February 27, 2015

The entrance to George Peck's house at 2620 Alma Ave., Manhattan Beach. Photo by Caroline Anderson
Manhattan Beach fine-tunes historical preservation law

Owners applying for permits to demolish historical properties will have to wait 30 days while the city verifies if the property meets criteria for a landmark, according to a decision made by the city council on Feb. 17.

Downtown Manhattan Beach. Photo by Brad Jacobson
Manhattan Beach hires consultants to draft downtown plan

Seeking to preserve the momentum started with the week-long Urban Land Institute (ULI) panel in January, on Monday night the city council unanimously approved the hiring of city planning firm Pacific Municipal Consultants (PMC) to draft a Specific Plan for the downtown.