“Spectacular Rubens: The Triumph of the Eucharist” – Tapestries bigger than big, at the Getty
Haven’t seen it yet? There’s still time – and it’s well worth the investment. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was among the giants of late 16th century and early 17th century art, and the Getty Center has highlighted his work on previous occasions, including “Rubens & Brueghel: A Working Friendship,” in 2006, and last […]
Hermosa oil moves to ballot field
E & B Natural Resources proposes to drill 30 wells from the city’s maintenance yard at Sixth and Valley Drive into the city’s tidelands. In July, the city council approved a March 3 election date for the issue, called “Measure O.” In May, Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) asked assembly budget leaders to place an […]
Stage set for oil, height limit votes
Oil fuels political fires E & B Natural Resources’ proposed oil project dominated Hermosa Beach news in 2014. In February,the project’s 1,000-plus page Environmental Impact Report [EIR] and its Cost Benefit Assessment and Health Impact Analysis were made available for public review, fueling arguments from both oil proponents and opponents. In July, the […]
Crime was down, but that wasn’t the perception
Compared to 2013, serious (Part I) crimes declined in 2014 in all three beach cities. But the headline grabbing crimes that did occur reinforced the widespread belief that the early release of prisoners, resulting from AB 109, the Public Safety Realignment Bill of 2011, has made the beach cities less safe. The year’s most disturbing […]
Swimming with sharks in Manhattan Beach
This summer saw what one expert called the first injury of a swimmer by a shark in the waters off Manhattan Beach.
Term limits, retirement, clear way for new leaders
Congressman Henry Waxman’s departure from Congress and Ted Lieu’s ascent were the double bill, marquee events in a year in which shifts in the national political landscape were reflected in the South Bay. But contrary to changes at the national level, the change here wasn’t an ideological one. Waxman has been among Congress’ most liberal […]
Redondo Beach Top 10 of 2014
Meistrells memorialized Bob Meistrell died last year at age 84, seven years after his 77-year-old brother Bill died, closing the book on the story of two of the most influential men in the history of surfing and diving. In January, Redondo Beach approved the installation of a statue memorializing the two men who lived their […]