Police Beat
Burglar caught A man who appeared to be burglarizing a home was arrested by Manhattan Beach Police on the afternoon of June 18. The police responded to a burglar alarm that went off on the 100 block of Terraza Place in South Manhattan Beach around 3:50 p.m. and found a broken window. While waiting for […]
About Town in Manhattan Beach
Mayor Wayne Powell honored Spyder Surf founder Dennis Jarvis at the June 16 council meeting.
Council acts to ban new AES plant, form task force
The Redondo Beach City Council on Tuesday night continued its fight against the construction of a new AES power plant by voting to amend the city code to prohibit the construction of large power plants. The council also agreed to form a citizens’ task force to figure out what to do next with the AES […]
Day of the Dead: Cubensis opens up for final Grateful Dead show streamed in Hermosa Beach
There will be no elaborate wigs for Cubensis’ performance at Saint Rocke this Sunday, no putty noses nor period costumes. Any physical resemblance to the Grateful Dead is purely coincidental. “We call ourselves a tribute band, but that’s just for lack of a better word,” says guitarist Craig Marshall. “We try to play in […]
Surfer’s Stomps: Watermans: Safe House for Surfers
All photos by Mark Kawakami In the thick of the bar scene on Hermosa Beach’s Pier Plaza, it’s easy to get distracted by the beats of electronic fuzz and chirps, high heels, and designer drab. Even with the beach and the Strand a mere 100 feet away, a pseudo-club scene emerges late nights. On the […]
Hanson vote didn’t break law, watchdog says
After sending the city a letter accusing it of breaking an open government law on June 15, the government watchdog nonprofit Californians Aware said Tuesday that it won’t pursue a lawsuit over the city council’s handling of a separation agreement with its former director of human resources.