Palos Verdes, here we come!
Localism, and its associated evils, has been back in the news, of late, thanks to the brutal punching of female pro Sara Taylor in Bali. Yes, the whole business, the debates back and forth on the value of gatekeepers versus freedom for all, etc. has been a much discussed for years, in our surfing, and nowhere more than Lunada Bay.
The stretch of coastline hugging Southern California’s most populous region is home to Palos Verdes, its estates and Bay Boys.
Long notorious with their rock clubhouse and snarling attitudes, the Boys made outsiders feel unwelcome for years, throwing rocks at interlopers and cutting them off in the water.
“We’ve protected this beach for years,” a local told the Los Angeles Times some years ago, “so we can have driftwood on the beach rather than Kentucky Fried Chicken boxes. If this place was ever opened up … the rocks would be marked with graffiti, and the beach wouldn’t be safe at night.”
Scary grafitti.
In any case, two lawyers, who like surfing, sued the Palos Verdes Estates claiming that not reining in the Bay Boys was anti-Costal Act, enshrined in California’s constitution. Basically, all have equal rights to the beach and those cannot be stomped upon.
It wound through the system for years before being dismissed by a judge in 2020 but, months ago, it was revived by the 2nd District Court of Appeal.
“What I find to be so important about this case is that it addresses behavior, not just physical development,” Coastal Commission Executive Director Kate Huckelbridge told the Times on Thursday. In other words, throwing rocks or cutting a surfer off in the water, just like a gate across a trail, could be considered an illegal impediment to public beach and ocean access.
Hawaiian-born surfer Chris Taloa, who staged a paddle out at Lunada Bay on Martin Luther King Jr. day in 2014 and was met with racism and rudeness, celebrated by saying as soon as the lawsuit is won “we are going to turn that place into Waikiki.”
Hooray!
I support the LOCALS! F Lawyers,
was gonna say Pop’s because in the commercials, their’s looks really good.
Most if us would engage in this behavior(intimidation not rock throwing) at our locals if we could get away with it. The “I’m going to sue” pussys came through here 20 year’s ago. Before that was the infamous “good old days!”.
Ffs, what is the problem because the answer is fucken obvious.
If you want surf there, buy into the estate, wait twenty years to be considered a local ( on probation) or just fuckkkk right off and surf any the other thousand surf spots on offer?!?
There’s a very good left on the way to Lunada. It’s not marked as a spot anywhere. I think it’s called indicators or something like that. Surfed there many sessions alone until it was overhead and firing one day. It was the day before some older guy and his son were involved in a fight, which was picked up by local news. But this was the day before and after I was done with my session, a bunch of local douche bags (so called dirty underwear gang—I think it was a younger version bay boy douche bags), they were on the landing of the trail down/up cliffs, I was looking down for a second and the first rock missed my head by not much. It was a long throw from the landing and had some heat on it. Rock was hand sized, oval, point rock. Could have easily killed me or otherwise permanently damaged my life. They were all yelling at me to beat it and never come back. Had to walk all the way around the cove (the long boarding spot) to get to my vehicle. At least they didn’t damage my truck which was parked right there by the trail. Never surfed there again, but have many times wished financial ruin on their trust funded lives. Peace
Wow, I was holding my breath.
I’m so stoked the rock is ok!
did you see the skeleton of the Greek ship Dominator that ran aground?
https://ca-times.brightspot…
How about a longboard event with Sasha Jane Lowerson and Lia Thomas as the honorary Lifeguard? Those rock throwing boys would love the diversity and the wood(not to be confused with driftwood) floating around!
Needs more of the chick with the short hair who is always angry.
some call her Butch
I feel attacked. Yet seen
I’ve got a good mind to take you two to Indo and you’ll fucken surf the Bukit til you can’t take anymore. And when you plead no, no, no more. I’ll take you to the Ments.
You are going to suffer!
hit me hit me
on an emotional roller-coaster this AM…DR on Tyler; JP on Italo; hairs on the back of neck risen…and a new coffee brand, Altura (crafted in VTA, I guess)…go ahead and turn all beaches into Waikiki. but to release my emotions I will punch-out lawyers, the editorial staff at The Times, and The Bay Boys…and anyone or thing that stands between me and my 3-piece KFC original with slaw and baked beans. (rocks, in sortable sizes have also been secured, and I’ve been tossing balls w/ Dodgers in the Wrigley bullpen…arm is warmed up…just in case I decide to fight!
https://www.verywellmind.co…
BAD NEWS! KFC has changed their menu and your fav can only be bought al a carte these days. Don’t be sad as that shit is disqusting as I found out last week when nothing else sounded good…back to Chipotle for me
your Chalet 13 order is ready…pop-eye’s…”rabbit, again?”
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Mush burger 90% of the time anyways not worth the fight.
100%, it’s a shitty wave!
people who throw rocks at people are people too, you know
You can have your Lunada bay’s and Hollister ranches. I’ll be on the back beaches where I am left the fuck alone. Bring on the close outs and onshore wind. I’m not scared.
Fuck me Charles. Are you really going to bat for some nepo babies using daddies influence and money to get away with cosplaying blackshorts?
First we take Manhattan (beach), then we take Lunada Bay!
https://youtu.be/JTTC_fD598A
Hey before we take Man Beach can we grab a burrito and a few flights of tequila at Pancho’s?
Pour one on the floor for Ronnie G.
THIS!!!