Panela’s Brazilian Cuisine: a hidden gem in Redondo Beach [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Despite using his GPS, my brother was still having trouble finding Panela’s Brazil Cuisine. “I think you gave me the wrong address – that’s the middle of a residential district,” he said uncertainly. It is indeed, and when he got out of the car his first question was, ‘How does anybody find this place?” It […]
Hermosa Beach School Board Election Q & A
Seven candidates answered community questions during Monday’s League of Women Voter’s sponsored debate at the City Council chambers in the hopes of winning enough votes for one of three open school board positions. The questions… How will you seek to increase school revenue without raising taxes? What is your stance on the Common Core – […]
Seth Weiss- Business Owner / Little League Executive Board Member
Seth Weiss was not unable to attend the Monday night debate. His questions were answered via email. Some answers have been edited for space. On revenue… “The best way to get increased funding without raising taxes is to get our funding from the state restored. By now most people know that the state changed their […]
Doug Gneiser- Business Attorney / Retired Army
“We need education, business, and [visionary] leaders who know that they have to address the fundraising and infrastructure issues and have to set the goals for the system. I’ve done it before and I can do it again.” On revenue… “I understand that we have problems with the fact that we have budget shortfalls because […]
James Scott – Teacher/ Title I School Coordinator
“This is something I can do with my experience [in K-5 education and as a parent], to give back to the community. We need to involve our community much, much more. It’s the community that makes our schools great, and when schools are great our community is better for it.” On revenue… “We […]
Carleen Beste- Incumbent
“The last four years I served on the board and I think we came along way – we spent a great deal of time reaching out to the community so they’re aware of the school’s issues and successes.” On revenue… “The reality is that every parent in our district is contributing – there is a […]
Mary Campbell- Educator / University Administrator at USC
“Education’s not about filling a bucket, but lighting a fire… I’ve never done anything halfway – when I’m all in. I’m all in and I’m not satisfied with the status quo. I’m a fearless optimist and get things done.” On revenue… “I spent the last two years at USC in administrative streamlining processes – there’s […]
Michael Goodhue- Businessman / General Manager in Space and Technologies Company
“[I want to] bring the community back to our schools and the school board… I’ve learned what works preparing for [high school], there’s a lot of things we need to think about.” On revenue… “I think we should leverage some of our usual resources from the Hermosa Beach Educational foundation [and PTO]… I have other […]
Margaret Bove-Lamonica- Educator / Assistant Director LMU Family of Schools
“When I approach education I approach it from many different stakeholder perspectives… I want to focus on safe and productive learning environments, good facilities and adequate resources so that everybody can do the job they need to do to learn.” On revenue… “We have a 63 percent parent participation – a phenomenal number. However, we […]
Jim Caldwell- Electrical Engineer / High tech executive
“I approach school board issues with a consistent philosophy – it’s the responsibility of the entire community to take care of the community’s children… School has a bigger impact on our children’s lives than it ever did. In addition to education being more important- it’s important to the community itself.” On revenue… “We need to […]
Fall fashion from Manhattan Beach
~Strand Style Stalker Who knew Manhattan Beach was so fashionable? I usually hang around Hermosa Beach to find stylish women – no longer! After sitting at Jamba Juice for just five minutes, I stopped five seriously fashionable chicks and got more than five amazing fall fashion tips. This adorable local girl was spotted walking to […]
Committee reviewing AES application pays Redondo Beach a visit
Hundreds of people filled the Performing Arts Center to hear about the California Energy Commission’s process for reviewing AES’ application to repower.
Manhattan Beach City Council OKs remaining open gov’t initiatives
After months of hanging low on the Manhattan Beach City Council’s meeting agenda, the city’s open government initiatives were adopted in full Tuesday following deliberations that resulted in several amendments. The Public Records Protocol Act was one of the six remaining initiatives that came before the council. Guided by the California Public Records Act, which […]
Beach Cities Sports
Basketball: Registration is available for the Hermosa Beach Youth Basketball League’s winter 2014 season. Celebrating its 33rd year, the league is open to boys and girls in kindergarten through 8th grade and is played at the Hermosa Beach Community Center Gym, 710 Pier Ave. Mandatory tryouts will be held Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 12, 13, 19 […]
Manhattan Beach 10K, Day at the Beach Triathlon to highlight weekend activities
Thousands of athletes of different ages and skill levels will compete in the Beach Cities this weekend beginning with one of the most popular running races in the South Bay – the Manhattan Beach 10K Founded in 1978 by a group of local runner wanting to have an “in town” race, the Manhattan Beach 10K […]
Redondo Beach TED talks inspire power plant discussion
Power plant discussion seeped into a TEDxRedondoBeach event Friday night, called “reimagining Our Cities” and attended by nearly 100 people.