Hundreds march on Torrance refinery calling for MHF ban

  Saturday morning, two years to the day of the explosion at the Torrance oil refinery, the South Bay woke up to messages from the city’s alert system learning that the refinery had, once again, suffered an explosion and fire. This only seemed to strengthen the resolve of the members of the Torrance Refinery Action […]

Investigations loom as Redondo Beach election approaches

  Two dueling complaints against candidates and organizations on either side of Redondo Beach’s upcoming electoral battle have been granted investigations by California’s Fair Political Practices Commission. Resident Eugene Solomon has long advocated against the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce for the public funding it gets in a contract with the City. In past City […]

Grocery Outlet to fill supermarket void on Artesia Boulevard

  The demands of north Redondo residents will soon be met. A new grocery store will be moving into the vacant space left by the Haggen grocery store at the corner of Artesia Boulevard and Rindge Lane. During his 2017 State of the City address Friday morning, Mayor Steve Aspel announced that CVS and Grocery […]

Hermosa Beach school district juggles conflicts with Costa’s summer school dates

The Hermosa Beach City School District adopted the academic calendar for the 2017-18 school year last week, with school board members forced to make difficult choices about vacation time for district families and conflicts with summer school. School board members had to choose between two potential calendars. Although both options had a school start date […]