Skip to main content

Surfers

A surfer rides a wave at the famous Mavericks surf break on December 17th, 2018, in Half Moon Bay, California. A giant swell brought waves of up to 50 feet high to Northern California.
Viewfinder

Viewfinder: Massive Waves Descend on Northern California Beaches

A surfer rides a wave at the famous Mavericks surf break on December 17th, 2018, in Half Moon Bay, California. A giant swell brought waves of up to 50 feet high to Northern California.

By Pacific Standard Staff
A view of the Golden Gate Bridge is seen through a hole in a fence closing off a part of Fort Point in San Francisco.
Social Justice

How a Local Surf Break Became the Last Bastion of Old San Francisco

Fort Point, a novelty wave located underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, is a flash point in the ongoing struggle surrounding gentrification in the Bay Area.

By Jack Persons
Environment

Surfers and Fracking

By Matt Skenazy