Bholat elected to Beach Cities Health District board; Edgerton reelected
Michelle Anne Bholat won a seat on the BCHD board and Joanne Edgerton was reelected, while incumbent Noel Chun lost.
Term limits maintained in Redondo Beach, treasurer position reduced to part-time
Redondo Beach voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure to extend term limits from two to three terms while supporting a change to City Treasurer duties from full-time to part-time.
Republican Hadley beats incumbent Muratsuchi for assembly
Republican David Hadley beat out Democratic Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi for the 66th district assembly seat early Wednesday morning.
Hermosa school bond fails, more portable classrooms, restrooms planned
Hermosa Beach students won’t be leaving their makeshift classrooms, including portable trailers, teachers’ lounges and administration offices, anytime soon. Measure Q, a $54 million Hermosa school bond measure intended to provide more classroom space, fell roughly 100 votes short of approval. The measure received 2,405 votes, for a 52.9 percent majority, but it required 55 percent approval for passage. Just 36 percent of Hermosa’s 12,372 voters participated in the election.
Ted Lieu is elected to Congress, continuing his meteoric political rise
Ted Lieu, the son of an immigrant family who joined the military and went to Stanford, continues his American Dream by winning election to Congress.
Allen beats Fluke in CA D26 State Senate race
Ben Allen beat out Sandra Fluke in the State Senate race for California’s 26th District Tuesday night, according to returns from the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Allen finished with 60.78 percent of votes to Fluke’s 39.22 percent.
Redondo rebounds to claim Bay League girls volleyball title outright
It appeared Mira Costa’s girls were going to celebrate more than Senior Night after jumping out to a 2-0 lead over rival Redondo in front of a standing-room only crowd Tuesday. But Redondo had other plans as the Sea Hawks fought back to win the Bay League girls volleyball title outright with an electrifying 18-25, […]