Documentary ‘Surfwise’ follows one man’s wild pursuit of happiness

Sometime in the mid-1950s, Dorian Paskowitz, MD, had a revelation. He was at the peak of his career (Stanford graduate, president of the American Medical Association in Hawaii, asked to run for governor) but felt horrible about himself and his life. He just wanted to go surfing.
So [...]

There’s poop in the water, and soon it’ll taste like ash!
This story in the Downtown Gazette shows that water quality in Alamitos Bay has fallen below “disgusting” to somewhere near “ithinkimgonnabesick.” Water’s a challenge in the best of times: an agreement between Long Beach, LA County and water officials ended Sept. 30, allowing the [...]

A tremendously brief pictoral history of surfing in Long Beach
On the same sand where couples now take long, romantic walks holding their noses, a thriving beach community once pitched a sea of umbrellas for a day of fun in the sun. Long Beach in the early 1900s was a haven for what you now have [...]

A determined group of dreamers envisions a day when waves will return to Long Beach. It could happen sooner than you think

PHOTO courtesy HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH
Members of the Long Beach chapter of the Surfrider Foundation understand how weird that name sounds. They like to joke that Long Beach is one of just two [...]