Investigator pleads guilty in off-duty incident
Hermosa Beach Fire Department arson investigator Darryl Powers has pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of vandalism after he stabbed a knife into a tabletop during an off-duty incident inside an Orange County bar, prosecutors said. Powers, 50, was placed on three years probation and ordered to perform 30 days of community service and pay […]
Barfly: Sharkeez on the move, open mic at the Fishack, and the truth about Cinco de Mayo
Now Open: Let’s hope the Feng Shui has come full circle to the infamous Harry O’s, Highland Ave, MB, which failed miserably as Upper Manhattan, ($6 beers in plastic pint “glasses,” seriously?). Well, last week the site was re-opened under the star power of Greg Newman’s Sharkeez mini-chain as the new Baja Sharkeez which hopped […]
About Town
Summit to do The public is invited to a city-sponsored Shared Services Summit organized by former Councilman George Barks, exploring how neighboring cities could merge some of their services, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 5 at City Hall, 1315 Valley Drive, in the Hermosa Beach City Council chambers. Presenting will be Burlingame City Manager […]
Pockets clears the table with food and service [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
I was a pool shark as a teenager, beating most opponents at the table that dominated my parents’ rec room. There was a secret to my skill, namely the large dog that liked to sleep in the same spot on the table every night and had warped the surface with an irregular canine-shaped hollow. Billiard […]
Manhattan Beach School District ranks 6th in the nation
Forbes magazine last week ranked the Manhattan Beach Unified School District sixth in the nation on its second annual “Best Schools for Your Real Estate Buck” list. Results were published in Forbes’ April 26 online issue, in a list described as “a look at the places in America where your housing dollar will go the […]
Theater Review: “The Andrews Brothers”
Not a show I wanted to run towards with open arms, but what a charming and well done production, gee whiz! – with two more weekends still ahead. “The Andrews Brothers,” onstage at the intimate and plush Norris Theatre, is a revue of 1940s music, ostensibly taking place during a USO tour on some Pacific […]
Getting Candid with Canor: Q & A with Alex Hiner
Q: Who is Canor? (pronounced “ka-nor”) A: Me (Alex Hiner), Collin Kleinman, Andrew Bordeos, and Nick Medina. I was born in Redondo… have also lived in Palos Verdes, Torrance, and now Lomita… went to South High and Shery. Collin is from Redondo Beach, and attended Redondo Union High School. Andrew grew up in Torrance and […]
Hermosa wins water saving challenge
Mayor Peter Tucker was praising residents for their commitments to conserve water and reduce waste, as Hermosa Beach won the title of “Southern California’s Greenest City” for Earth Month, in the Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation sponsored by the Wyland Foundation. “We would like to thank the Wyland Foundation for the opportunity to showcase our […]
CLIMATE CHANGE – Agencies, insurers look at coastal areas
Insurers have been trying to anticipate the danger of flooding, wildfire and drought in coastal areas, which could accompany climate change from greenhouse gas emissions and other factors, a researcher told a symposium co-sponsored by the City of Hermosa Beach. A number of scientists, including Nobel Prize winners, told how government agencies, researchers and private-sector […]
Sixteen candidates vie for Jane Harman’s seat in Congress in the jungle primary
Sixteen candidates vie for Jane Harman’s seat in Congress in one of the first tests of the state’s new ‘open’ primary system A political bombshell exploded in the early morning hours of Monday, February 7. Jane Harman, an influential U.S. Congresswoman who only three months earlier had earned her ninth term representing District 36 in […]
Gin, Webb face off in race for Congress
Mike Gin and Mike Webb have been friends and political supporters of each other for a long time. Both are Republicans. Both have served the city of Redondo Beach in various capacities for two decades. Gin began as a Preservation and then a Planning commissioner, subsequently served two terms on the City Council. He is […]