn to rising onshores later morning then mainly moderate WNW flow for the afternoon."

The fence Santa Monica erected to keep people off the bike path has been defeated, with an epic result.

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As we first reported via our Instagram Story, a bunch of people showed up today (Saturday, May 9th) at the entrance to the Santa Monica Pier to protest. Adults of all ages, a lot of kids, held signs and waved flags. And some girls who were there twerking for the cause.

Most were protesting California's quarantine closures, some were protesting the vaccine companies. And about three were there to sell hats and masks.

The lady on the bullhorn running the circus made it known to all that she is from San Diego and she is a big protester who is facing jail time down there.

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Yet another change in the plans of reopening LA beaches.

Now Los Angeles County public health officials said that they will "use this weekend to test whether people can obey loosened stay-at-home directives before deciding whether to lift some coastal restrictions next week."

“We are going to pay a lot of attention to how well we all do this weekend in terms of being able to comply with the directives,” Barbara Ferrer, director of Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Health, said during her daily coronavirus briefing on Friday.

"If things go well," she added, "officials might relax more rules next week."

“We’re looking forward to hopefully getting there by next week.”

This damn lady is always giving vague answers about this.

Basically, they are going to see how well people on the reopened hiking trials follow the rules. The whole keeping six feet from others, no large groups, and that everyone wears a face covering.

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The average water temps as of May 7th.

Here's today update:

"We don't want a stampede to the beaches," said Nicole Mooradian, public information officer for L.A. County's Department of Beaches and Harbors, on Friday. "Right now we're planning for Wednesday."

What she really means is that the first phase of reopening the beaches might start next week.

There are 4 phases for reopening LA County beaches:

Phase one: gatherings beyond household members are prohibited. Surfing, running, walking and solo activities are allowed. No chairs, umbrellas or tents. Phase one lasts approximately six weeks and includes Memorial Day weekend.

Phase two: gatherings beyond household members are still prohibited, but chairs and umbrellas would be allowed. There’s a possibility, though, beaches would close for the Fourth of July weekend.

Phase three: small gatherings would be allowed, volleyball courts would open and film permits enabled.

Phase four: large gatherings would be permitted, with normal operation resumed.


She goes on to add that the first phase of the beaches reopening may last "about six weeks, but it could be shorter and it could be longer." She gives no clear reason for this, she just said, "It just depends on how many people come, and what the attendance looks like."

"We want people to wear masks when they're not in the water," Mooradian said.


But remember, mayors can cockblock the reopening.

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Topanga - Photo: Six12 Media

It appears they are making changes daily about the reopening of beaches in LA. Here's today update:

Today, the Los Angeles County’s public health director Barbara Ferrer claims she is close to approving a phased plan for opening county beaches, paving the way for renewed public access to the coastline as early as next week. The Los Angeles Department of Beaches and Harbors is preparing for that possibility, with the most likely opening date being Friday, May 15.

Carol Baker, from the county Department of Beaches and Harbors said she she was “under the impression” the plan was close to complete. “As of now, we have not received a final word on when the beaches will open,” she added. “We’re preparing for as soon as next week.”

So basically, the Department of Beaches and Harbors and the Los Angeles County’s public health director are NOT working together, since neither knows what the other is actually doing.

Santa Monica officials have been getting ready for a potential early opening of beaches, but said they are doing everything in lockstep with the county.

“We have this limited reopening next week with all water sports involved,” said Manhattan Beach Mayor Richard Montgomery. All restrooms at beaches will be open and county staff will be in charge of frequent cleaning, Montgomery said. The concrete areas above the sand will also off limits. That means no pedestrians or cyclists on bike paths, the Strand or Esplanade.

Officials with Hermosa Beach, which also owns its beach, have said they will follow suit with whatever restrictions the county makes.

The draft plan that has been released (but still needs "additional tweaking") on reopening LA County beaches is as follows:

Phase one: gatherings beyond household members are prohibited. Surfing, running, walking and solo activities are allowed. No chairs, umbrellas or tents. Phase one lasts approximately six weeks and includes Memorial Day weekend.

Phase two: gatherings beyond household members are still prohibited, but chairs and umbrellas would be allowed. There’s a possibility, though, beaches would close for the Fourth of July weekend.

Phase three: small gatherings would be allowed, volleyball courts would open and film permits enabled.

Phase four: large gatherings would be permitted, with normal operation resumed.



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As we reported already, select businesses are permitted to reopen on 5/8/20 and trailheads and golf courses can reopen 5/9/20.

Santa Monica officially announced that some of their closures, including the beach area, Santa Monica Pier, and Palisades Park remain in effect.
Source: @santamonicacity

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Los Angeles County officially announced Wednesday, May 6, the guidelines for the first round of businesses to reopen. Approved by the tantrum throwing Gov. Gavin Newsom to begin as soon as Friday, which makes no sense in why he wants to make all these businesses wait these extra days. He claims "science and data", but we all know his science and data is flawed.

L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said trails, golf courses, florists, car dealers and retail businesses selling toys, books, clothing, sporting goods and music can open as soon as Friday with curb-side pickup only.




As for the parks, County staff will be deployed to monitor trails to ensure they don’t become overcrowded.

“What’s best for other counties may not necessarily be right for Los Angeles County as we are the most densely populated county in the state,” said Barger.

“Our guidelines will certainly look different than others. When we reopen slowly but surely we must maintain physical distancing, continue to wear face coverings and rely on pickup and delivery.”

Again ,no word on beaches reopening.


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L.A. County Director of Public Health Dr. Barbara Ferrer said at a news conference on Tuesday that L.A. County beaches, which have been closed since March 27, will reopen “soon.” She kept very vague about the reopening of the beaches. The existing health officer order closing the beaches expires on May 15.

Ferrer said her department has been “working hard” with the mayors of beach cities and L.A. County Beaches and Harbors.

“I think we’ll have a plan that will have our beaches reopen safe,” she said. Noting that the county’s beach city mayors have been working with beaches and harbors staff and have “created some documents that we are reviewing at the public health department. These are consensus documents and we think they look great.”

Ferrer said those documents “will give us the ability to have a road map for safely reopening county beaches here in L.A. County.” But Ferrer refuses to mention any timeline for the reopening L.A. County beaches.

San Diego was able to reopen their beaches. Orange County and Ventura were able to as well. Those beaches reopened with health guidelines in place, but looks like this Ferrer lady needs more time to come up with her own guidelines for LA beaches.



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Yesterday, San Clemente and Laguna were allowed to re-open.

Today, the tantrum throwing governor of California is allowing 3 more cities to reopen their beaches.

The cities of Huntington Beach, Dana Point and Seal Beach can now reopen their respective beaches with modifications to protect public health and avoid crowding.

Huntington Beach outlined the following specific regulations for beachgoers:

- Local beaches will be open from 5 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Only "active recreation activities" are allowed, including walking, running, hiking and bicycle riding
- Physical distancing must be practiced
- The ocean will be open to swimming, surfing and other water activities
- Huntington Beach Pier, beach playgrounds and picnic areas will remain off-limits
- The following Huntington Harbor beaches will remain closed: Davenport Beach, Humboldt Beach, Trinidad Beach, Seabridge Park Beach

Under the modifications, "passive games," loitering, sunbathing and any gathering of people, except when with those in your immediate household, are prohibited.

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The average water temps as of May 4th.