Here's another fun episode dissecting the craziness of surfing at the Malibu Pier from Brad Jacobson.

A man who was sleeping on grass gets picked up and slammed to the ground by an angry man. The sleeping man had at least one empty alcohol bottle next to him and that may be the reason the angry guy assaulted him. They appear to know each other as well. Prior to this, he was seen talking to the police on the beach about missing money.

It happens more than you'd think. Analyzing a few surfing clips from a good swell at Malibu.

A McLaren loses control and nearly hits a motorcycle police officer, then wrecks into 3 cars that are parked next to the cliff overlooking the ocean on Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, California. This happen as vehicles were leaving a supercar show being held in the Gladstone's parking lot on Sunday morning.

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"In an unusual turn of events on Friday, December 8, 2023, a group of surfers at Venice Pier found themselves in a bind after accidentally locking their keys inside their car. Fortunately, Los Angeles Park Rangers, proficiently trained in handling such situations, came to their aid. Utilizing a slim jim, the rangers skillfully opened the car door, much to the surfers' relief. Overwhelmed with gratitude, the surfers offered to compensate the rangers for their help. However, in a heartwarming display of public service, the rangers declined any payment, stating that such assistance is part of their duty and comes at no cost. This act of kindness and professionalism highlights the diverse roles park rangers play in serving the community."

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"I’m just visiting and thought I’d take the metro out to Santa Monica and we hit (got hit by?) a car a few blocks from the station. Eventually someone popped a door open on my car and we all hopped down and out.

I had a great time walking to Venice and back still, and then on my train ride home some dude was smoking crack so I’d say it was a pretty solid outing overall."

Guy's leash snaps and his surfboard gets sent into the rocks, snapping it in half at Sunset Point Break in Pacific Palisades, CA.

A decent swell hits one of Los Angeles' most crowded surf spots, Sunset Point.

A skater takes a slam to his forehead, splitting it open, during a best trick contest in the pool at the Venice Skatepark. This was one of the many events at the Venice Beach Games.

Another crowded day of surfing madness at Sunset Point in Los Angeles.

Dude straps a soft top surfboard on his Corvette Z06 and flexes it at Venice Beach.

Guy in a Porsche raced out of the Santa Monica Pier, in his lame attempt to impress all the tourist with his Soccer Mom SUV, and drives into and down the sectioned off protected bike lanes until he reaches a plastic post.

Surfing with lots of people in the water at the Venice Pier, boarding breaking, people snaking, good times.

According to Big Blue Bus spokesperson Robert McCall, the crash happened at the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Michigan Avenue. While the bus driver was taken to the hospital, no passengers required hospitalization. Riders were transferred to another bus and taken to their destination.

According to a witness, the bus was going to fast and tried to aviod hitting cars by swerving towards the curb.

A #SantaMonica Big Blue Bus crashed into an auto repair shop today at Lincoln Blvd & Michigan Ave. The bus took out a tree, which subsequently landed on a truck and a red Corvette. Thankfully, no reports of any injuries. Lincoln Blvd has reopened as well. pic.twitter.com/ZSazQmtMzw

— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 3, 2023

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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Surfer Stan removes an e-bike that was thrown off the Venice Pier into the ocean.

A Venice Beach Wavestormer was dragging his leash from his car, until Stan The Man comes to his rescue.

Snapping a Guy Okazaki Surfboard while shooting the Venice Beach Pier.

Video by Noshington Wells:

Surfer takes board to the head.