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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007
Volume 7 Issue 2
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HANG TENSE: A surfer steps up on his board Tuesday amid picture perfect skies and clear waters on Santa Monica Beach. A proliferation of surf camps has become a sore spot for residents and beach-goers, who often complain the amateur riders clog the waters during peak days and times.
Ripple effect Community meeting features surf camp related complaints BY KEVIN HERRERA I Daily Press Staff Writer KEN EDWARDS CENTER Operators of summer surf camps
A TASTE OF NYC Joe’s Pizza opens its first West Coast eatery STORY BY MELODY HANATANI PAGE 8 Brandon Wise news@smdp.com
want to bolster City Hall’s liberal surf instruction policy that allows anyone to give lessons to small groups of kids and adults without obtaining a permit or proving they can perform CPR in the case of an emergency. The proliferation of camps has also become a sore spot for residents and beach-goers, who often complain the amateur riders clog the waters during peak days and times. During a community meeting Tuesday night, surf instructors and residents agreed that unregulated surf schools have grown in such a number that it is becoming increasingly difficult for other surfers or swimmers to access the water. There is also a concern about public safety and whether or not these schools employ certified instructors who have experience working with children. “Your plumber can go out and (start) a surf camp,” said Mary Setterholm, a former U.S. Women’s Surfing champion and the director of the Surf Academy, one of two camps to operate under a contract with City Hall’s Community Programs Division.
GETTING IT JUST RIGHT: New York native Joe Vitale, owner of the new Joe's Pizza on Broadway, works the dough Tuesday. Vitale opened up his new shop last Friday, his first eatery on the West Coast. Joe’s is located on Broadway in downtown.
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