Come join Girls Who Wanna Surf for a belated celebration of Earth Day at Santa Monica! We’ll do a mini beach clean up, surf, skate, (potentially) volleyball, and grab some brunch in between. Any changes will be communicated out in the slack.

Sun, April 23 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
2400 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, 90405

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This week (April 17-21) there are NO lane closures scheduled at night for this pavement project on SR-1/Pacific Coast Hwy. Lane closures resume on the nights of April 24-28.

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It appears one of the restroom residents had a fire get out of control.

Seven people were injured as a result of a five-car traffic collision. Two were transported in critical condition. It appears 5 patients declined transport.

The crash happened just before 9 p.m. at 14800 Pacific Coast Highway. Details remain limited and it’s unclear what caused the collision, authorities said.

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"Venice Beach maintenance workers remove graffiti from the public restrooms at Venice Beach on Friday, April 14, 2023. Workers used Bare Brick Stone and Masonry Graffiti Remover to get the job done."

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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From Santa Monica Close Up:

"On April 15, 2023, in honor of Earth Day, 750 volunteers came together at Santa Monica Beach to participate in Heal the Bay's annual Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup. The event aimed to raise awareness about the need to protect our planet's coastal waters and watersheds. During the cleanup, the volunteers worked tirelessly to collect litter from the beach, including plastic bottles, food wrappers, cigarette butts, and other debris. Together, they picked up 291 pounds of trash, making a significant impact on the environment."

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.

Support Santa Monica Closeup/Fabian Lewkowicz with Venmo or PayPal to help earn money to make these videos:

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Meet your neighbors, find great deals, and keep treasures from becoming trash at the Citywide Yard Sale, organized by the City's Zero Waste Team. Yard sales give items new life, saving them from the trash and diverting them from the landfill. This helps improve our environment, increases the City's landfill diversion rate, and helps the City meet its 2030 Zero Waste Goal.

Sunday, April 23rd, 9AM - 3PM

Here is the list of participating addresses:

ZIP CODE: 90402
225 14th Street

ZIP CODE: 90403
1024 18th Street

ZIP CODE: 90404
1448 26th St, B (back)
1634 Berkeley
1854 11th Street

ZIP CODE: 90405
440 Raymond Street, Unit 11
668 Marine Street
1002 Pier Avenue
1610 Ashland Avenue 2248 20th Street
2340 33rd Street
2424 Oak Street
2428 Oak Street

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All westbound lanes of Pacific Coast Highway were closed at Las Flores Canyon Road due to a traffic collision. The incident occurred around 1:50 p.m. on Thursday and the closure lasted for about 2 hours. LA County Fire Department was on the scene.


Photo by Fireball Tim Lawrence.