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"Babies Lives Matter" / Proud Boys / Pro-Life / Anti-Abortion Rally & March was held in Santa Monica on Saturday.













On July 5th at ~8:15 PM, SMPD Officers were dispatched to a call of 2 subjects down behind the public restrooms in Palisades Park at Ocean/California.

Upon arrival officers located 2 males next to an encampment.

One male was immediately transported to a local hospital, and the second one was pronounced deceased on scene.

There are no signs of foul play. Officers did locate drug paraphernalia. At this time this death is being investigated as an overdose


Thomas Aaron Brothers was identified as a suspect in numerous incidents of vandalism in the Malibu area over a three-day period. The suspect used a pickaxe to damage numerous vehicles, residential front doors, and cameras in Malibu. Multiple residents were victimized.

On July 8, 2022, Malibu/Lost Hills deputies followed up on a tip received from a victim regarding the whereabouts of the suspect. The suspect was seen at approximately 0717 hours, exiting an MTA bus at Ocean Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard in the city of Santa Monica. Deputies, along with Santa Monica Police Department officers, responded and canvassed the area. The suspect was not initially located.

Several hours later, deputies returned to Santa Monica to search for the suspect. They located the suspect near the California Incline. The suspect fled deputies to avoid capture. Deputies located the suspect on Santa Monica Beach in a restroom.

The suspect was subsequently taken into custody without incident.



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

"Fourth of July is always a treat in Venice Beach, Every year they have a bodybuilding competition at Muscle Beach for women and men, and afterwords I went to the Santa Monica Fourth of July Parade. It was amazing seeing so many happy people and of course, at the end of the day, I had to check out the huge fireworks show in Marina Del Rey, It was an awesome day."

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



Highlights of the 2022 Santa Monica 4th Of July Parade with Oscar from Hecho En Venice.




From Santa Monica Close Up:

" A sea beast resembling a giant lobster claw was sighted at Venice Beach on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The sea beast is a promotion for a Netflix move premiering this Friday entitled, "The Sea Beast.""

Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.

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Surf Chats with Topanga Lou - Episode 4.

Every Surf Chats has valuable information for beginner surfers to become better surfers.

Watch & listen as we get to know each surfer, surfer girl & grom who surf at Topanga Beach, California through their own words of their personal surfing journey.

Surf Videos fom Topanga now avaliable on Topanga Lou's Surf Videos Gallery