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When Sharks Attack: Fact vs Fiction for swimmers, surfers

September 4, 2015

September 4, 2015

Ever since “Jaws” scared millions of moviegoers in the summer of  1975, there’s been a fear and fascination with sharks....

VIDEO: The Color of Venice – Venice to the World

August 19, 2015

August 19, 2015

Venice Beach has a reputation for being anything but regular and it takes a lot to stand out from the...

VIDEO: Yo! Venice: Daring Canal Rescue by Venice Local

May 25, 2015

May 25, 2015

Yo! Venice this week speaks to Venice Resident Mark Simpson who discovered a stolen bike in the grand canal.

High surf pounds Southern California coast

February 9, 2015

February 9, 2015

High surf generated by a long-period swell pounded the Southern California coast today. As the swell builds, high surf was...

Coastal Cleanup Day Returns to Santa Monica Beach

September 24, 2014

September 24, 2014

Local environmental group Heal the Bay hosted the world’s biggest single-day volunteer event – the 29th annual Coastal Cleanup Day...

Tropical Storm Marie to prolong high surf advisory one more day

August 29, 2014

August 29, 2014

  High Surf will batter the Southern California coast one more day today. A high surf advisory will be in...

Come for views, stay for food at The Sunset in Malibu

August 1, 2014

August 1, 2014

[KGVID poster=”http://smmirror.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The-Sunset-Restaurant_thumb66.jpg” width=”600″ height=”338″]https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wst-uploads/media/The-Sunset-Restaurant.mp4[/KGVID] Born in Bari, Italy and raised in the restaurant business with a passion for seafood, The...

Pier Paddleboard Race – Santa Monica Beat

June 9, 2014

June 9, 2014

[KGVID poster=”http://smmirror.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140609-Santa-Monica-Beat_thumb44.jpg” width=”600″ height=”338″]https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wst-uploads/media/140609-Santa-Monica-Beat.mp4[/KGVID] Pier Paddleboard Race – Santa Monica Beat – June 9 Saturday saw the return of the...

Santa Monica Fire – May 15

May 16, 2014

May 16, 2014

[KGVID poster=”http://smmirror.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Samo-Fire_thumb16.jpg” width=”600″ height=”338″]https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wst-uploads/media/Samo-Fire.mp4[/KGVID] Santa Monica Fire – May 15 A transformer at the Oceana Beach Club Hotel apparently exploded...

No Radiation Detected in Southland Kelp from Fukushima Disaster

May 8, 2014

May 8, 2014

Southern California kelp showed no signs of soaking up radiation from the 2011 meltdown of three nuclear reactors at Fukushima,...