Los Angeles County, CA Will Reopen Beaches on Wednesday Officials in Los Angeles County revealed they may begin to reopen beaches as early as Wednesday morning this week, albeit with strict restrictions in place. Beaches were ordered closed on May 1st following a weekend in which tens of thousands of people descended on Newport Beach in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, and beaches in Ventura County, north of LA. […] Surf SwellBrains | May 11, 2020 0 Comments
California Governor Allows Beaches to Reopen | Active Use Only During Specific Weekday Times California Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration has approved plans to reopen Orange County beaches after he shut them down last week to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Two cities had threatened lawsuits against the Governor, and a number of protests were held at beaches against the order. Related: 2 Californian Beach Cities Vote For Legal Action Against Governor for Closing Beaches Gov […] Surf SwellBrains | May 7, 2020 1 Comment
World Surf League Postpones/Cancels All Events Through July | Announces New ‘World Title Surf-Off’ Format for 2021 Due to the continued evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Surf League (WSL) is postponing or canceling all events, at all levels of competition, through the end of June. The WSL will continue to monitor the situation and make the next call in early June. “Where and when we will run this year is still very much an open […] Surf SwellBrains | May 2, 2020 0 Comments
Governor of California Will Today Order All Beaches and State Parks Closed A memo sent to Californian police chiefs reveals that California Governor Gavin Newsom will announce today that he will order all beaches and state parks closed starting Friday, May 1st after people flocked to beaches during the weekend heatwave despite his social distancing order. After the well-publicized media coverage of overcrowded beaches this past weekend, in violation of Governor Newsom’s Shelter in […] Surf SwellBrains | April 30, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Cool Footage of Surfer Riding Bioluminescent Waves in San Diego, CA [arve url="https://youtu.be/QTjg12km2Nk"] SwellBrains | April 29, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Video Shows Newly Re-Opened San Diego, CA Beach Extremely Packed with Surfers At Sunrise on Monday, April 27, San Diego County reopened many of its beaches to the general public, but things got weird quickly. The county discontinued restrictions for beach-goers and surfers while keeping the restrictions for motorized boating in place. But, in less than an hour after one San Diego beach re-opened it was already packed with hundreds of […] Surf SnowBrains | April 28, 2020 0 Comments
San Clemente, CA to Begin Reopening Beaches This Weekend Two weeks after closing them, San Clemente City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to begin reopening city beaches for exercise and surfing. An online petition signed by 2,500 people asked for the reopening of local beaches “for the physical and mental well-being” of the community. Related: Civil Disobedience: Town Mayor Comments on Video of Lone Surfer Running from Law Enforcement on […] Surf SwellBrains | April 23, 2020 2 Comments
Civil Disobedience: Town Mayor Comments on Video of Lone Surfer Running from Law Enforcement on California Beach In an official letter released by the town of Little Coronado, California’s mayor, Rich Bailey, and headlined, Can We All Agree That Surfing Should Not Be a Crime, the mayor writes: “A viral video from earlier this week shows a lone surfer, in the ocean near La Jolla, fleeing the water as multiple law enforcement officials chase him down in […] Surf SwellBrains | April 21, 2020 1 Comment
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