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Veronique de Turenne • December 3 2007 1:57 PM

Surf's (almost) up!

Say adios to the Lake of the Pacific. Surfline sees a swell swell headed our way.

Bonus link here.

The games people play

Vivendi's purchase of a controlling stake in Santa Monica-based Activision = bad news for small game developers. Check LA Biz Observed, where Mark Lacter explains.

Killer views

Not even a $7 million facelift can erase the Hotel Cecil's spooky past. Denise Hamilton has the 411 about the 911. Native Intelligence.

Rose-y weekend for USC

Lots of sporting details (football, right?) from Phil Wallace at SoCal Sports Observed.

Santa Claws

Jenny Burman's dog - but not her daughter - sits for her annual Santa pic at Chicken Corner.

Ooooohhh!

The view from Here in Malibu.

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Live at 6 p.m.: the beach Frisbee press conference

5:35 PM Thu | Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and the head of the county's beaches department will meet the media at 6 p.m. on the steps of the Hall of Administration to further explain the Board of Supervisors' vote on beach Frisbees.

5:31 PM Thu | Lana Del Rey fills up Amoeba Music

12:45 PM Thu | So here's the thing about beach Frisbees *

Go to Kevin's blog

How to know if you're eligible for mortgage relief

5:19 PM Thu | Well, you really can't, not now anyway.

4:56 PM Thu | Paying too much attention to the Dow?

1:14 PM Thu | Why does MarketWatch employ a columnist who is a white nationalist?

Go to Mark's blog