For Immediate Release:

August 30, 2022

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters:

· Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica

· Mother’s Beach in Marina Del Rey

· Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro

· Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu

These warnings have been issued due to bacterial levels exceeding health standards when last tested.

Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24- hours a day on the County's beach closure hotline: 1-800- 525-5662. To view map of impacted locations and for more information please

visit: PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.

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