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Palos Verdes Estates police officers talk with surfers in January 2016 at the Bay Boys’ cliffside Lunada Bay patio, which was later demolished. Photo by Brad Graverson/The Daily Breeze/SCNG Suit ...

But over decades, a local surf gang called the “Bay Boys” has given the city a reputation for being openly hostile to visitors. Now there’s a legal settlement that’s supposed to change that. But will ...

Palos Verdes Estates has settled a lawsuit related to Lunada Bay, agreeing to make the renowned surf spot more accessible to the public and work to stop the harassment of outsiders by the local ...

Lunada Bay has remained the most notorious exception ... That’s a big problem considering that correspondence records show that Palos Verdes Estates officials dismissed the Bay Boys’s localist ...

And on Friday, August 9, Timm Browne, the former chief of police for Palos Verdes Estates settled into the ... my efforts to address the problem in Lunada Bay. It would bring too much attention ...

A settlement was reached this week that appears to herald the end of the Bay Boys' six-decade reign over the coveted waves at Lunada Bay, famed for unspooling in a dreamy, unbroken right hand line.

But while many surfing spots became more accessible, Lunada Bay remained a stronghold of localism. The recently settled lawsuit against Palos Verdes Estates alleged the actions of the Bay Boys ...

Palos Verdes Estates is home to picturesque beaches and multi-million residences. It’s also home to one of the most unusual legal battles — one that involves surf gangs, land disputes and rock ...

In 2016, surfers Diana Miernik and Cory Spencer sued Palos Verdes Estates and 15 people who they claimed were members of the gang “Lunada Bay Boys.” Miernik and Spencer claimed the “Lunada ...