Another drug battle on the beaches of Santa Monica

Scenes from the end of the day awards ceremony of the Venice Surfing Association's first surf contest.

We got a huge photo recap of the Breakwater Open being wokrked on, but in the mentime, here’s the official results from the Venice Surfing Association:

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"The Los Angeles County Lifeguard Headquarters Station at Santa Monica Beach was heavily tagged with graffiti over the weekend, Monday, October 17, 2022."

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From Brad Jacobson:

"Surfing Malibu raw video clips.
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Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Area are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect who brutally stabbed a wheelchair bound 82-year-old man.

On Monday, October 3, 2022, at 6:55 p.m., Pacific Division patrol officers responded to the 12000 block of Venice Boulevard for a radio call of an assault with a deadly weapon. Officers located a male adult victim being treated by Los Angeles Fire Department Paramedics for stab wounds to his neck and shoulder.

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transported the man to a local hospital and he was admitted with severe injuries. He was listed in stable condition and recovering.

Preliminary investigation revealed the suspect approached the victim from behind as he dined at a restaurant. The suspect stabbed the victim in the neck and shoulder and fled the location on foot towards Inglewood Avenue.

The suspect is described as a 20-30-year-old male, bald, standing about 5’01” to 5’06” tall, and weighing approximately 130 pounds. The suspect has a large tattoo on the back of his head and a small tattoo next to his left eye.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Luis Jurado at (310) 482-6369, or via email at 32284@lapd.online. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org..

Tipsters may also visit www.lapdonline.org and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the “Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu to submit an online tip. Lastly, tipsters may also download the “P3 Tips” mobile application and select the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.

Malibu Beach Party (1940) - Jack Bunny (a spoof of Jack Benny) invites Hollywood celebrities to his Malibu house for a party.

Surfing is all about fun in the now and Andy Nieblas has a blast at a beautiful evening session at the longboard energy center of California, Malibu's iconic Surfrider Beach.

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

Surf Video from Topanga, edited together from our Tuesday, October 11th Instagram Stories.

"His breath reeked of alcohol and he said he "only" had a few drinks...
License plate #CH83H08
The entire side of his Tesla is scratched badly..."

HIT AND RUN in Santa Monica, CA (Colorado / 3rd st)
This guy hit me while I was on my motorcycle. I fell off my bike, It's all messed up, then he offered me $80 for my troubles??? I asked him for his insurance info and to pull over to get a cop to speak to us and he drove away. pic.twitter.com/jzSL3MdEqv

— BitClockers (@BitClockers) October 12, 2022

The Cart Narcss visit the Vons on Lincoln in Santa Monica.

The Cart Narcs are a highly trained specail task force that travels the globe shaming people for not returning their shopping carts.

In this episode, Agent Mortimer of the Senior Squad trains with his walker in defensive maneuvers agianst a racist black man.

Crew removes a mattress and more from a restroom stall that a homeless lady was living in. These restrooms were recently remodeled and updated, but have become a homeless encampment since their reopening.

The homeless encampment at the Rose Ave Playground in Venice Beach gets it's weekly cleaning and it angers one of the playground residents.

Surf Chats with Topanga Lou - Kylan, a grom at Topanga Beac

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:

"Thousands of people protested on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica on Saturday, October 8, 2022, to demand justice for Mahsa Amini, and to stand in solidarity with Iranian women. Mahsa Amini is a Kurdish woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by the Islamic Republic's morality police on September 20, 2022."

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Strange summers in Malibu. Surfing from Highway Ones easiest stop, from Grant Hilling:

From Brad Jacobson:

" Imagine paddling out into an empty Malibu lineup watching near perfect waves roll by unridden. IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK
Ok, there's obviously a catch... you had to be ranked as one of the best longboarders in the world. This must have been what it was like to paddle out at Malibu in the 50's.
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The weekly Homeless Clean Up on the Venice Beach Boardwalk.

A perfect day in Malibu...again! Start off the day with a morning surf. Then, Kyle, Brian, Brandon, and I get rowdy at first point. We end the evening with full on Golden Hour at third point. Author Patrick presents the history of George Freeth who brought surfing to Venice Beach and all of Southern California. In the early 1900s, Freeth taught surfing and swimming, including coaching legendary waterman and Olympian Duke Kahanamoku. While working for visionary Abbot Kinney in Venice, and at beaches and bath houses in San Diego, Long Beach, Redondo, and Santa Monica, Freeth established modern lifeguarding practices still in use today. He transformed the beach into a destination for fun, sport, and excitement.

The book is currently avaliable on Amazon:

"When you take some of the best longboarders in the world and let them surf Malibu with nobody out, some incredible rides are bound to go down. These were some of our favorites from the final day of the event. Congrats to Harrison and Soliel on your well deserved victories" - Log Rap