Surfer Walk of Fame plaques plagued by bronze thieves
by Kevin Cody Three bronze commemorative plaques are missing from the Hermosa Beach Pier Surfer Walk of Fame. Two were damaged and have been removed by the City Public Works Department, Public Works Director Joseph San Clemente said in an email from Hermosa public information officer Ryan Walker. The missing plaques commemorates Bob Hogan, a founder of the Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race, inducted in 2009; and 2014 Pioneer inductees Becher Anderson, Bob Bergstrom, Stu Linder, Richard “Mo” Meine, Warren Miller, and Fenton “Fent” Scholes. The two damaged plaques commemorate Spyder Surf founder Dennis Jarvis, a 2015 inductee; and Lifeguard John “Merc” McFarlane, a 2014 inductee. The 20th Anniversary Surfer Walk of Fame inductions will be held Saturday, April 27. Former pro surfer Davie Nuuhiwa, former pro surfer and surf filmmaker Greg Browning, and action sport photographer Mike Balzer are the 2024 inductees. The Surfer Walk of Fame plaques are likely to be the last. Parks and Rec Commissioner Jani Lange said the city hopes to replace all of the pier Surfer Walk of Fame plaques with new plaques on a Surfer Wall of Fame at the entrance to the pier. The plaque on the Greg Noll…
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