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High tides expected around 10pm tonight, which is when the water levels will be highest and push deepest into the shore. Expect minor flooding of beaches, bike paths, and harbor walkways.


On Monday evening the Santa Monica Fire Department responded to a brush fire on the Pacific Coast Highway just north of the California Incline in Santa Monica. PCH was closed in both directions until 9PM.

Video clips posted on our Instagram Story.


The June 21st, Go Skate Day events at the Venice Skatepark have been cancelled due to a threat of violence.

"I am very sad to announce that we have to cancel GSD in Venice." Heidi Lemmon, one of the events organizers, posted to Facebook on Saturday.

"With so many mass shootings in the usa every day we believe it is best to err on the side of safety. All the signs are there, the threats are credible and we will not take any chances where kids are involved. My sincere apologies to all our sponsors, the City of Los Angeles and Venice Recreation and Parks. * this is not a local he is an out of state person."

What we little info we gathered so far, is that someone wants to control all events ($$$$$) at the Venice Skatepark and threatened Heidi and "... anyone at the park that gets in the way."

UPDATED INFO:
Heidi Lemmon and on of the other event organizers do not want to give any "airtime" to the person who made the threats, so they are not disclosing who this individual is.

Some info about the person that has be going around the rumor mill is that he is from out-of-state, but currently local (opposite of the original info given) , and he is a Hispanic male in his 40's. Also that the "authorities" consider his threats "credible".



From Santa Monica Close Up:

"A tour through Ozone Ct. homeless encampment and the Venice Beach Boardwalk on Friday, June 10, 2022."



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The Venice Library encampment will be swept & shut down on Monday.





"A quick look back into the archives at our Topanga station. Originally constructed in 1934 at the north end of Topanga Bach the tower has been used by lifeguards for over 80 years. A good reminder of Topanga's rish history and the role lifeguarding has played in it." - Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division





From Santa Monica Close Up:

"A tour through the Venice of America Centennial Park homeless encampment on Thursday, June 9, 2022."

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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