A routine coastal permit hearing turns into a three-hour debate on the nature of seaweed SANTA MONICA, Calif. – A routine hearing on a beachfront filming permit stretched past midnight this

Surfers say the app promised chest-high and delivered ankle-slappers, again PACIFIC BEACH, San Diego – More than sixty surfers converged on a stretch of sand Tuesday morning after a forecasting app

Signage remains excellent, compliance remains optional The Sign Is Clear. The Sign Has Always Been Clear. Beach safety officials note, with a mixture of pride and quiet exhaustion, that rip current warning

Longtime vendors say informal scheduling now prevents the daily bottleneck that once occurred when everyone rushed the same stretch of railing at once VENICE — Longtime Venice Beach boardwalk vendors confirmed

Marine mammals demand quiet enjoyment of the break they’ve had since before Malibu had a Whole Foods POINT DUME, CA – A colony of approximately forty harbor seals has, through a

Four decades of consistent teaching philosophy produce genuine multi-generational family bonds Surf School Instructor Has Personally Taught Three Generations of the Same Local Families to Surf PACIFIC BEACH, Calif. – A longtime

A volunteer’s personal habit becomes a more comprehensive archive than the league’s own official records Beach Volleyball League’s Unofficial Scorekeeper Notebook Has Documented Thirty Years of Weekend Games MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. –

Algorithm rates 400 miles of California shoreline as one star, cites poor effort and bad attitude HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA – A leading surf forecasting service has quietly introduced a new metric

San Onofre dirt lot forms government and issues first decree SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — The dirt overflow lot serving Lower Trestles held its first election on Saturday morning, producing a mayor,

New reporting system aims to help harbor patrol target enforcement more precisely MARINA DEL REY – The Marina del Rey Small Craft Harbor Commission voted to launch a pilot noise complaint

Long-simmering tension between anglers and surfers finds informal resolution through schedule coordination Long-Running Tension Reaches Informal Resolution Fishermen operating from the Redondo Beach Pier and dawn patrol surfers utilizing nearby waters

New Ordinance Restricts Smiling, Laughing, and “Excessive Enthusiasm” During Coastal Activities; Enforcement Officers Monitor Facial Expressions Oceanside, CA — Oceanside’s Parks and Recreation Department announced Monday a new “Mandatory Joy Suppression Protocol”

Twenty-Three-Year-Old Describes Original Stall-and-Lock to Five Separate People Before Museum Confirms It Has a Display Case About It Venice Beach Surfer Convinced He Invented Move That Has Existed Since 1962 VENICE BEACH,

Scoring panel to observe waves via closed-circuit camera; officials warn ‘direct observation may collapse wave potential’ GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA / LOS ANGELES, CA The World Surf League announced Tuesday the creation of

Research confirms what every beginner already suspected about the crowd A sweeping new study has confirmed what frustrated beginners have long suspected: at any given moment, 94 percent of the surfers

Historic pier cites hostile work environment as swell of the year batters Southern California Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Pier Says It Has Absorbed Enough MALIBU, CA —

Conservation operation frees hooked young shark which departs without issuing statement of appreciation Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Rescue and Its Conduct HERMOSA BEACH — Hermosa Beach lifeguards performed

San Clemente residents unsurprised by institutional validation of what they have known since childhood Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Confirmation and Its Audience SAN CLEMENTE — LA28’s confirmation that

Following London Prat story, coastal California town experiments with the principle directly [Bohiney.com/prat.uk] The Santa Cruz City Council’s advisory committee on coastal access has a new non-voting member: a large horseshoe

Publication’s 847-break assessment produces mild controversy about the definition of ‘world-class’ [Bohiney.com/prat.uk] A major surf publication’s comprehensive assessment of 847 California surf breaks, published as a special issue and generating significant