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Surfers vs. Skateboarders: The Fight for the Soul of California

Things got gnarly last month when a group of wetsuit-loving California lawmakers voted on a bill in the state assembly to make surfing the official state sport.

State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, a coastal Democrat from Los Angeles County, and a "proud member of the assembly surf caucus," said he was "stoked" he had introduced the measure.