Do you know a 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader who wants to make a difference?

Enter the Can The Trash! Clean Beach Poster Contest and their artwork could be featured on beaches throughout LA County next year! Learn more about the contest at https://beaches.lacounty.gov/postercontest/

This contest is ongoing. Submitted artwork will be included in the contest cycle ending January 10, 2021.

Here is a look at LACoFD Lifeguard Division's 2020 Year End statistics.

Some highlights from 2020 include: - 380 ALS Calls on Catalina Island
- 523 Boat Distresses
- 62 Dive Operations
- 685 Missing Persons United

In comparison to last year there was:
- 344 fewer Ocean Rescues
- 287 more Medical Aids
- 4,851 more EVR’s

Here are a couple of surf photos from Topanga by Brian Asher Photography. The link to the complete gallery of more photos is down below.



You can find more photos from this session in Brian's Facebook photo album:

Topanga 1-4-21 Photo Album

If you were out there, there's probably some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!

Brian Asher Photography

From the National Weather Service Los Angeles:

ext round of large surf on track for Tue-Tue night across west-northwest facing beaches. Strong rip currents and sneaker waves will also be present. Very important to stay off of rocks and jetties.

LIVE 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/x2vHvkVXOK

— V E N I C E 🪴 Intel (@VeniceIntel) January 4, 2021

Here's some surf photos of Venice Beach from Sunday, January 3rd shot by gangbruh.

From the National Weather Service Los Angeles:

This SNEAKER WAVE example is from the north, but they work the same way in SoCal. Large, long period swell can sweep you into the water unexpectedly.

From the National Weather Service Los Angeles:

High Surf along most of our beaches through Wed AM.

Beginning the week of January 4, 2021, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin a project to upgrade the tunnel lighting system and install a queue warning system at the McClure Tunnel on Interstate 10 (I-10) and State Route 1 (SR-1). Overnight full closures of the McClure Tunnel and nearby ramps will occur during construction.

Anticipated roadway impacts: McClure Tunnel:

CLOSED in both directions - 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-10 lane closure for both directions:

One lane CLOSED from Lincoln Blvd. to McClure Tunnel – 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Ramp Closures – 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

WB I-10

Lincoln Blvd./Olympic Blvd. On-Ramp

EB I-10

4th St. On-Ramp

Lincoln Blvd. Off-Ramp

SB 1

Ocean Ave. Off-Ramp

From the National Weather Service Los Angeles:

High Surf is expected to continue through most of next week for much of SW California beaches. A larger swell is expected to arrive by Monday bringing surf over 20 feet to the Central Coast.

Photos below are from the Instagram of Jason Ryan, and here's the caption he added:

"New Year’s day started off quite calmly actually. I decided to go take a New Year’s Day stroll down Venice Beach Boardwalk and on my way back home was alerted about an apartment fire very close to my location. So I headed over and caught what was on apartment fire that was under investigation as they think it was an arsonist/transient setting fires in the area."

Someone drove onto the Venice Boardwalk last night and crashed their car.

Photos by Alexsander Sabino

Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach, and the nearby communities.

"Today I celebrate reaching 75,000 subscribers on my Youtube channel. I wanna thank everybody very much. I spent all day on beautiful Venice Beach, lots of people came out and enjoyed the first day of the new year. It was a beautiful sunset and I captured some really good surfer shots. I wish everybody a happy new year 2021. The best of luck to you."

If 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

Beginning the week of January 4, 2021, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin a project to upgrade the tunnel lighting system and install a queue warning system at the McClure Tunnel on Interstate 10 (I-10) and State Route 1 (SR-1). Overnight full closures of the McClure Tunnel and nearby ramps will occur during construction.

Anticipated roadway impacts: McClure Tunnel:

CLOSED in both directions - 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-10 lane closure for both directions:

One lane CLOSED from Lincoln Blvd. to McClure Tunnel – 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Ramp Closures – 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

WB I-10

Lincoln Blvd./Olympic Blvd. On-Ramp

EB I-10

4th St. On-Ramp

Lincoln Blvd. Off-Ramp

SB 1

Ocean Ave. Off-Ramp

Jamie O'Brien is looking for a full time editor for his Vlogs, see the info in the photo above.

From the National Weather Service Los Angeles:

Gusty north to northeast winds will affect portions of SW CA and coastal waters through early afternoon on New Years Day. Outdoor activities and boating will be affected, as well as impacts to travel especially for high profile vehicles.

Do you know a 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader who wants to make a difference?

Enter the Can The Trash! Clean Beach Poster Contest and their artwork could be featured on beaches throughout LA County next year! Learn more about the contest at https://beaches.lacounty.gov/postercontest/

This contest is ongoing. Submitted artwork will be included in the contest cycle ending January 10, 2021.