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Wednesday, August 24th: 3’+ surf as new SW/SSW swell builds towards peak, NW windswell lingers. Standouts 4-5’+.
Playful blend of SW/SSW swell and lingering NW windswell. Average spots rise into the waist-stomach high range with select breaks of North LA that pull in SW/SSW and the NW windswell chest high+ at times.

Thursday, August 25th: 3’+ waves, as SW/SSW swell holds, NW windswell eases, fresh SSW swell starts to show. Standouts 4’+.
Another fun day, as SW/SSW swell holds, new SSW swell starts to creep in, and NW windswell winds down. Lots of spots are running thigh-waist-stomach high, while breaks of North LA that pull in a better share of the SW/SSW swell hit chest to shoulder high. Light+ to locally moderate SW-W sea breeze expected for the afternoon, looking to ease for most areas in the evening.

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Christian Myers skates down one of the scariest, steepest, and most terrifying roads in Malibu...


Rick seems indifferent to this invasion.

The real life world-wide treasure hunt promotion for the newest season of the Adult Swim TV show, Rick And Morty, began this week. One of the treasures, a statue of Rick on the toilet as a worm wraps around him was found in Malibu, Ca. on Tuesday. For more on this check out: Rick And Morty: Wormageddon.

This was the clue they gave out:




Celebrate the second season of Disney Junior’s Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends with an interactive webcourse, fun photo opportunities, giveaways and more. Enjoy a tasty treat at the Spidey Snack Shack and play with some of the latest toys from Hasbro.

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Santa Monica Police and Fire Department respond to a bloody homeless man who was beaten up outside of the Vons at Lincoln and Broadway. This happened in the afternoon on August 4th, 2022.







From Santa Monica Close Up:

"Santa Monica Code Enforcement Officers from the Vendors Task force issues a citation to Havaianas for vending in a public parking lot at Santa Monica Beach on Friday, August 19, 2022. Havaianas has a vending permit although vending is not permitted in public parking lots in Santa Monica."

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By: Dan Mihalascu

Riding recklessly on a scenic road is certainly not worth the risk of hitting a $2 million electric hypercar, which is the fastest production vehicle ever made.

Rimac has just begun customer deliveries of the Nevera this month, and the first owner to take delivery of the electric hypercar is none other than 2016 F1 world champion Nico Rosberg.



Rimac will build only 150 Nevera customer cars, each priced from a whopping €2 million (the equivalent of $2,030,250 at today's exchange rate). While Nico Rosberg took delivery of chassis #001 painted Stellar Black, there's also a Callisto Green Nevera #000 that Rimac has been using for marketing and test drive purposes—the last time we saw it was at the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this summer.

It looks like this particular car was involved in a crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, California, on August 12, according to the uploader of a video that showed the aftermath of the accident.

In the footage taken by a driver who passed by the scene and shared on TikTok, we can see a Yamaha motorcycle with a smashed front end lying on the asphalt behind the Rimac Nevera, which appears to have only minor damage on the rear bumper.



Next to the bike we can see the rider standing on his knees as he was probably feeling dizzy after the crash—not to mention realizing he had just hit a $2 million hypercar. The rider's state likely indicates that the video was taken immediately after impact. Thankfully, neither he nor the occupants of the Nevera were hurt.

We can hear the video's author telling the Nevera's passenger that the bikers had been "riding crazy down this whole PCH," which tells us quite a bit about the circumstances of the accident. It's not uncommon to see riders weave through traffic at high speed on this scenic highway and even race each other. Needless to say, this dangerous behavior often leads to crashes.

That said, the minor repairs required will probably cost tens of thousands of dollars, including shipping costs to Croatia where the factory and workshop are located. We just hope this isn't one of the two Neveras that Rimac plans to show at The Quail on August 19 or at least not the one that was supposed to embark on a US tour shortly after.



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