You look at pictures of Long Beach back in the old days, and it's like some whole other world, with mighty waves pounding against golden shores crowded with zillions of people in old-timey swimming costumes. But then came the infamous breakwater, and the resulting stagnant, oily seas drove the crowds away. For a town named for its freaking beach, Long Beach (my hometown, thanks for asking) has one sorry-ass shoreline. Well, the good folks at the Surfrider Foundation have made it their mission to do something about that. They've spent years trying to get the breakwater removed, and in the meantime, they're out there clearing the garbage off the beach and trying to make our local seas swimable again. This week, the Long Beach Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and the Wilson High School Surf Team are presenting a benefit screening of T.J. Barrack and Wes Brown's... More >>>