Deceased Hermosa Beach runner identified as director Jeffrey Pollack
Hermosa Beach Police confirmed on Thursday that the man found dead on the Greenbelt in Hermosa Beach on Monday was Jeffrey Ian Pollack. Pollack, 54, was a producer for several episodes of the ’90s television show “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” director of “Booty Call” and writer-director of the 1994 basketball movie “Above the Rim,” […]
Newsmaker 2013 : Politics and oil
Politicians in Hermosa Beach were sent on a roller coaster ride after results for three open seats on the City Council started rolling in on November 5. Initial results placed newcomer and anti-oil activist Nanette Barragan firmly in first, while finance-focused Carolyn Petty, incumbent Jeff Duclos and second-time candidate Hany Fangary fought for the final […]
Hermosa Beach Year in Review: Local heros, historical homage and a new police chief
Policy decisions and elections led headlines in Hermosa Beach in 2013, causing citizens to become more involved in decisionmaking by opening the opportunity for more community input through a community dialogue process, while police cracked down on underage drinking and community members proved themselves to be heroes. Police chief Tom Bakaly, the city’s new city […]
Flash mob from Mira Costa sings carols at Manhattan Village Mall
The Neptunian Woman’s Club of Manhattan Beach surprised patrons of the Manhattan Village Mall with a Flash Mob featuring current and past students of Mira Costa High School. They sang Christmas Carols led by Mira Costa’s music teacher Michael Hayden. Michael was recently named one of five “California Teachers of the Year” by the state […]
Juvenile arrested for armed robbery in Manhattan Beach Fry’s parking lot
Manhattan Beach police on Christmas Eve arrested a 17-year-old Los Angeles resident in connection to an armed robbery at a Fry’s parking lot in Manhattan Beach. On Dec. 14 around 5 p.m., a man sitting in his car in the lower Fry’s parking lot on Sepulveda Boulevard was approached by a man dressed in shorts […]
Redondo Beach Year in Review: A political marathon, murders, and a manhunt
This year was a political one for Redondo Beach. Raucous elections colored the first half of the year; three voting periods were marked by allegations of political bullying and intimidation, angry catcalls during local government meetings and heavy public campaigns.
Newsmaker 2013: The year of the great white shark
According to some databases, there were more shark sightings in 2013 than in years prior, but no one really knows whether that’s because populations are rebounding or because iPhones and GoPros and the internet make encounters so much more public.
Manhattan Beach Year in Review: Schools soar, strange crimes abound
From smuggled Mexican marijuana floating off the coast of El Porto to a decomposing corpse buried in fertilizer at Polliwog Park, Manhattan Beach has endured a year peppered with unprecedentedly bizarre events. The Manhattan Beach Police Department deployed its SWAT team for the first time since 2005 to respond to mysterious gunshots fired in a […]
2013 Newsmaker: Burglary city
Home burglaries in Manhattan Beach reached a new boiling point in 2013.
2013 Newsmaker: The battle of Measure A
The ballot initiative asked Redondo Beach voters to approve the rezoning of the lot that accommodates the plant, leaving its landowner, global energy company AES, with two choices: find another use for the property, or leave town.
South Bay dining news: Chef Dominique’s cassoulet, Hostaria Piave’s late nights, Steve Matthews leaves H.T. Grill
Event Alert – A while ago I asked chef Dominique Theval if he ever makes cassoulet, the slow-cooked casserole of white beans, sausage, goose, duck, and other hearty ingredients that is a traditional winter dish in the South of France. He usually doesn’t because few Americans know what it is, but on January 7 Dominique’s […]