Hermosa Beach tax battle lines drawn
A Hermosa Beach city committee on Monday backed a proposed ballot measure that could raise the total business license taxes paid by nightspots and other restaurants from $100,000 to about $135,000 a year. If a four-fifths majority of the Hermosa City Council agree, the measure would compete with a ballot initiative by activist Jim Lissner […]
Sisters bring olive oil ethic, culture to Hermosa Beach
The Bulgarian childhood of sisters Milena and Desi Bogdanova played out like scenes from the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” Everyone knew each other’s every move, the door to the house was open to all, and there was always something cooking in the oven. Milena recalls neighbors in the tight-knit community keeping an eye […]
Hermosa Beach parent returns as principal
At one time Patricia Escalante’s sons attended Hermosa Valley School, and now she has signed on as the school’s principal. Is a “Welcome Back, Kotter” reference too dated? “It has been a professional dream of mine to become an administrator in the Hermosa Beach city schools. Remarkably, Hermosa Valley School is my neighborhood school where for […]
Carrying the Special Olympics torch down Hermosa Avenue [PHOTO]
Hermosa Beach Police Sgt. Kevin Averill, Officer Steve Saylor and Lt. Tom Thompson carry the Special Olympics torch down Hermosa Avenue, as it makes its way through the beach cities. Photo
Around Hermosa Beach
In Memoriam A traditional surfing farewell paddle-out and celebration of life will be held Saturday, June 25 for famed surf photographer LeRoy Grannis, whose lens chronicled the sport, the culture and beach life in the 1960s and ‘70s. Grannis passed away Feb. 3, at age 93. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on the […]
‘Parking attendant’ scams Hermosa Beach motorists
As if parking wasn’t enough of a headache in Hermosa Beach, police say they caught a man posing as a parking attendant at a city lot, telling motorists the meters are out of order, and collecting fees. Police said the man, identified as Alexei Maine Fleming, 21, of Redondo Beach, told them he was using […]
Catalina to mainland, Rock 2 Rock paddleboard race gets new course
Despite the new Rock 2 Rock course being a mile longer than in previous years, there were no complaints from the competitors about the change. Traditionally, the 12-year-old, Father’s Day paddleboard race has been a straight shot from Two Harbors on Catalina Island to the closest available landfall on Palos Verdes. When the race began in […]