Tourists splash in the poop-filled waters of Santa Monica Pier, despite germs and chemicals at one of Cali’s grossest beaches

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They’re Surfin’ Y.U.C.K. Bird poop, noxious algae and toxic chemicals have made the iconic Santa Monica Pier area one of California’s nastiest beach getaways — yet unaware or unconcerned tourists still swim in the germ-infested waters. The sea around the famous amusement spot currently holds an “F” grade from the Heal the Bay monitoring organization due to high amounts of total coliform, fecal coliform (E. coli), and Enterococcus species that authorities recently found in the water. Even