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Be a part of the solution! Come down Zuma this Sunday and help clean up our beach. Thank you to Finn Murphy, Paula Murphy, and Rip Curl Malibu for organizing this event! Come support our youth activists!


One of the key figures in the early evolution of skateboarding from a wholesome, contest based "sport" into the freewheeling art form that it is today was Tony Alva.

Tony is now 63 years old, the oldest professional skateboarder in the world, is considered by many to be the godfather of modern day skateboarding. Alva’s brand of aggression and bravado in the 70’s set the stage for the way skateboarding would be forever defined.

Vans’ The Tony Alva Story chronicles T.A.’s humble beginnings on the streets of Santa Monica to his rise to superstardom as part of the legendary Z-Boys, his inevitable drug-induced implosion and his ultimate rise from the ashes to accept his rightful place as a beacon of hope and inspiration for generations of skateboarders the world over.

The film premiere will be followed by a Q & A hosted by Christian Hosoi with special guests Tony Alva, directors Rick Charnoski & Coan "Buddy" Nichols, Peggy Oki, and Elijah Berle.

Written & Directed by Rick Charnoski & Coan "Buddy" Nichols/Six Stair Productions

Starring: Tony Alva, Jeff Grosso, Wynn Miller, Steve Olson, Shepard Fairy, Gus Van Sant, Josh Brolin, Jeff Ament, Glen E Friedman, Robert Trujillo, Brad Bowman, Pete Zehnder, Jeff Ho, Stacey Peralta, Elijah Berle and more.


Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach. In his newest video, he addresses all the growing number of homeless encampments in Venice.

"Today I went down Venice Boulevard to showed a Homeless encampment underneath the bridge, and then I went to Venice Beach Boardwalk and showed the new skid row of Los Angeles. Lots of homeless people camped right on Venice Beach. It is not a good look for the community something has to be done."
This is not related to the Woman Found Beaten And Left For Dead At The Venice Pier story we recently ran.

Jessica Renee Ankrom was last seen Monday, September 7th by the Venice Pier. See the flyer below for more details:



Here's an official and an "unofficial" update on the Woman Found Beaten And Left For Dead At The Venice Pier story we ran on Tuesday and that was seen on our Instagram Story.

First the official update, the Los Angeles Police Deptartment is calling this a sexual assualt. The victim was found laying on the ground outside of the restroom located on Ocean Front Walk and Anchorage Street in Venice Tuesday morning around 6:45 a.m.

LAPD said that the victim was suffering from severe head trauma and was naked from the waist down. The victim's wallet, purse, iPhone and vehicle have not been located. The missing vehicle is a gray 4-door 2011 Ford Escape with Arizona license plate CPL5138.

They release this Crime Notice asking for help locating the victim's vehicel.



Now the "unofficial" update, we gathering some info from some of the locals:
The woman sexually assualted is said to be a 29 year old college student/graduate.

The attack may have started behind the Arbor store, and ended at the restrooms just south of pier, where she was further beaten, then dragged to the backside of the restrooms and left for dead.

Security camera footage from the local businesses captured some of the event and are being reviewed.



Here are a couple surf photos from Friday, Sept 11th at Zero's. These were shot by RJP Surfing Photography. These are just some of the photos. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots in the complete photo gallery, check them out, the link is down below.




You can find a lot more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Surfing Zero's, 9/1/2020


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?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.



Photos and videos from Pepperdine Graphic:

A car chase that started in the valley ended in Malibu prompting the closure of PCH on a busy afternoon.

The chase started about 1:55 p.m. at Ventura Boulevard and DeSoto Avenue, LAPD said. The driver of a work truck hauling a trailer allegedly hit several cars along Ventura Boulevard and ran a red light. They chased this fool over the canyon and onto PCH.

Shortly before 2:30 p.m., the driver stopped again along PCH and Carbon Canyon Road, and at least six LAPD units were waiting behind.






PCH was shut down from Sweetwater Mesa to Carbon Canyon after the driver stopped.

At 3:10 p.m., officers went up to the driver’s side of the vehicle with their guns drawn and forcibly removed the shirtless man from the truck.



As seen in our Tuesday Instagram Story, LAPD was investigating what appears to be an attempted murder on a woman at the Venice Pier.

According to one of the officers on the scene, a woman was found severely beaten and left for dead at the restroom just south of the Venice Pier.

The attack happened sometime between 2:00 and 5:00AM, and the womans body was discovered around 6:30AM.

She was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition.

No other info was given, but as seen in our Instagram Story, the detective was going over the scene and saying that she was beaten in the parking lot, then dragged over to the backside of the restrooms where her body was dumped.


Here's the surfing photos from Labor Day at Topanga.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Body Glove.

These are just a few of the 200+ 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 about 150 more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in these 3 photo galleries:

Topanga - Labor Day 2020 Photo Gallery #1
Topanga - Labor Day 2020 Photo Gallery #2
Topanga - Labor Day 2020 Photo Gallery #3


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?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.

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