WSL and the Waterfront are honored to present The Maui Relief Concert to benefit the Hawai'i Community Foundation's Maui Strong Fund at The Waterfront Venice on Thursday, August 17.

Having witnessed the devastating impact of unprecedented wildfires in Maui last week, a place that means so much to so many people, we want to unite the surfing community for a night dedicated to supporting the people of Maui & Lahaina from afar.

The Waterfront is partneingr with the WSL to support the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund through a packed night of music, raffles, and surf community this Thursday at 5pm.

For those in LA, we encourage you to join us and provide your support. The event will feature a surprise performance, DJ sets from local legends like Glen Walsh , gear raffles, and more.

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Devon Howard surfing at Malibu.

A cruise through Santa Monica's Open Streets Festival on Main Street in Ocean Park.

Video highlights from the Skateboard Contests at the Venice Beach Games.

WAR’s 50th was first. Then came The First Annual Venice Classic. Running it back! The 2nd Annual Venice Classic is September 2nd, 2023!

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Get involved with your local community on the sand at a beach cleanup sponsored by Azlee! We will be cleaning up our coastlines with fellow volunteers and enjoying a beautiful summer day from 12pm-2pm at Tower 27, Santa Monica.

Sat, Aug 19, 2023
12:00PM-2:00PM

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Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 63-year-old Black male that occurred at the Ballona Wetlands.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Tekle Zigetta.

Manner and cause of death have not yet been determined

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 10:25 a.m.

Back in January 2006, Tekle Zigetta made news headlines when he pleaded guilty to three federal counts of trying to bring cash, phony bills and a fake $100,000 gold certificate into the United States.

Further investigation of Tekle led U.S. Customs agents to a West Hollywood apartment where they found the stash of yellowing and wrinkled $1 billion bills with an issue date of 1934 and bearing a picture of President Grover Cleveland. “You would think the $1 billion denomination would be a giveaway that these notes are fake, but some people are still taken in,” said James Todak, a secret services agent involved in the probe.



Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve is a protected area that once served as the natural estuary for neighboring Ballona Creek. The 577-acre site is located in Los Angeles County, just south of Marina del Rey. Ballona -— the second-largest open space within the city limits of Los Angeles, behind Griffith Park -— is owned by the state of California and managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.