Motorcyclist in critical but stable condition following accident in Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach Lt. Christian Eichenlaub said on Friday evening that the motorcyclist involved in a Thursday collision on Sepulveda Boulevard remained in critical but stable condition at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
Man loses control of car down Manhattan Beach Boulevard, injuring 5
An elderly man lost control of his car Thursday night while driving down Manhattan Beach Boulevard in downtown Manhattan Beach, hitting two cars and five pedestrians. Four of the pedestrians were taken to a hospital for mostly minor injuries, while one was listed to be in stable condition. The driver was not injured, said Manhattan […]
Henry Waxman and Bill Bloomfield battle for District 33
Saturday afternoon, Congressman Henry Waxman was in a place he’d never been before.
Teaching outside the box at Madison Elementary School
Kelly Kobel, 49, the Resource Specialist at the Learning Center at Madison Elementary School, doesn’t see a single classroom of 30 students a day. Instead, her students are spread all over the campus in different rooms and grade levels, and with different levels of progress and skills. She sometimes sees up to 80 kids in […]
True Religion store in Downtown Manhattan Beach burglarized early Tuesday
Manhattan Beach police is searching for up to five suspects who burglarized the True Religion Brand Jeans store in Downtown Manhattan Beach early Tuesday morning. The suspects broke into the store through the storefront window at 3:32 a.m., stealing about $90,000 worth of merchandise, store manager Jessie Kozar said. Police were notified at 4:30 a.m. […]
Manhattan Beach artist wins Ron Howard photo contest
A mysterious, hooded figure appears alone in a vast field of salt flats in the Death Valley. A pastel blue-green silhouette of the mountains colors the space behind her, and a subtle tinge of orange outlining the silhouette indicates a setting sun in the distance. Where is the figure trudging off? Is there a destination […]
Muratsuchi, Huey battle for 66th Assembly district [UPDATE]
The race for the 66th State Assembly District is a rematch of the June primary between Republican Craig Huey and Democrat Al Muratsuchi. In the primary, Muratsuchi, a state prosecutor and Torrance school board member, was the top vote-getter with 40.5 percent compared to 38.9 percent for Huey, who owns a Torrance marketing and advertising […]
Carol Kwan vies for re-election to water board
At the bottom of the ballot on Nov. 4 there’s a contest that few voters may know much about, but it affects something they use every day and that’s water.
Lobster season brings enforcement
Commercial and recreational lobster seasons got underway in October as California Department of Fish and Game officers stepped up enforcement of illegal poaching. Dan Sforza, acting assistant chief for the southern enforcement district, said while he did not have exact figures, officers write citations nightly for illegal lobster fishing from ports in Los Angeles, […]
City to increase tank farm monitoring
Just a day after residents successfully urged the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to step up efforts to monitor a local tank farm, the facility caused a large leak reported for several hours. Investigators determined a gas leak had in fact come from the Rancho LPG facility located near the border with RPV. Sam Atwood, […]
Hermosa Beach pedestrian bridge over PCH focus of forum
About 35 people attended an informational meeting last week about building one or more pedestrian bridges over Pacific Coast Highway. Mayor Jeff Duclos has championed the idea in order to make the crossing more safe, link both the east and west sides of the city and create a new city landmark. The meeting on Oct. […]