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After moving from Hermosa Beach to Maui in his teens, Charlie Quesnel lived, and led surfing by Kevin Cody Charlie Quesnel surfed his first big waves at Waimea…

By Kevin Cody Photos by Steve Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com) “Manhattan Beach? Is that near El Porto?” the announcer for the World Surf League Qualifying Series…

Hadley matters Dear ER: Disinformation is alive and well in Manhattan Beach and, sadly, being spread by one of our City Councilmembers.

It ain’t right Dear ER: Hermosa is losing its identity. Institutions that have made us who we are, are being muscled out. California Sushi and Teriyaki…

[Editor’s note: The following stories are excerpted from Easy Reader stories about Beach People who passed away in 2021. For their complete stories…

Stick to the facts Dear ER: As someone who covered school board meetings for more than a decade for a local paper, including school districts in El Segundo…

Editor’s note: the following story originally appeared in Easy Reader in April, 2019. Hap Jacobs has shaped his last surfboard. The board is a clear glassed…

By Mike Purpus [Editor’s note: Pioneer surfboard builder Dudley “Hap” Jacobs passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, at his home in Palos Verdes. He was 92.

Preeminent marine hull designer Joe Quigg talks with Steve Pezman about the roots of modern surfing.

Mr. Zogs Sex Wax is a historic surf brand with a suggestive and provocative name. Heres how the paraffin-based traction coat conquered the surfing world.