December 26, 2013

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

PHOTO COURTESY OF Eric Martin A great white shark was caught off of the Manhattan Beach Pier Tuesday afternoon. This is the second time a great white shark has been caught in Manhattan Beach this year.
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.

The Redondo Beach AES Power Plant. Photo by Chelsea Sektnan
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.