This is an update to Arbor Security Guard Almost Killed By Homeless Man:

Tariq “T” Ali is the security guard at Arbor Collective - a local skateboard and snowboard shop in Venice CA. He is also the first person most people are greeted by when they come into the store.

On June 3rd, 2021, T was asking a homeless man to vacate the store’s parking lot, when the man then broke a bottle over T’s head and proceeded to stab him multiple times with the broken bottle. He is currently in the hospital.

T is a beloved member of the Venice community. Even kids from the nearby school know him, and say hi to him.

As a community, we would like to show our love and support.

Please consider giving what you can to assist T in a speedy recovery.

This fundraiser was created by friends of T. All proceeds will go to Tariq "T" Ali directly.

It's another busy weekend!

Santa Monica Beach Parking Lots 2 and 3 South are full and Lot 1 North will be at capacity very soon.

Lot 2 South - 1670 Appian Way
Lot 3 South - 1750 Appian Way

Here's some surf photos from Saturday, June 5th at Zeros.

This set was shot from about 6:50-8:10 AM by ChrisDidThis.

These are just a few of the 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 gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the gallery is down below.







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

Zeros - Saturday 6-5-2021 Photo Gallery


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.

Here's some surf photos from Saturday, June 5th at County Line. These were taken from 8:15-9:00 AM. This set was shot by ChrisDidThis.

These are just a few of the 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 gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the gallery is down below.






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

County Line - Saturday 6-5-2021 Photo Gallery


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.

From AsaWolfeSkates:

Video from Friday, June 6th at Malibu.

“The bottle cut very close to arteries on his head and wrist. He could very easily have died. 100 staples in his head and 150 stitches around wrist / hand. He will have the scars of this attack for rest of his life”

On Thursday night, Arbor's beloved security gaurd "T" asked a drunk homeless man to leave the Arbor parking lot to which the homeless man responded by hitting "T" on the head with a bottle, then stabbing him multiple times in the head and torso with the broken bottle.

Arbor's Bob Carlson said "There was blood everywhere."

Arbor staff was able to followed the homelesss man until the police arrived and arrested him. Which is surprising, as we have first hand witnessed the LAPD Pacific Division allow homeless criminals to attack people then let them go free and pretty much tell the victimns to "just aviod these people" (viewers of Shacked Instagram stories may remember the video where the lazy-ass cop tells the bleeding victimn that).

Carlson, along with pretty much everyone, is angry at what Venice has turned into, "We are on our own. We are alone in dealing with violent people who can kill you and there is nobody who is going to save you. If that had been one of my employees in our parking lot--that person would be dead"

The sign outside of Arbor says it all:

Here's some surf photos from Friday, June 4th at Zeros.

This set was shot from about 5:50-7:15 PM by ChrisDidThis.

These are just a few of the 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 gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the gallery is down below.







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

Zeros - Friday 6-4-2021 Photo Gallery


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.

According to Surfline: "SSW swell peaks Thu as NW mix builds, nice combo into weekend"

Friday, June 4th: 3-4’+ waves as SSW swell holds, top exposures 4-6’+. Light AM winds.
Looking very similar to Thursday with early morning wind variable to light onshore, then wind trends onshore from the SW through the middle of the day and picks up a touch through the afternoon. Wind lightens up for most areas in the evening. Long-period SSW swell holds through the day with reinforcing energy arriving as a little more NW swell mix blends in. Surf is running waist-chest-shoulder high at decent spots and head high for better exposures. Shape is a little peakier than the last couple of days.

Saturday, June 5th: 3-4′ waves as SSW swell starts fading, top exposures 4-6′. Light AM winds.
Could be a bit cleaner first thing with light/variable wind, then trends similarly to the past couple of days with onshore flow from the S/SW through the middle of the day that becomes moderate for the afternoon. Wind lightens up for most areas in the evening. SSW swell starts to trend down as NW swell mix hangs in there. Surf is running waist-chest high at decent spots and head high for better exposures. Likely more peaks to be found as the Southern Hemi energy fades.

From Venice Beach Boardwalk, another video showing the current state of the boardwalk.

Just another day in the outdoor insane asylum of Venice Beach.