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Localism: LA style

Following on from our story yesterday on localism and the idea of the Commons, I came across what purports to be The Rules for surfing in LA on a site called wanderus.com. It’s called Knowing the Unspoken Rules of Surfing in Los Angeles Here’s a taste: 3. Nobody Cares How Much Money You Have or What Car You […]

Localism: managing the Commons?

David Bollier is an editor at onthecommons.org and he’s interested in the way people manage common resources – including surf breaks. He opens his essay entitled “A Surfing Commons in Hawaii: The Wolfpak of Oahu manages access to the biggest waves in the world.” thusly: You can find a commons in the most unlikely places. […]