A vegan rally/protest at Ocean Park in Santa Monica.
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Operation Planned for May 5, 2023
The Santa Monica Police Department will conduct a traffic safety operation on May 5th from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk.
These violations include speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield or provide right of way to bicyclists or pedestrians, or failing to stop for signs and signals.
“We all have places to be and not everyone gets there by car. Bicyclists and pedestrians have the same rights to the road but face even more risk without the protections vehicles have. We should all be looking out for one another.”
The Santa Monica Police Department offers steps drivers and pedestrians can take to greatly reduce the risk of getting injured or in a crash:
Pedestrians
· Be predictable. Use crosswalks, when available.
· Take notice of approaching vehicles and practice due care.
· Do not walk or run into the path of a vehicle. At 30 mph, a driver needs at least 90 feet to stop.
· Be visible. Make it easy for drivers to see you – wear light colors, reflective material and carry a flashlight, particularly at dawn, dusk or at night.
· Be extra careful crossing streets or entering crosswalks at night when it is harder to see, or when crossing busier streets with more lanes and higher speed limits.
Drivers
· Follow the speed limit and slow down at intersections. Be prepared to stop for pedestrians at marked and unmarked crosswalks.
· Avoid blocking crosswalks while waiting to make a right-hand turn.
· Never drive impaired.
Bicyclists
· Obey traffic laws, use hand signals, use lights at night (front white light and rear red reflector), and wear a helmet.
· Bicyclists must travel in the same direction of traffic and have the same requirements as any slow-moving vehicle.
· Avoid the door zone: do not ride too closely to parked cars.
· If there’s a bike lane, use it, unless making a left turn, passing, or approaching a place where a right turn is allowed.
· Yield to pedestrians. Bicyclists must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians within marked crosswalks or within unmarked crosswalks at intersections.
Here's surfing photos from Tuesday, May 2nd at Ocean Park. This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Ocean Park 26.
These are just a few of the photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots, probably multiple photos, they will be in the complete photo gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the complete gallery is down below.
You can find 70+ more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:
If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!
Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other local surf spots from this photographer?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.
And be sure to check out all the hats, tees, and more from Ocean Park 26.
Join us for an illustrated lecture on the history of Pacific Ocean Park with authors Christopher Merritt and Domenic Priore!
Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles' Space Age Nautical Pleasure Pier - Lecture and Booksigning with authors Christopher Merritt and Domenic Priore
Friday, May 5 · 7pm
Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Pacific Ocean Park -- or as it was commonly known in Los Angeles from the '50s through the '70s, P.O.P. -- was extraordinary in both its glamorous rise and spectacular fall. As a family-oriented attraction in the '50s with modernist-styled rides designed by Hollywood's best, P.O.P.'s attendance briefly surpassed that of Disneyland.
This illustrated lecture on the history of this Southern California icon with authors Christopher Merritt and Domenic Priore, whose spectacular book Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles' Space Age Nautical Pleasure Pier includes hundreds of images, most of them unseen elsewhere, including original ride designs and illustrations, including Tiki-rich, space age, and nautical rides. P.O.P. was often widely seen in movies and television shows throughout the '60s. Its Cheetah auditorium hosted important early rock shows, including those by Ritchie Valens, The Doors, and Pink Floyd. P.O.P. was located at the dividing line between Santa Monica and Venice, the only spot during Prohibition-era Los Angeles where residents were allowed to dance and consort in a carnival-like atmosphere. The book also backgrounds the infamous "Dogtown" of the '70s in which surfers took advantage of big waves that rolled through P.O.P.'s rotting piers near homeless junkies.
Following the presentation, authors Christopher Merritt and Domenic Priore will sign copies of their book on Pacific Ocean Park, available right now on Amazon!
Ticket Price: $15 (in-person and Zoom options available)
For more info & to buy tickets, Click Here
SaMo PRIDE will be returning this year to celebrate the inclusive and diverse spirit of Santa Monica.
Colorful photo booth installations, dubbed Colors of PRIDE, will be placed throughout downtown with fun, interactive props. Photos from the installations will be assembled to create a photographic mosaic, bringing the three districts together in a rainbow of colors that make up the LGBTQIA+ Progress PRIDE flag.
Artists can submitt and help design 1 of 6 photobooth installations! $500 honorarium. Share your concepts by 4/28 to samopride@cgevents.co.
For more info, Click Here
Join us at Lifeguard Tower 26 for a beach clean up and potluck lunch!
Saturday, April 22nd
Agenda 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Clean Up
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Potluck Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Beach Games!
Lifeguard Tower 26
2600 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90405
For more info, Click Here
Thousands of purple-colored creatures resembling jellyfish, called Velella velella or By-the-Wind Sailors, are being washed up on the beaches.
The By-the-Wind sailors are also known as colonial hydroids and are similar to Portuguese Man O'War, feeding on algae and zooplankton.
Velella velella are flat, oval-shaped hydroid polyps (cousins of the jellyfish) that live in the open ocean but are often seen washed up on beaches in the spring and early summer months when strong winds push them ashore.
They have a firm and upright triangular sail attached to their body which causes them to be caught up by the wind and blown across the surface of the water, giving them their name “By-the-Wind Sailors.” Don't worry about those little blue tentacles that hang from their body! These tentacles don't sting humans but will gather up plenty of zooplankton or fish eggs for them to eat.
According to Point ReyesNational Seashore, Velella Velellas pose little threat to humans, but if you do decide to pick one up, be careful when touching your face and eyes afterward because they can cause slight irritation to your skin.
"You may come across a fresh wash-up of Velella, tinging the stretch of shoreline blue, but if they've been there a while, they will look like crinkly and dry ovals of cellophane."
From Santa Monica Close Up:
"Santa Monica Cruisin' Classics and neighbors brought out their coolest rides for the Friday Night meetup. "
Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.
Support Santa Monica Closeup/Fabian Lewkowicz with Venmo or PayPal to help earn money to make these videos:
https://venmo.com/u/santamonicacloseup
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/fabianlewkowicz
From Santa Monica Close Up:
"The Venice Electric Bike Parade rolled along Ocean Front Walk on Sunday, March 26, 2023."
Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.
Support Santa Monica Closeup/Fabian Lewkowicz with Venmo or PayPal to help earn money to make these videos:
https://venmo.com/u/santamonicacloseup
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/fabianlewkowicz
From Santa Monica Close Up:
"Skateboarders gathered at Santa Monica Beach for Beyond the Board's meet-up on Saturday, March 11th, 2023. Beyond the Board is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to empower people with confidence and community through longboarding. By creating safe and inclusive spaces for people of all backgrounds to explore their creativity, Beyond the Board promotes a culture of belonging among riders of all skill levels." >
Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.
Support Santa Monica Closeup/Fabian Lewkowicz with Venmo or PayPal to help earn money to make these videos:
https://venmo.com/u/santamonicacloseup
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/fabianlewkowicz
Project Save Our Surf returns to Tower 26 to clean the beach. Buckets, gloves and light snacks will be provided.
Sat, March 11, 2023,
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST
Santa Monica Beach Tower 26
2559 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Come join Project Save Our Surf for a fun afternoon of music and refreshments cleaning the beach. Buckets and gloves will also be provided for the cleanup. Connect with others in Los Angeles working to support our environment.
For more info, Click Here
Join the conversation with the creative minds behind the ascendance of surf culture and its crossover to fashion and retail.
Randy Hild and our guests all worked with designer Clive Piercy over a ten-year period. Their groundbreaking collaboration came to define surf culture as we understand it today.
Moderator: Randy Hild (formerly Quiksilver/creative consultant)
Panel Guests:
1. Steve Jones: Visual Director and Quiksilver/Roxy store designer
2. Maria Barnes : ‘Quiksilver - Alex Goes’ Director
3. Lissa Zwahlen: Roxy and ‘Quiksilver - Alex Goes’ Designer
Sat, March 11, 2023,
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PST
Art Center College of Design
1700 Lida
Street Pasadena, CA 91103
For more info, Click Here
Project Save Our Surf returns to Tower 26 to clean the beach. Buckets, gloves and light snacks will be provided.
Sat, March 11, 2023,
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST
Santa Monica Beach Tower 26
2559 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Come join Project Save Our Surf for a fun afternoon of music and refreshments cleaning the beach. Buckets and gloves will also be provided for the cleanup. Connect with others in Los Angeles working to support our environment.
For more info, Click Here
Here's surfing photos from Saturday, February 11th at Ocean Park. This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Ocean Park 26.
These are just a few of the photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots, probably multiple photos, they will be in the complete photo gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the complete gallery is down below.
You can find 100+ more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:
If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!
Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other local surf spots from this photographer?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.
And be sure to check out all the hats, tees, and more from Ocean Park 26.
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