Hermosa Beach looks to trim its pension costs
The Hermosa Beach City Council expressed a collective will to ask future municipal employees to shoulder part of the costs of their pensions and health benefits, a move suggested by Councilman Howard Fishman during his election campaign last year. The matter was discussed at a Thursday meeting in which council members took preliminary steps to […]
Eatery owner faces charge
A Hermosa restaurant owner has been charged with battery for allegedly striking another man with a thrown object. The man who was struck had a heart attack and died shortly afterward, police said. Authorities investigated the possibility of a murder charge against Nael Yousef Diab, 50, owner of Poulet Du Jour on Pacific Coast Highway. […]
Arrest made in a cosmetics theft from Hermosa Beach pharmacy
Hermosa Beach Police said they made an arrest and recovered stolen cosmetics following a theft at the CVS store on Pacific Coast Highway in which the suspect backed his vehicle into an employee during his getaway. The employee was not injured. Police responded to a call regarding “unknown trouble” at the store about 4:30 p.m. […]
Pair of dogs face euthanasia
Police said two dogs that allegedly attacked and killed a third, small dog were likely to be euthanized this week. Their owner turned them over to a shelter. The two dogs – Jack, a black Lab mix and Stella, a black Portuguese water dog – allegedly killed a white Maltese dog named Mercedes as she […]
Original surfer statue’s head stolen
Someone has stolen the head of the original fiberglass surfer statue that stood at the city pier for four decades, until a twin version was cast in bronze to replace it six years ago. The fiberglass original, a life-size depiction of the late lifeguard Tim Kelly riding a wave, sat in pieces in a storage […]
City looks to trim its pension costs
The City Council expressed a collective will to ask future municipal employees to shoulder part of the costs of their pensions and health benefits, a move suggested by Councilman Howard Fishman during his election campaign last year. The matter was discussed at a Thursday meeting in which council members took preliminary steps to put together […]
Eatery owner faces charge
A Hermosa restaurant owner has been charged with battery for allegedly striking another man with a thrown object. The man who was struck had a heart attack and died shortly afterward, police said. Authorities investigated the possibility of a murder charge against Nael Yousef Diab, 50, owner of Poulet Du Jour on Pacific Coast Highway. […]
Pair of dogs face euthanasia
Police said two dogs that allegedly attacked and killed a third, small dog were likely to be euthanized this week. Their owner turned them over to a shelter. The two dogs – Jack, a black Lab mix and Stella, a black Portuguese water dog – allegedly killed a white Maltese dog named Mercedes as she […]
About Town
For a cure The Woman’s Club of Hermosa Beach invites one and all to the fourth annual Adrienne’s Search for Children’s Cancer Cure 5 p.m. Saturday, March 6 at Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Hall, 2515 Valley Drive, at the southern end of Valley Park. Donation is $30 (kids 12 and under free) and the event features […]
Spring season begins for preps
Costa, Redondo battle in the Bay
Beach courts to be dedicated
Editors Note: With rain in the forecast, the dedication for the new Beach Tennis courts in Hermosa Beach has been postponed until April. The St. Patrick’s Day Tournament remains scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 13 & 14. West Coast Beach Tennis will inaugurate Hermosa Beach’s two permanent courts at 14th Street and The Strand […]
Beach Cities Sports
Running G.I. Joe, in conjunction with the City of Hermosa Beach, will hold the annual spring Pier-to-Pier Run/Walk Saturday at 7 a.m. Approximately four miles, the sand course goes to the Manhattan Beach Pier and back. Entry fee is $30. Entrants receive a T-shirt, goodie bag and prizes. To register, call 310-318-0280 or visit hermosabch.org. […]