Posts by Brad Jacobson
Long Awaited Swell Hits Los Angeles [VIDEO]
A long awaited surf swell hit the South Bay area of Los Angeles at the beginning of March bringing us some of the biggest surf seen in years. Alex Gray, Timmy Reyes, Conor Beatty, Chris Wells, Marcelo Malinco, Greg Browning, Matt Walls, Natalie Anzivino and others were out charging.
Video , Civic Couch
The CALM before the Storm: Recap of Jan-Feb [PHOTOS]
An over hyped swell hit the South Bay late January bringing us head high plus waves. Most spots were walled and closed up but a few good ones came through. Surfers include: Alex Gray, Tyler Hatzikian, Marcelo Malinco, Rich Silva, Tracey Meistrell, Chris Frohoff, Chris Wells, Josh Gilberts, Michael Luhrsen and others. Hopefully this swell…
Read MoreLate January swell brings chargers to El Segundo
Photos Tuesday’s swell brought the South Bay’s top chargers to El Segundo.
Read MoreThe South Bay’s best new restaurants of 2013 [VIDEO]
Easy Reader food critic Richard Foss last week reported his top ten new restaurants that opened in the South Bay in 2013. “It is no exaggeration to say that 2013 was the best year ever when it comes to both culinary innovation and execution,” Foss wrote. “I dithered over this list until the last moment,…
Read MoreFlash mob from Mira Costa sings carols at Manhattan Village Mall
The Neptunian Woman’s Club of Manhattan Beach surprised patrons of the Manhattan Village Mall with a Flash Mob featuring current and past students of Mira Costa High School. They sang Christmas Carols led by Mira Costa’s music teacher Michael Hayden. Michael was recently named one of five “California Teachers of the Year” by the state…
Read MoreDZLA Presents: PREOCCUPIED with PORTO [SURF VIDEO]
A fun swell pushed through the South Bay in early December giving us waist to head high surf. Surfers include: Jalian Johnston, Tyler, Wil Reid, Kyle Beatty, Chris Wells, Angelo Luhrsen, Marcelo Malinco, Jamie Meistrell, Matt Meistrell, Hunter Jones, Noah Collins, Mike Siorida, Josh Gilberts and others. It was filmed and edited of Civic Couch.
Read MoreStuffed like a Turkey. Local Surfers are Thankful for Thanksgiving [VIDEO]
South Bay surfers had something extra to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Day, a new swell. Videographer Brad Jacobson caught up with Chris Wells, Cheyne Magnusson, Marcelo Malinco,Wil Reid, Conor and Kyle Beatty, Michael Luhrsen, Angelo Luhrsen, Randy Meistrell, Tracey Meistrell,Jamie Meistrell, Matt Meistrell, Steve Howe, Scott Johnsen, Austin Hall and others throughout the South…
Read MoreDrop Zone LA’s Surf Session *PLUS* clips of SURFERS lurking in the local SHARK’s habitat. [VIDEO]
It’s been a dismal start to the winter surf season here in the South Bay. We received a small swell mid November which hung around for only a couple days. El Porto received the best size but the crowds were thick. Either way, Drop Zone LA’s Super Session PREVAILS! Filmed and Edited (who’s praying for…
Read MoreDrop Zone LA’s Surf Super SESSIONS [VIDEO]
Drop Zone LA’s Surf Sessions continues with our first small swell of the winter. Drop Zone LA caught up with Teddy Navarro, Tyler Hatzikian, Marcelo Malinco,Rich Silva, Scott Bredesen and others at El Porto in Manhattan Beach on a gloomy November morning. Filmed and Edited of Civic Couch
Read MoreEl Porto Surf Session, Nov. 4, feat.Teddy Navarro, Tyler Hatzikian, Marcelo Malinco,Rich Silva, Scott Bredesen
Drop Zone LA’s Surf Sessions continues with our first small swell of the winter. Drop Zone LA caught up with Teddy Navarro, Tyler Hatzikian, Marcelo Malinco,Rich Silva, Scott Bredesen and others at El Porto in Manhattan Beach on a gloomy November morning.
Read MoreHalloween Surf Session, El Porto, with Hatzikian, Siordia, and Gilberts [VIDEO]
Drop Zone LA presents a new series produced by Civic Couch covering surf sessions from across Los Angeles. In this episode we cruise to El Porto to catch Tyler Hatzikian, Mike Siorida, Josh Gilberts and others on a small but fun Halloween session.
Read MoreCostume hunting at The Aaardvark in Redondo Beach [VIDEO]
Aaardvark has been the go-to place for Halloween costumes in the South Bay for more than a decade. The beautiful Emma van Jansky investigates what makes Aaardvark so….Aaardvark.
Read More33 years of pumpkins: Debbie and Jeff’s Pumpkin Patch on PCH in Hermosa Beach [VIDEO]
Everybody has driven by it, and most have stopped by sometime in the last 33 years — Debbie and Jeff’s Pumpkin Patch along PCH in Hermosa Beach, home to a goat, a chicken, a pig, a rabbit, a grandson who says his job is to “sell pumpkins, sell Christmas trees, and change oil,” and, of…
Read MoreBeach Cities Walking School Bus programs saves 15,000 car trips as kids take 30 million steps [VIDEO]
The Blue Zones Project “Walking School Bus” program kicked off this morning throughout the Beach Cities, as hundreds of kids walked together to school. According to Blue Zones, the program saves 15,000 car trips — 11,000 miles total, annually — and generates 30 million steps by the kids themselves. “For anyone, whether you are a child…
Read MoreManhattan Beach Hometown Fair brings families, old friends together [VIDEO]
The Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair is many things — an art show, a food and drink celebration (130 kegs this year), a concert, and a place for kids to play. But as Steve Napolitano and Brad Jacobson talked to folks at this year’s fair, it became clear the biggest attraction was the hometown aspect itself…
Read MoreNRG unveils new, cleaner “Flex-Plant” in El Segundo, intended to drastically reduce air pollution [VIDEO]
NRG and Siemens last week celebrated the unveiling of the nation’s 2nd Flex-PlantTM with the Grand Re-Opening of the El Segundo Energy Center. The Flex-Plant 10 at El Segundo offers significant environmental benefits, including reduced emissions and air cooling instead of ocean-water cooling and will helps California meet mandatory greenhouse gas standards by using 30%…
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