The LAPD has released the footage of the incidident in Venice Beach when a Driver Suspected of DUI /Resisting Arrest Dies After Being Tased.

In the video, an Uber driver says that the suspect that caused the accident had tried to steal his car. Later in the video, it is revealed that the suspect on cocaine and other drugs.

Here is the video and the official statement:

"On January 3, 2023, at around 3:38 p.m., a West Traffic Division motor officer was flagged down for a traffic collision in the area of Venice Boulevard and Lincoln Boulevard in Pacific Area. He observed a male, later identified as Keenan Anderson, running in the middle of the street and exhibiting erratic behavior. Several citizens involved in the traffic collision motioned to Anderson, indicating that he caused the accident. The officer contacted Anderson, verbalized with him, and requested additional units for a DUI investigation. Anderson initially followed the officer’s commands and sat at the northeast corner of Venice and Lincoln Boulevard for several minutes as the officer spoke with him.

As additional units arrived at scene, Anderson suddenly attempted to flee the location. Officers gave chase as Anderson ran eastbound in the middle of the street on Venice Boulevard. As officers contacted Anderson, he began to resist, resulting in a use of force. Officers struggled with Anderson for several minutes, utilizing a TASER, bodyweight, firm grips, and joint locks to overcome his resistance.

Anderson was subsequently handcuffed and hobbled at the ankles. Shortly after Anderson was taken into custody, Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) personnel responded to the scene and rendered medical aid for deployment of the TASER. Anderson was transported via a rescue ambulance (RA) to a local hospital in the City of Santa Monica. While at the hospital, Anderson went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced deceased.

One officer received minor abrasions to his hands during the use of force.

Detectives from Force Investigation Division responded to the scene and are investigating this incident."

The 29th Annual Venice surf-A-Thon was a great success!

We had over 60 athletes signed up, and we completed our event in perfect conditions but small waves!

After everything was all said and done, we had a surplus that we are donating to 2 charities, the first charity we have dontated to is Casa Del Pastor.



Casa Del Pastor is a home in Baja California, Mexico for women and their children who are abandoned and abused. Its goal is to minister to their spiritual needs while helping with their physical needs.



These was an online donation, but we decided to create this checks to commemorate this day!



The Venice Surf-A-Thon would not have been possible with out everyone's help. Our contest sponsor's are a huge part of making the Venice Surf-A-Thon possible, please check out our list of sponsors below. Follow their Instagrams, visit their shops, buy from them, use their services, recommend them to friends, or just thank them for helping out with the Venice Surf-A-Thon.

Anderson Surfboards

Arbor

Baja Wey Mexican Blanket Surfboard Bags

Cow's End Cafe

Dogtown 

Durable Goods 

Fat Sal’s - Venice Beach 

Hecho En Venice

Interiors Made Eezzy

isbx

Landlocd

Krillyz Backyard BBQ

Mercedes

Naybor Hoodiez

Rodeo Show

Sandborn Swim 

Santa Monica Pride Plumbing

Shacked Mag 

Sister Betsy's Surf Wax 

Six12 Media

Spliffmode

Venice Brand

Venice Cannabiz

Venice Pier Project

Venice Street Wear

Venice Surf Shack

The Venice Whaler

Yoga Nest Venice

And a huge thanks again to Ger-I Lewis for trusting us with your contest!

For more info, visit the Casa Del Pastor website.

Reports of a body being found on the beach in Venice today.

No official info has been released yet, but here some footage from the Venice Boardwalk Cam of the Fire Department and LAPD responding.

This happened just after 7:00AM on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Witnesses said the coroner's van was there too.

News from the Citizen App report that there was a traffic acccident involving a motorcycle and a truck at Venice and Lincoln. It was reported that the motorcyclist was killed in the collision.

More info when available.

From Real Skate Stories:

"Tim Jackson put the "O" in O.G. In 1990 he was quietly innovating an entire repetoire of wall tricks, street moves and surf- inspired flatground that is untouched to this day."

Here's surfing photos from Sunday, January 9th at the Venice Pier and from the Jetty.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by XCEL Wetsuits.

These are just a few of the 300+ 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 galleries for this day, check them out, the links to the complete galleries are down below.

















You can find more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in these 2 photo galleries:

Venice Pier - Sunday 1-9-2023 Gallery #1
Venice Pier - Sunday 1-9-2023 Gallery #2


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.

Here's a few surfing photos from Sunday, January 9th at the Venice Breakwater.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Bodyglove.

The link to the complete gallery is down below.




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You can find 1a few photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Venice Breakwater - Sunday 1-8-2023 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.

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"Los Angeles Police Officers arrest a man who was sleeping behind the wheel of an idling parked car at the Venice Beach Parking lot on Friday, January 6, 2023. Making an appearance during this video is the Venice Healer Daisy. "

Click Here for more Stories about Venice Healer Daisy

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.

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A possibly intoxicated man suspected of causing a collision in Venice and then running away died after Los Angeles Police Department officers used a stun gun on him while trying to arrest him, police said Friday.

On Tuesday January 3rd, a West Traffic Division officer was flagged down following a collision at the intersection of Venice and Lincoln boulevards around 3:40 p.m., according to the LAPD.

Witnesses told the officer the man who caused the collision was running in the middle of the street and exhibiting erratic behavior, police said.

The officer then contacted Keenan Anderson and talked to him, then requested backup for a DUI investigation, police said.

As the backup began to arrive, Anderson suddenly bolted from the scene with officers giving chase, the LAPD reported.

Anderson ran in the middle of Venice Boulevard. When officers caught up to him, Anderson allegedly began to resist. Officers used a stun gun, bodyweight, firm grips and joint locks in an attempt to overcome Anderson’s alleged resistance, police said.

Anderson was eventually handcuffed and hobbled at the ankles by police. Shortly after his arrest, Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were called to the scene to render medical aid to Anderson because of the use of force, the LAPD reported.

Anderson was then taken to a hospital in Santa Monica where he later went into cardiac arrest and died, police said.

One officer suffered minor injuries.

The in-custody death was being investigated the LAPD’s Force Investigation Division and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office shooting team.

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works sanitation workers in white hazardous materials suits, with the Clean Harbors Hazardous Waste Management team, clean-up at homeless encampments at Hampton on Drive on Thursday, January 5, 2023. LAHSA (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) and Saint Joseph Center provided homeless outreach. The homeless individuals were transported on a bus by the Los Angeles Deportment of Transportation to a hotel. Los Angeles Police Officers were onsite during the cleanup."

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.

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Welcome back, y'all! Join us for our first public beach cleanup of 2023 at the Venice Fishing Pier for a beautiful winter morning spent with your local environmentalist community. We will be meeting from 10am-12pm to get our toes in the sand and trash off of our shorelines.

Sun, Jan 29, 2023
10:00AM-12:00PM

For more info and to register, Click Here

On Wednesday afternoon, a woman was walking down the Venice Boardwalk and punched at least two other women in the face. ⁠

She was walking with a man and just going up to these innocent ladies and sucker punched them in their faces. She is the one in the photo below. ⁠

From DjTyChannel:

"Surfing Venice Breakwater - North Side , Locals Only. Ty, B, Paul, Masao, Nick."

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works sanitation workers in white hazardous materials suits, with the Clean Harbors Hazardous Waste Management team, clean-up at homeless encampments at Sunset Ave on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. LAHSA (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) and St. Joseph Center provided homeless outreach. The homeless individuals were transported on a bus to hotels by the Los Angeles Deportment of Transportation. Los Angeles Police Officers were onsite during the cleanup."

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.

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Surfline is stating that this may be the biggest swell in the past 15 year, and they are predicting 20' waves for Venice on Thursday afternoon.



They have been forcasting this for Venice Beach for the past 2 days, click here to see for yourself.

The Venice Pier will only see a little more than have that size, according to them.

Press release from the Mayor's office:

Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Traci Park today announced that the Mayor’s new Inside Safe initiative is underway in Venice. Outreach has begun to people living in encampments surrounding the A Bridge Home site at the intersection of Sunset Avenue and Pacific Avenue, and people have already accepted housing. Inside Safe is a new, citywide, proactive housing-led strategy to bring people inside from tents and encampments for good, and to prevent encampments from returning. 

“I’m proud to be locking arms with Councilwoman Park to change the way we approach homelessness in Los Angeles to bring people inside in a strategic and lasting way,” said Mayor Bass. “Councilwoman Park and I spent yesterday morning conducting outreach with encampment residents and meeting with service providers and local residents about how Inside Safe replaces quick fixes with real solutions. It’s important that the policy solutions developed are informed by the people most directly affected. Through Inside Safe, we will save lives and restore our neighborhoods.”

"During my campaign, I pledged to pursue a comprehensive approach to working with service providers and city leaders to compassionately get encampments like those surrounding the bridge home the support they need," said Councilwoman Park. "This initiative is to show that the Government can be a place to heal. We don't just want to say it; we want to show it. Putting people in rooms without the care they need doesn't work. We need to ensure that they have adequate access to services they need including mental health, trauma, and substance use services for the unhoused."

"This intensive housing intervention will help some of our most vulnerable unhoused neighbors get off the street for good and the support of Mayor Bass, Councilwoman Park and City and County elected leaders is vital to our success," said Dr. Va Lecia Adams Kellum of Saint Joseph Center.

Inside Safe is assessing street homelessness across Los Angeles and proactively engages with people living in tents and encampments based on which locations are most chronic and where people are most in crisis. Inside Safe is housing based – people are offered immediate quality housing and a commitment of services and permanent housing so they can stay inside safe for good. The vast majority of people living on the street say “yes” to real offers of housing and support. Mayor Bass’ Inside Safe Executive Directive calls for the Inside Safe Action Plan to be developed by March 31, 2023. 

Inside Safe will support the following five goals:  
Reduce the loss of life on our streets   
Increase access to mental health and substance abuse treatment for those living in encampments   
Eliminate street encampments   
Promote long-term housing stability for people experiencing homelessness   
Enhance the safety and hygiene of neighborhoods for all residents, businesses, and neighbors   

This initiative will support and advance the following citywide outcomes:  
Decrease the number and size of encampments across the city  
Decrease the time of moving someone from an encampment into housing  
Increase interim and permanent housing placements   
Increase access to mental health care and substance use treatment for people experiencing homelessness

  Mayor Bass is moving Los Angeles forward with an urgent and strategic approach to addressing the homelessness crisis, which also includes her Emergency Declaration on Homelessness, activating the City’s Emergency Operations Center, and issuing an Executive Directive to dramatically accelerate and lower the cost of affordable and temporary housing.