The LA Times takes a short, sad look at a byproduct of last week’s winter lashing: trash on the beach. As the Los Angeles River carried all kinds of refuse to Long Beach, so did the San Gabriel River to Seal Beach, leaving shopping carts, tennis shoes, bicycle tires and thousands of plastic cups in [...]

The LA River is teeming with birds–yeah, the LA River

PHOTO by JOSHUA PERALTA
It’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon and I’m standing by the sandy banks of the Los Angeles River at the Willow Street Estuary. Although I can still hear traffic sighing over the bridge in the distance, it’s faint and soon forgotten. The sounds [...]

PHOTO by DANIEL DE BOOM
The day after a heavy storm hit Long Beach, some finally found use for our perennially filthy beach.
The stormy sea spewed forth a treasure trove of bounty last night in the form of balls (of every conceivable sort: soccer, base, kick, foot, tennis) as well as toys, tires, coolers, (sadly empty) [...]

Haven’t seen Rat Island yet, but I did catch Trash Peninsula:

Also, Uma Thurman: