Crime & Safety
Ginger Rogers Beach Pride Lifeguard Towers Vandalized
Two lifeguard towers painted the colors of the Progress Pride Flag were vandalized within days of their unveiling, authorities said.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Two lifeguard towers painted the colors of the Progress Pride Flag at Ginger Rogers Beach in Pacific Palisades were in operation Tuesday despite being vandalized just days after they were unveiled.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath was among the local officials who took part in a dedication ceremony for the redesigned Towers 17 and 18 on Saturday at Ginger Rogers Beach, a portion of Will Rogers State Beach that is a traditional coastal haven for the LGBTQ+ community. During Saturday's ceremony, informational signs were also unveiled outlining the history of the beach.
By Monday morning, however, both of the colorful towers had been targeted by vandals who smashed their windows.
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"Hate will not win. Not today, not ever," Horvath said in a statement Tuesday. "We will repair the towers and continue to fight the extremism that has given rise to acts of hate like this because the only way to fight hate is with love."
There were no reports of any injuries. ABC7 reported that broken glass littered the insides of the towers, but nothing was stolen.
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