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Topanga Beach Surfing. Best Topanga in years with legendary Allen Sarlo and Colton Sarlo. Filmed by Dave Ogle.
Real listing spotting on that dude Graig's list:




From Santa Monica Close Up:

"A five hounded drone light show over Santa Monica Beach during Paris Hilton's Slivingland Party at the Santa Monica Pier on Friday, November 11, 2022. The drone show was to celebrate the launch of Paris Hilton's new virtual world Slivingland. Slivingland transports you to a magical world full of Paris sparkle and surprises for her fans."

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Venice Pier is decorated for Veterans Day by Peter Ruiz of the Venice Pier Project







A tense standoff between a driver and police after a chase in Santa Monica, just blocks away from the Pier.

No other info has been released, most likely never will, as it bseems Santa Monica likes to keep things like this on the down low.







Lifeguards remove a dead body from the beach near tower 17 in Santa Monica on the morning of Wednesday, November 9th, 2022.

No other info has been released, most likely never will, as it bseems Santa Monica likes to keep things like this on the down low.











The Ocean Cleanup's Interceptor 007 is up and running in Ballona Creek. Facing the first major rain event of its deployment, Interceptor 007 successfully extracted plastic and other debris to full capacity - all waste that would otherwise be heading for the Pacific Ocean right now.



The Ocean Cleanup will continue to optimize Interceptor 007 during its pilot project over the next two storm seasons. The first steps deal with minor leakage and catch management issues to increase efficiency and keep even more plastic out of the Pacific.

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