Join SurfriderLA for a morning of community and coastal stewardship by collecting trash from our beloved California shorelines! Meeting at the southside of Venice Pier from 10am-12pm for a beach cleanup. Please look for the big blue Surfrider tent at the furthest south end of the Venice Pier parking lot.

Friday, April 28
10:00AM-12:00PM

For more info and to register, Click Here

Van life is a Crime: Police show up guns drawn on a couple in a van at Venice Beach. Witness said the police were responding to a call of a fight between people in the van.

Here's surfing photos from Friday, April 21 at the Venice Pier.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Jack's Surfboards.

These are just a few of the 90+ 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 this photo gallery:

Venice Pier - Friday 4-21-2023


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.

Meet women of the LA County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division and learn what it takes to become a Los Angeles County Ocean Lifeguard.

Open to everyone 16 and over! MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND BOTH DAYS!

Join the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division Saturday and Sunday, May 6th and May 7th, 2023 to learn what it takes to become a Los Angeles County Ocean Lifeguard!

You can meet other candidates on the path to becoming a LA County Lifeguard, network, get a great workout, and find out what it takes to excel in this incredible career.

The Women's Lifeguard Prep Academy (WLPA) will be conducted Saturday and Sunday, May 6th and May 7th, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. at the Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista del Mar, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293. LIMITED SPACING AVAILABLE. Reserve your spot now...Registration will close on Sunday, April 21st at 5 pm or when capacity is reached. You must be able to attend both days to register.

For more info & to register, Click Here

"Paddle Towards The White Water."

Police catch a car thief at the Venice Beach Boardwalk.

Last week, the Venice Nieghbor Council's Twiiter account retweeted what has been deemed hate speech.

The account was soon called out on it by many, and they quickly deleted the their post and claimed they were hacked.

Yesterday, our Twitter account was briefly compromised.
We re-secured our account as soon as we found out. We sincerely apologize for any confusion or distress this may have caused.

— Venice NC (@VeniceNC) April 15, 2023

Many don't believe the account was hacked, as one person puts it:

So someone hacked into this account and made one racist post? Can you please share your correspondence with Twitter re securing the account. It would go a long way in us trusting that.

— Karma Police (@KarmaPolice2016) April 15, 2023

Some think it may have been the actions of a sore loser of their recent elections:

Who was responsible for this? Someone who lost the recent election?
Hope you will answer these questions at the next meeting.

— Angry (@Walking4Mayor) April 15, 2023

Also could be that maybe the person thought they were logged in on a different account at the time and did not notice the were on the VNC one still.

Very doubtful the truth will ever come out, even more so now that the newly elected VNC president has proven to us that he will lie and say whatever regardless of the truth.

Join Girl Dangerous in our Earth Day Beach Clean Up from 10am-12pm. Register to ensure you will get a limited edition tee shirt! Clean Up Supplies will be provided (bags and gloves). Raffles and Giveaways every 30 min.

1pm-4pm : After the clean up, join us at The Brig (1515 Abbot Kinney) for some raffles and giveaways *Must be 21 to enter the Brig

We're proud to be part of the local Santa Monica community (officially opening Summer 2023) and we hope you'll join us in making a positive impact.

Saturday, April 22nd, 10am - 4pm

Venice Fishing Pier
10 Washington BLVD
Los Angeles, CA 90292

For more info & to register, Click Here

Earth Day Beach Clean Up Santa Monica

Join us for The Surfing Fox 's Beach Clean Up Day

On April 22, from 1pm-3pm, we'll be gathering at lifeguard station 28 near the Santa Monica Pier to do our part in preserving our beautiful coastline.

This is a free / volunteer-based event and all volunteers must RSVP to ensure we have enough supplies and refreshments for everyone. In exchange for your volunteer work, we'll also be giving out complimentary limited-edition The Surfing Fox t-shirts, Gray Whale goodies, and boxed sandwich lunches.

We're proud to be part of the local Santa Monica community (officially opening Summer 2023) and we hope you'll join us in making a positive impact.

All ages are welcome and everyone must RSVP. Don't miss out on this opportunity to give back and have fun in the sun!

Saturday, April 22nd

Lifeguard Tower 28
200 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90405

For more info & to register, Click Here