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Surfer who suffered concussions urges signage and limited enforcement to protect swimmers and surfers

Newport Beach City Council · March 25, 2026
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Summary

A local nonprofit founder who said he suffered two concussions and a neck injury urged the council to post skill‑level signage and consider citation authority to reduce collisions between inexperienced and experienced surfers at busy Newport Beach breaks.

Bjorn Hazelquist, founder of a local nonprofit supporting brain‑injury survivors, told the council that collisions in the surf caused two concussions and a major neck injury and…

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