On Saturday, May 28th, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) will officially kick off the LASD Beach Patrol Mission, which will run from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The beach patrol will consist of members from the Sheriff’s Response Team and the Mounted Enforcement Detail.

The team will perform high visibility patrol to assist LASD beach partners with extra patrol from Playa del Rey to Malibu. The LASD Homeless Outreach and Mental Evaluation Teams will be available and part of the deployment throughout the summer.

“Summer is upon us and the last couple of years have been challenging for everyone. I want to remind the community that we’re doing our best, we’re stretching our resources so that people feel safe wherever they are, including the beach areas of Los Angeles County. This summer, the LASD Beach Patrol Mission will be visible throughout our beaches so that visitors and the community have a great time at the beach,” stated Sheriff Villanueva.

The Sheriff’s Department wants all residents and visitors to our LA County beaches to have a safe, and enjoyable summer. Please visit our social media pages for additional information.

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"Drunk guy lays on LAPD car, tells cops off & gives them the finger!"

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"Santa Monica Police Officers, Code Enforcement Officers, and Beach Maintenance Personel from the Safety Task Force clean-up a homeless encampment beneath the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, May 22, 2022. "

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Beck Adler and Noah Hill grew up surfing Venice Beach, CA. It was there, that they mastered the art of 1-2' onshore beach breaks. After one last surf at the local pier, with a decent forecast, and high hopes, they hit the road in search of better waves. And well, lets just say... Every Dog Has Its Day.

LA’s beloved grassroots LGBTQ+ celebration grows to two days and moves to a brand new beachside location: Venice Beach Recreation Center on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, 2022. Celebrate PRIDE by the beach with a diverse array of stage performances produced by Queer Moment, DJs, community booths, art installations, LGBTQ+ vendors, food trucks and everyone’s favorite queer dance party, Gaywatch (21+ only). Get your tickets now!

A beacon of diversity and acceptance, the artwork beams seven rays of laser light representing the color spectrum of a natural rainbow. The presentation is poetic, magical and powerful.



For more info and to buy tickets, Click Here.

Venice Pride presents Artist Yvette Mattern’s Global Rainbow installation in association with Bacardi nightly from June 3 to 5 across the California Coast.

A beacon of diversity and acceptance, the artwork beams seven rays of laser light representing the color spectrum of a natural rainbow. The presentation is poetic, magical and powerful.

For more info, Click Here.

From The Venice Wasteland:

At 9pm in Venice Centennial Park a young homeless man was slashed. It’s the same man who was kicked & beaten on May 15th. Thankfully he was okay. But he’s back in the park with his attackers.

Vagrants at Mike Bonin’s Centennial Park /Venice Library encampment attack LAFD trucks responding to a call at the park forcing FD to leave the scene without making contact. You can hear them scream about “ruining dinner” as they throw items at the trucks. 📷@VeniceWasteland pic.twitter.com/Efh6ajsNyC

— STREET PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES (@streetpeopleLA) May 24, 2022

Surf Chats with Topanga Lou Episode 2 with Blake

This entire episode is for beginner surfers.