Legendary gypsy jazz country rock bluegrass guitar virtuoso John Jorgenson puts on clinic/workshop Friday night at Dietz Brothers in Manhattan Beach
Assemblyman Ted Lieu confident in Attorney General run
A month ago South Bay Assemblyman Ted Lieu would have called rival Kamala Harris the frontrunner in the race for attorney general in the Democratic Party primary election Tuesday. But that was before a series of “exploding scandals” dogged her campaign. Now, Lieu said, he has even more reasons for confidence in his own candidacy. […]
Hermosa Beach safety pondered in lean budget
Hermosa Beach City Council members pondered their thinly staffed police and fire departments, and looked at outsourcing parking and animal enforcement and management of the Hermosa Playhouse, as they struggle to put together a budget for another lean year. The prospective budget presented to the council on Thursday calls for freezing 14 vacant employee positions […]
South Bay judge faces challenger
Judge Maren Elizabeth Nelson, a South Bay resident, faces challenger Jim Garo Baklayan for her spot on the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench in Tuesday’s election. Nelson, 54, who was appointed to her family law judgeship in 2009 after five years as a family law commissioner, said she has spoken to community groups, submitted […]
About Town
Blood drive A blood drive originally scheduled for Hermosa View School May 23 has been postponed to Sunday, June 6, and will be held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Parish Hall of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 320 Massey St. To sign up for an appointment see www.hbeach.givesblood.org or call 310-406-5907 for more […]
Redondo baseball coach resigns after one season
Baseball players at Redondo Union High School are getting tired of each season being a “rebuilding year,” but when the team takes the field next season it will be the same old story with the Sea Hawks playing under their fourth head coach in four years. Bradey Thurman has resigned as head baseball coach after […]
State Assembly race: Crowded field for Democrats in the 53rd District
The race for the 53rd District State Assembly seat is arguably the most competitive in the state, packed with eight candidates in the Democratic primary, more than $2.2 million poured into campaigning and a roughly half million dollar corporate-backed campaign against a front-runner.
Redondo reunions set for Saturday
Flocks of Sea Hawks will converge on the Redondo Union High School campus Saturday when current and former student-athletes take part in two separate events — the Striff/Seifert Memorial Track Meet and the 7th Annual Alumni Baseball Game.  Also dubbed “The Race of the Century,” the track meet honors former coaches Russ Striff and Mel […]
Improbable run ends on diamond
 Mira Costa found out the hard way why baseball is called a game of inches. Kris Cayton narrowly missed a go-ahead home run in the top of the seventh inning before Jacob Smigelski slammed a one-out walk-off homer in the bottom of the frame giving Glendora (26-2-1) a 2-1 victory and the opportunity to […]
Mustangs end volleyball season on high note
Mira Costa’s boys volleyball rebounded from a disappointing loss in the CIF Southern Section Toyota Division 1 championship match to win the CIF Southern California Regional Division II title in easy fashion.
Beach Cities Sports
Triathlon The 6th annual Redondo Beach Triathlon presented by TC Tri Productions begins at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 13 at the Veteran’s Park/Marina area in Redondo Beach. All of the proceeds go to Cheer for Children, a nonprofit organization that gives seasonal parties and raises money for acutely ill children at Harbor UCLA Medical […]