Public Health has issued an ocean water closure due to the release of approx. 6,700 gallons of untreated sewage:

• Will Rogers State Beach from Sunset Blvd. 1/2 mile South.

• Will Rogers State Beach from Sunset Blvd. 1/2 mile North.

The Los Angeles City Sanitation Department notified Public Health of a sewage discharge that occurred at the 17300 block of Sunset Blvd. at the intersection of Paseo Miramar. Per the report the discharge was caused by a root blockage and resulted in approximately 6700 gallons of sewage entering the storm drain and entering the ocean at Sunset Blvd. and Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades.

Public Health officials are advising residents or visitors planning to visit Los Angeles County beaches to avoid contact with ocean water and wet sand in the areas noted above.

The Department of Public Health will conduct water sampling beginning on August 30th, and the closures will remain in effect until Public Health receives two sampling results indicating that bacterial levels meet health standards.

Graffiti writer Jes One USK STP UTI, revisiting some West Los graffiti history in Venice.

Here's surfing photos from the Venice Breakwater. This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Jack's Surfboards.                                                                

Here's surfing photos from Friday, August 23rd at the Venice Breakwater.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Jack's Surfboards.

These are just a few of the 150+ 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 complete gallery is down below.














You can find 100+ more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Venice Breakwater - Thursday 8-29-2024 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 from this photographer?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.

Every Friday night at the Ocean Park lot in Santa Monica.

From Brad Jacobson:

"Malibu is one of the most entertaining surf spots in the world. I headed to Malibu on Friday August 23rd to capture a fun south swell and realized it's similarities to a movie. Thanks for watching! I'm Brad Jacobson and these are my stories."

On August 27th, 2024, LA County Lifeguards flagged down a police officer assigned to the beach to report a sexual battery that just occurred in the 1300 block of the beach.

The victim reported that at about 1:30 PM, while she was sunbathing, an unknown male climbed on top of her and started thrusting against her. She quickly got up and her sister helped push the suspect away. The individual left southbound on the beach while the victim looked for help.

Using the description provided by the victim and witness, officers located the suspect a short distance away. Alonzo Dickson, a 25 year-old homeless individual, was positively identified and placed under arrest for Sexual Battery with Restraint [243.3PC], a felony. The case will be presented to the District Attorney for filing consideration. Dickson remains in custody.

Dickson has no known arrest record in California; however, he has at least one pending criminal case in Washington State. Detectives are looking into the details of that incident as part of this investigation.

Anyone with information about this individual or incident is encouraged to contact Detective Murphy at Nicole.Murphy@santamonica.gov or the Watch Commander (24 hours) at (310) 458-8427.

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A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the Paralympics Anderson Paak "Live Concert" at Venice Skatepark taking place on Tuesday, August 27. This is rumored to be a segment for the live broadcast on Wednesday.

The Olympics film crew brought in fake plants and added graphics to the skatepark and walled it off from the public. A paid group of background actors were also brought in to play the concert crowd. They also had local adaptive athletes and a couple of local skateboarders riding sections of the park for the concert footage.

On August 20th, 2023, SMPD Officers responded to the 3100 block of Main Street for an assault with a deadly weapon investigation.

Officers located an assault victim with head injuries. The victim, a Hispanic male, was attacked from behind as the suspect violently struck him with a large wooden stick on the back of his head. The assault was unprovoked, and the victim did not see the suspect. The victim sustained a large laceration to his head and required stitches behind his ear. Officers were able to locate surveillance video which captured the incident.

On August 22nd, 2023, SMPD Officers in the 1400 block of Palisades Park located another victim, also a Hispanic male, of an attempted assault with a deadly weapon. The victim, a City of Santa Monica Maintenance employee, stated the suspect walked directly towards him and attempted to punch the victim in the face. The suspect then threw a glass bottle towards the victim’s face but missed.

SMPD detectives assigned to these investigations found the suspect description was similar in both incidents. Using departmental resources, the detectives were able to identify Kevin Mumin (37) of Los Angeles (currently homeless) as the suspect in both incidents. Additionally, detectives located a LAPD bulletin on Mumin for hate crimes in their jurisdictions, as he specifically targeted and attacked Hispanics.

On August 23rd, 2023, Mumin was arrested by LAPD for multiple felony assaults (separate cases) with hate crime allegations. SMPD detectives filed the Santa Monica cases jointly with the LAPD incidents.

At trial earlier this month, Mumin was found guilty of three counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon [245(a)(1) PC] with enhancements for Great Bodily Injury [12022.7(a) PC] and Hate Crime [422.75(a) PC]. He was also convicted for one count of felony sexual battery [243.4(a) PC] stemming from one of the Los Angeles incidents. On August 21st, 2024, Mumin was sentenced to 23 years and 8 months in state prison.

Mumin has prior arrests for robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, criminal threats, narcotics sales, solicitation, indecent exposure, sexual battery and battery.

Anyone with additional information about this individual or investigation, please contact Det. Brian Spencer at (310) 458-8420 or Sgt. Shaun Cooney at (310) 458-8436