Local girls excel at Tachikara Classic beach volleyball tournament
Competing in the all-female Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Tachikara Classic held at Dockweiler State Beach, nine local athletes took home medals from five divisions of competition. Winning gold in the 18U division were Katrina Kernochan (Manhattan Beach) and Bryce Park (Palos Verdes Estates) while Grace Campbell (Manhattan Beach) and Mia Merina (Tustin) continued their success […]
El Segundo cuts deal for new aquatics center
The city solved two problems with a single solution last month, courtesy of the Wiseburn School District and the city’s own negotiators. Wiseburn’s proposal to build a high school in east El Segundo originally faced much opposition, both within the community and from the City Council. The concern was that the facility would cost the […]
Fisher ousts Jacobson to become mayor of El Segundo
El Segundo has a new mayor. Bill Fisher, citing an urgent need for the city to proactively court new businesses, made an impassioned call for the replacement of Carl Jacobson as mayor and was subsequently chosen by his colleagues to take the city’s helm in a contentious 3-2 vote. In an unusually dramatic council meeting […]