Surf and soldiers: Veteran Peff Eick’s musical tribute to the Wounded Warrior Battalion [Video]
In 1966, 21-year-old Jeff “Peff” Eick was piloting a Huey gunship near the Cambodian border when he was radioed to rescue an infantry platoon pinned down by Viet Cong. Two other Army gunships had already attempted the rescue and been driven off by heavy fire. Eick set down in the hot landing zone and waited […]
Measure B bounced by Hermosa Beach voters, women take the lead in 2013 elections
Hermosa Beach voters Tuesday night resoundingly rejected the Measure B “Quiet Nights” initiative intended to curtail local nightlife, reelected Councilman Jeff Duclos, and elected two political newcomers to the City Council. First time council candidate Nanette Barragan garnered 1,584 votes, for 16.96 percent of the vote, while incumbent Jeff Duclos came in a close second […]
School official resigns amid porn allegation
The Palos Verdes Unified School District accepted the resignation last month of a high ranking official after parents discovered an online video that appeared to show him masturbating on camera. Chief academic officer Martin Griffin was dismissed in a closed door meeting Thursday Oct 24. The video was just one of the complaints brought by […]
Palos Verdes Estates hires interim police chief
The City of Palos Verdes Estates has hired interim police chief David Hinig to replace retired chief John Eberhard. Hinig comes from Arcadia, California where he served in the police department for more than 38 years, most recently as chief of police. For the past eight years, Hinig has worked in a series of interim […]
Rolling Hills appoints city manager
The City of Rolling Hills has hired a new city manager by way of the City of Carson. Last week Rolling Hills City Council appointed Raymond Cruz, the community services director of Carson. Former Hermosa Beach city manager Steve Burrell had been serving as interim city manager since May when Tony Dahlerbruch took over city […]
Palos Verdes celebrates 100 at the Vanderlip’s
The grandchildren of Frank Vanderlip helped celebrate the PalosVerdesPeninsula’s 100th anniversary last weekend on the grounds where their grandfather built the first home on the Peninsula. Kelvin Vanderlip Jr. said when he was a child growing up in the 1950s on the property that became part of the Portuguese Bend Community, he can remember the […]
Pennywise Plays Hermosa
After almost three years separated from the band, frontman Jim Lindberg reconciled with his punk band Pennywise in January of this year. He sat down with guitarist Fletcher Dragge at the Schooner for a beer and, after years of radio silence, the band was reunited within an hour. “The reunion is going great,” Lindberg said […]
Beach Cities Sports: Running, soccer, tennis and more
Rugby: Registration for Palos Verdes Rugby will take place Sunday from 2-4 p.m. on the football field at PalosVerdesPeninsulaHigh School, 27118 Silver Spur Road in Rolling Hills Estates. An exhibition game between Division 1 schools USC and Cal State University Long Beach will follow at 2 p.m. In only three years, more than 100 kids […]
Voters re-elect Rancho Palos Verdes councilors
There will be no change to the Rancho Palos Verdes city council after 6,769 voters cast ballots in municipal elections on Tuesday to re-elect Anthony Misetich and Brian Campbell. Ken Dyda, a founding councilmember who’s served the city in various forms over the past 40 years, received 29.7 percent of the vote. Misetich received the […]
Redondo Union girls volleyball win Bay League title with sweep of Mira Costa
Mira Costa’s girls volleyball team showed its improvement in the regular season finale Tuesday, but Redondo Union remains the top dog in the Bay League as both teams enter next week’s CIF Southern Section Division 1-AA playoffs. In a match that was closer than the first meeting between the rivals on Oct. 17, the Sea […]
Beach volleyball legends reunite for annual CBVA Hall of Fame event
Beach volleyball great Kathy Gregory will honored along with four new members when the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) in conjunction with the Hermosa Beach Historical Society hosts the 3rd annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Festivities take place Friday, Nov. 15 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Hermosa Beach Community Theater located at 710 […]
Hermosa Beach residents say no to Measure B, City Council elected
With 100 percent of precincts in Hermosa Beach reporting election results, first time City Council candidate Nanette Barragan has come out on top. She garnered 1,584 votes, 16.96 percent of the vote, while incumbent Jeff Duclos came in a close second with 1,501 votes, or 16.07 percent. Carolyn Petty and H.S. ‘Hany’ Fangary are separated […]