Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach, and the nearby communities.

"Today is my day off, but I still feel like doing a video. Thousands of people come from all over the world to visit Venice Beach. I just came down to the beach and took a vacation and even though nothing is going on in Venice, it’s really slow, but there’s always something to see, always something new to learn. I love Venice Beach."

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It appears after weeks of residents filing complaints, it took a fire that burned down people's homes to finally get the city to do something about the Venice Blvd homeless encampment:

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, perform a major cleanup at homeless encampments on Venice Boulevard in Venice on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Los Angeles Police Officers were onsite during the cleanup. LAHSA (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) provided homeless outreach. No citations were issued. "

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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The 2022 WSL Longboard Tour season concluded in a day full of surprising upsets, jaw-dropping performances from 2022 WSL Longboard Champions Errico and Roach, and world-class First Point providing a Finals Day spectacle at the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship.

Malibu is the most iconic, relevant, and revered break in all of longboard surfing. Housed in history and home to timeless style, it’s the perfect spot to host the deciding event on tour - the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. With the title on the line, the top surfers descend on First Point to end the year in style and decide the 2022 Longboard World Champions

Congratulations Soleil Errico on your 2nd World Title, winning the 2022 World Title plus winning the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship.

Malibu is the most iconic, relevant, and revered break in all of longboard surfing. Housed in history and home to timeless style, it’s the perfect spot to host the deciding event on tour - the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. With the title on the line, the top surfers descend on First Point to end the year in style and decide the 2022 Longboard World Champions

The 2018 WSL Longboard Champion's impeccable 16.90 heat total led opening day of competition, matching the day's best 8.67, with her world-class style and navigation of Malibu's iconic First Point.

Malibu is the most iconic, relevant, and revered break in all of longboard surfing. Housed in history and home to timeless style, it’s the perfect spot to host the deciding event on tour - the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. With the title on the line, the top surfers descend on First Point to end the year in style and decide the 2022 Longboard World Champions

Malibu is the most iconic, relevant, and revered break in all of longboard surfing. Housed in history and home to timeless style, it’s the perfect spot to host the deciding event on tour - the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. With the title on the line, the top surfers descend on First Point to end the year in style and decide the 2022 Longboard World Champions

After getting into so many situations growing up in Venice, Potlord had enough and started knocking ppl out who ever tried him while surfing.

Day 1 of the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship is in the books. The women's quarterfinals are set, and finals day awaits where World Champs will be decided. Check highlights from an amazing day that had hometown local Soleil Errico and 3x World Champ Honolua Blomfield both drop excellent heats!

Malibu is the most iconic, relevant, and revered break in all of longboard surfing. Housed in history and home to timeless style, it’s the perfect spot to host the deciding event on tour - the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. With the title on the line, the top surfers descend on First Point to end the year in style and decide the 2022 Longboard World Champions

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"Los Angeles Police Officers (LAPD) issue citations and advisals for public camping at Venice Beach on Tuesday, October 4, 2022."

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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Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach, and the nearby communities.

"Sunday night around 11PM, a couple luxury houses in the Venice Beach Canals burnt down. Residents are outraged because of possible arson by homeless squatters. @wo houses completely burned down and three others are damaged. The fire marshals are still investigating."

If you would like to support German in Venice with some gas money or you want to buy him a coffee, you are welcome to donate to his paypal account: https://paypal.me/germaninvenice

Malibu is the most iconic, relevant, and revered break in all of longboard surfing. Housed in history and home to timeless style, it’s the perfect spot to host the deciding event on tour - the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. With the title on the line, the top surfers descend on First Point to end the year in style and decide the 2022 Longboard World Champions

To help add clarity and perspective to the scoring, Longboard Head Judge Tory Gilkerson shares her years of experience and breaks down what may be happening in the judges' tower.

Malibu is the most iconic, relevant, and revered break in all of longboard surfing. Housed in history and home to timeless style, it’s the perfect spot to host the deciding event on tour - the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. With the title on the line, the top surfers descend on First Point to end the year in style and decide the 2022 Longboard World Champions

Homeless squatting in a house that was under construction set a fire that burnt down that house along with the house next door, as well as badly damaging other houses. Here is the aftermath, homeowners talk about what happened, a politician visits, etc...​APparently according to the residents speaking to the politician, their reports about the homeless setting fires were going unheard.

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"The aftermath of a fire from a homeless encampment on Lincoln Blvd and Flower Street in Venice on Monday, October 3, 2022."

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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BREAKING NEWS: Fire rages through several houses along the Venice Canals in Venice Beach late Sunday night. Homeless that were constantly hanging out in one of that house that was currently under renovation were said to be the cause of the fire, according to residents of both houses next door that got destroyed.

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"Pole Dancing at Muscle Beach."

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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Chris Cote, Shannon Hughes, and Peter Mel breakdown all the longboard action from the Vans Duct Tape Invitational and give us their thoughts and predictions for Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championshippresented by O'Neill. Watch Live October 4-5

Malibu is the most iconic, relevant, and revered break in all of longboard surfing. Housed in history and home to timeless style, it’s the perfect spot to host the deciding event on tour - the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. With the title on the line, the top surfers descend on First Point to end the year in style and decide the 2022 Longboard World Champions

October 3rd, 2022 is the 13th Anniversary of the Venice Skatepark. Lance Lemond and Joe Contreras are cleaning up all the tiles in the big pool. .

Check out the Breakwater Open for more contet info.

Los Angeles Police searching for a man that punched a girl in her face on the Venice Beach Boardwalk.