NY DAILY NEWS President Obama wades into shark-filled controversy at San Francisco restaurant The President ‘was not aware’ Great Eastern restaurant still serves banned shark fin soup when he ordered takeout Comments (26) By Brian Browdie / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Saturday, February 18, 2012, 3:34 PM President Barack Obama orders takeout from a restaurant … Continue reading President Obama wades into shark-filled controversy at San Francisco restaurant
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Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population
VIA MERCURY NEWS Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population By Paul Rogers – San Jose Mercury News Posted: 02/16/2012 07:56:07 PM PST Updated: 02/16/2012 08:24:42 PM PST A California sea otter basking in the sun in the Moss Landing Harbor. (Vern Fisher/Monterey County Herald) California’s … Continue reading Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population
Shark migration around Santa Cruz? There's an app for that
VIA – MERC NEWS A San Diego shark research group recently released an iPhone application that tracks tagged white sharks as they migrate through the Pacific Ocean. (Marine Conservation Science Institute) Shark migration around Santa Cruz? There’s an app for that By Stephen Baxter – Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted: 02/13/2012 08:18:07 PM … Continue reading Shark migration around Santa Cruz? There's an app for that
CARLSBAD: Pair plans to paddle from San Francisco to Coronado
VIA NC TIMES Clay Walking Eagle, left, and Tim Warner carry their paddleboards recently to the Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad. The two men train daily for an upcoming 470-mile, stand-up paddleboard expedition from the Golden Gate Bridge to the San Diego-Coronado Bridge. JOHN KOSTER | For the North County Times CARLSBAD: Pair plans … Continue reading CARLSBAD: Pair plans to paddle from San Francisco to Coronado
News Rainy Weather, High Surf Expected In SF Today – #SurfReport
VIA – SF APPEAL Rainy Weather, High Surf Expected In SF Today A storm system is bringing rain, hail and high surf to the Bay Area today, a National Weather Service forecaster said. Although rainfall across the region is not expected to measure more than a quarter of an inch, the storm system … Continue reading News Rainy Weather, High Surf Expected In SF Today – #SurfReport
Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front #SantaCruz
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front Posted: 02/12/2012 01:30:06 AM PST The natives are restless. With 2012 being the year of the dragon, it’s hardly surprising that something ugly is rearing its head in … Continue reading Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: State of the [Surfing] Union: All not quiet on the home front #SantaCruz
Woman drives car into water at Ocean Beach
VIA SF ATE A towing company worker moves to get out of the way as waves push the car around while he readies it for towing. Woman drives car into water at Ocean Beach Will Kane Saturday, February 11, 2012 A woman suffered minor injuries early Friday when she drove a Lexus into … Continue reading Woman drives car into water at Ocean Beach
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Santa Cruz: Local Surfers Take on NOAA, a Government Agency They Say is Out of Control
Leonardo DiCaprio urges Californians to back shark bill
VIDEO: Mavericks athletes killed by NOAA and their abusive law!
Mavericks athletes killed by NOAA and their abusive law! How NOAA is killing surfers on the northern California coast. Jacob Trette almost died 2011 thank god for illegal PWC operator Russell Ord . Sion Miloski died 2011 .Gerard Butler survives two-wave hold-down and saved by illegal PWC operator Please stop NOAA!
Shark falls from sky onto California golf course
VIA – AP This photo taken Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 and released by the San Juan Hills Golf Club shows a leopard shark that dropped out of the sky on the 12th tee at the San Juan Hills Golf Club in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The 2-pound shark was apparently plucked from the ocean … Continue reading Shark falls from sky onto California golf course
Photos: Shirtless Gerard Butler Wows Crowd at Santa Cruz Paddle-out
Mavericks Art Show Reaches Unprecedented Swell
VIA- Half Moon Bay Patch “California Dream” photo of Mavericks by Southern California photographer Fred Pompermayer. Credit: Kristine Wong Mavericks Art Show Reaches Unprecedented Swell Big wave surf photographer reflects on successful fourth annual show in Half Moon Bay. By Kristine Wong 6:00 am It’s a modest-sized space, yet this year’s “Mavericks: … Continue reading Mavericks Art Show Reaches Unprecedented Swell
Family, law enforcement still fighting for peace two years after gang, surf cultures collide
#VIDEO -Booties Needed: Some waves and rides at Mavericks on January 12, 2014 #HMB #SurfReport
VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O’Neill’s 1959 surf shop Jack O’Neill’s surf gear empire grew from this 1959 surf shop in Santa Cruz. His sons, Pat and Mike, are shown on skateboard at right. (Santa Cruz County CVC/O’Neill Archives) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & … Continue reading