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Casey Neistat and Jamie O'Brien troll the Kook who runs that Kook Of The Day account on Instagram.


A hipster surfer from Orange County was arrested for setting a cop car on fire during the Santa Monica Riots.

Back in June, a wanted poster for the undercover police car arson was issued the FBI and the Santa Monica Police Department, who's incompentant lying Police Cheif Cynthia Renaud allowed the looting to happen in the first place by completely ignoring the numerious warnings sent in via phone calls and messages days prior to the attack on the city.

The wanted poster read, "On Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 5:05 p.m., an unmarked Ford Crown Victoria SMPD vehicle was parked at the loading dock of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium." The unknown suspect may have been involved in the arson of the vehicle, which was completely engulfed anddestroyed by fire. And it included photos of the suspect in all his hipster glory (see the above photos).

Nathan Wilson, aged 27, was soon ratted out by his friends. They told the investigators they had driven him to Santa Monica that day, most likely becuase his beloved junky ass Surfer Jeep wasn't working (photos of that Pep-Boys outfitted thing are down below). His friend even showed the investigators Nathan’s Instagram account “yup_i_eat_crayons”, which had him in a selfie in front of the burning police car. He even had the same "Don Pisto" Mexican bar hat on in his profile photo that he is seen wearing in the wanted poster.

That still wasn't enough for them to slap the cuffs on him.

It wasn't till he became a suspect in another vehicle arson that they decided they should arrest him.

This gun nut was in a domestic disputed with whom the cops are calling his "live-in partner", and he went a set his partner's vehicle on fire.

When the FBI went to arrest him at his Irvine home, they found this hipster surfer coward hiding in a matress box spring. They also recovered several items of clothing that directly links him to the Santa Monica arson.

Nathan is now charged in a federal criminal complaint with malicious damage to property owned by an institution or organization receiving federal financial assistance, and faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years.

BTW, here's Nathan's bitchin' Surf Jeep that he was proudly posting on all the Jeep pages:







Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach. His newest video is part 5 of his series on the homeless encampments that have taken over Venice Beach. In this video, he heads to Rose Ave where the city put up fencing to remove the homeless encampments.

"This is a follow up video from last week, showing where all the homeless were setting up camps on the sidewalk. A couple days ago the city told them to move and now the area is all fenced off. I’m trying to find out the reason why it’s fenced off."


Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach. His newest video is part 5 of his series on the homeless encampments that have taken over Venice Beach. In this video, he visits with Happy.


Santa Monica is honoring Día de los Muertos, highlighting the traditional Mexican cultural celebration of life and death, with a larger than the after-life art installation on Third Street Promenade & Santa Monica Pier.

Sculptures of La Catrina, one of Día de los Muertos' most recognizable figures, by Los Angeles-based artist Ricardo Soltero will be viewable at nine locations throughout the Promenade and four locations on the Pier beginning Saturday, October 31 - Monday, November 2.



Soltero's iconic sculptures of La Catrina range up to 14 feet in height and welcome guests to the Promenade and Pier in brightly colored traditional Mexican attire inspired by Day of the Dead traditions and Mexican icons and embroidery. La Catrina was first born out of Mexican social satire and has become a well-known figure in celebration of the holiday.

WHEN:
Saturday, October 31 - Monday, November 2
Third Street Promenade sculptures to be on display from 10 am - 8 pm

WHERE:
La Catrina sculptures are viewable at nine locations on Third Street Promenade and four locations on the Santa Monica Pier.

PARKING:
Parking is widely available in the downtown structures including the Santa Monica Public Library or Parking Structures 9 and 10 just north of Wilshire Boulevard. Biking, walking and public transit are encouraged.

MORE INFORMATION:
For more information, visit downtownsm.com

About Ricardo Soltero
Mexican artist Ricardo Soltero is the director and stage-set designer behind the largest Day of the Dead celebration in the United States, which takes place annually at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. Born in Nayarit, Mexico, Ricardo has introduced color and culture to exhibits and fundraisers throughout the country with papier-mâché, wood, fiberglass, recycled materials and most importantly, his heritage at the forefront of each piece.



Ricardo's current and ongoing creative project collaborations include: the annual Hollywood Forever Día de los Muertos celebration, Meet Me at the Metro, the 20-year running play of Frida Kahlo with the Synergy Theatre Group, 24th Street Theatre set design, Semblanza Latinoamericana, The Autry Museum, East L.A. Meets Napa, Denver Botanic Gardens, Santa Clarita Valley Festival for Day of the Dead, La Vista Memorial Park's annual Día de los Muertos celebration, UNICEF's Annual Gala, and the Metropolitan Fashion Show.
Heal The Bay has been the LA County coordinator for Coastal Cleanup Day for more than 30 years, and 2020 proved to be a completely different cleanup effort than years past.

The top 10 items found across Los Angeles County in the month of September were:



Coastal Cleanup Month was the first initiative of this scale to track the impact of the improper disposal of single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) in LA County. In the first year of tracking this item, PPE was one of the top 10 items found by Heal The Bay volunteers, surpassing common items like glass bottles.

Read more on the Heal The Bay Blog.


LA Graffiti Pioneer RISK talks to Pep Williams - Fine Art Photographer - 3rd Generation DogTown Skater - World Traveler. Risk and Pep talk about art, photography, Venice Beach and Graffiti.

Pep Williams is a self-taught African-American fine art and street photographer, director, entrepreneur, philanthropist and former professional skateboarder who grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California. He has traveled globally creating material for his photography exhibitions, which often feature real life portraits of heavily tattooed individuals. He is one of the only photographers we has ever been granted access into the California State Prison System where he created a series of inmate portraits titled - Out Of Bounds.


Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach. His newest video, he checks out the lowrider meet on hipster paradise, Abbot Kinney Blvd.

"Today, I went to the car show. A lot of car lovers meet on Abbot Kinney in Venice, California to show their classic or lowrider cars. There were a lot of unique cars. I had a great time."

1f you would like to support German in Venice with some gas money or you want to buy him a coffee, you are welcome to donate to his paypal account: https://paypal.me/germaninvenice



You are invited!!! Waves of Love, A Walk On Water's annual fundraiser is going VIRTUAL! Join host Jeff "Swampy" Marsh and special guests on October 24th at 4pm PST. It will stream LIVE on wavesoflove2020.givesmart.com as well as on A Walk On Water's Facebook page and YouTube channel. Event is FREE to attend.⁠ ⁠

Auction opens October 17th! Please visit wavesoflove2020.givesmart.com to register.⁠ ⁠

Keep an eye out for videos and shout outs revealing some of the special guests and highlighted auction items leading up to the event!⁠

Photo: LACoFireAirOps


Two Separate brush fires Saturday afternoon at the Malibu Bluff Park. Named the "Wave Fire", 24255 W Pacific Coast Highway, appproximately 1 acre each on the coast side. Lane closures East/Westbound Pacific Coast Highway.



Photo: Mary Stringini


Per LA County Fire, at 6:30PM, they have advised the fire in Malibu is out. All lane closures Pacific Coast Highway will still be in effect due to equipment and clean up in the area. Unknown ETA for when lanes will be reopened.


Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach. His newest video is part 4 of his series on the homeless encampments that have taken over Venice Beach. In this video, he visits with a long time friend.

"Today, I went to see my friend I known for a long time. His name is Gucci. He’s been homeless for years. I visit him at his location where he sleeps in a tent, even though he’s homeless and does not have much, his spirit is incredible. He’s very funny and he loves life. I had a great time talking to him."
Santa monica is cleaning up and reopening 12 playgrounds on Friday.

Airport Park Playground
Clover Park Playgrounds
Douglas Park Playground
Gandara Park Playground
Joslyn Park Playground
Marine Park Playground
Memorial Park Playground
North Beach Playground (slide closed)
Reed Park Playground
South Beach Universally Accessible Playground
Tongva Park Playground
Virginia Avenue Park Playground

The following playgrounds will remain closed until further notice:

Annenberg Community Beach House Playground
Euclid Park Playground
Ishihara Park Playground
Ocean Park Beach Playground
Ozone Park Playground

“We are excited to welcome families back to playgrounds across the City. We ask for everyone’s cooperation in following the guidelines and posted signage so that we can get outside and play safely,” said Interim City Manager Lane Dilg.

But city has let the meth zombie army takeover several parks, which will still make the unsafe for children and adults. That's something Interim City Manager Lane Dilg will refuse to address.


Take note, Los Angeles is going to start enforcing parking regulations again, starting Thursday October 15th.


Big news day at Venice Beach today, first the dead body , now a shooting.

PDRScanner reports a shooting on the Venice Boardwalk at 6:45PM on Wednesday.

Shooting happened at Venice & Ocean Front Walk. The victim was shot while their vehicle, which has Colorado plates (possible rental car).

Suspects fled in a black Mercedes van eastbound on Venice Blvd.

Victim was shot in the chest. Conscious & breathing was the last info announced. According to Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department, the victim’s vital signs were stable at last check.

Below are two videos filmed of the police activity folowing the shooting:





Another dead body found at Venice Beach.

The Venice Current reported that a deceased body was discovered on Windward Plaza at 7:47AM Wednesday morning. LAPD was there all morning investigating.

No further details are available at this time.


Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach. His newest video is part 3 of his series on the homeless encampments that have taken over Venice Beach. In this video, he interviews a homeless veteran who is living on the sidewalk in front of Gold's Gym.

"Today, I drove along Rose Street to Venice Beach. I showed all the homeless tents along the street and ended up at Gold's Gym in Venice, where I talk to Frank who lives in front of Gold’s Gym."


Another fist fight on the Venice Boardwalk, this was filmed by Tony Vera
Here's some surfing photos from Sunday, October 10th 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 300+ 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 over 300 more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in these photo gallery:

Topanga - Sunday 10-4-2020 Photo Gallery #1
Topanga - Sunday 10-4-2020 Photo Gallery #2
Topanga - Sunday 10-4-2020 Photo Gallery #3
Topanga - Sunday 10-4-2020 Phot gallery #4


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.