Potentially bankrupting lawsuit returned to California Supreme Court

The state Supreme Court has refused to catch a Hail Mary pass thrown by the City of Hermosa Beach, which must return to a trial court to try to stave off bankruptcy in a $700 million lawsuit by a spurned oil company.
Dirty Hippie Radio: Best Punk Show Ever

The largest mosh pit I’ve ever seen: a guy blasting vomit through his fingers, women slipping in pee, a fight, and plastic cups. The South Bay is a punk-hungry community; Strung Out fed the people. All in all, the Strung Out show at Brixton last Saturday night was perfect for nostalgia-seeking punk music fans. “The […]
Council halts fire department merger talks

The City Council on Tuesday night called an end to talks between Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach regarding a potential consolidation of the two cities’ fire departments.
Schools score well in state comparison

Redondo Beach schools scored well in comparison to others schools in statewide and similar school rankings of the Academic Performance Index, according to a report issued by the California Department of Education last week.
Park concerts, crossing guards on the block

Suspension of summer concerts in the parks and the elimination of the Community Emergency Response Team, the police academy, fire department public education and crossing guards were among the budget cuts discussed by the city council Tuesday night.
Man holds up bank in downtown Manhattan Beach

Police arrested a man Monday suspected of pretending to use a gun to rob a downtown Manhattan Beach bank, according to authorities.
Fire victim’s helpfulness is recalled

Linda King was recalled as a fine craftswoman and a helpful friend to artists, after she perished in a fire at her framing store and gallery on Aviation Boulevard. She was 68.
Virtual Flicker community forms

Local photographer Jake Rome shows his work at The Sh*w, an exhibit by the Flicker group known as Del*te Me Uncensored.
About Town

Sophisticated Snoops Home Tour, ‘Buffy’ star comes to town, Child safety talk, New and improved Rounhouse Aquarium.
Rosa’s restaurant owners say adios

Townies have been watching pieces of “Old Hermosa” slip slowly away, from iconic, funky institutions such as the Bijou Theaters and Either/Or Bookstore, to small, cozy corners of town such as the venerable Classic Burger joint down on Hermosa Avenue. “Old Hermosa,” in this context, refers to the Bohemian, surfer-town informality that defined the city […]
Hermosa students continue to excel

Hermosa public school students continued to score in the top 10 percent statewide in the latest comprehensive measure of standardized academic testing. Students at the second-through-eighth grade Hermosa Valley School earned 921 out of a possible 1,000 points in the Academic Performance Index, or API, which is the state Department of Education’s main measure of […]
Locals help at LA clinic

Hermosans Don and Deborah Wright-DeMaderios recruited and organized a team of optometrists, ophthalmologists and technicians for a seven-day free clinic at the L.A. Sports Arena, which broke previous records for the nonprofit Remote Area Medical organization. The medical, dental and vision clinic ended May 3 after providing eye exams for 3,331 people, most of whom […]
Mustangs capture Bay League title in baseball

First-year head coach Cassidy Olson led the Mira Costa baseball team to its first Bay League championship in five season, defeating Palos Verdes 7-1 Friday to complete a sweep of the Sea Kings. Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Mustangs erupted for seven runs and providing all the offense needed by […]
Track stars advance to CIF finals

 Mira Costa and Redondo will be sending eight athletes from each school to compete in the Division 2 track and field finals of the CIF Southern Section-Toyota Championships to be held Saturday at Cerritos College. In the prelims held last Saturday at Moorpark High School, Redondo’s Chloe Curtis had the fastest times in the […]
Locals dominate AAU tournaments

Young beach volleyball players from the Beach Cities have ruled the courts of Dockweiler Beach this season winning 63 medals, including 19 gold, at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Spring Classic and Isidore B. Dockweiler Open tournaments. The Spring Classic Open kicked off the local tournament season and the Dockweiler Open marked the fifth of […]
Lacrosse teams fall in final

 Orange County lacrosse programs may still rule the roost, but teams from the South Bay are rapidly moving up the pecking order. After losing to Foothill 17-7 in the first game of the season, Mira Costa displayed its improvement by narrowing the margin in a hard-fought 14-12 loss to the state’s third-ranked team in […]