Ted Lieu talks Trumpcare, jobs package in Facebook Live stream
by David Mendez Ted Lieu knows how to catch attention. Clad in a red, white and blue “Trump-Putin 2016” shirt, the Democratic Congressman from California’s 33rd District took to Facebook Live for 20 minutes on Thursday to answer constituent questions, with a focus on the Affordable Health Care Act, otherwise known as Trumpcare. Lieu, […]
Bomb scare at Manhattan Village mall, nearby residences, is called off; source was ‘suspicious luggage’ left at Chili’s
The alert at the Manhattan Village mall and nearby residential community issued by Manhattan Beach Police Department Friday afternoon advising evacuation has been called off. The source of the alert, issued via the Nixle messaging system by MBPD, was suspicious luggage left behind at Chili’s Grill and Bar in the mall complex. According to MBPD Sgt. Tim […]
Brand vetoes Redondo Beach parking permit fee increase
Mayor Bill Brand used his mayoral veto for the first time since taking office to nullify a decision made by the Redondo Beach City Council that would have increased fees on annual parking permits. The veto came in over the weekend, on June 25, five days after the Council voted, 3-2, to pass the fee […]
Manhattan Beach police request residential evacuation of parts of Manhattan Village
From the MBPD Nixle alert system: “The Manhattan Beach Police Department is requesting the residents of 20-62 Village Circle and 7-26 Westport in the Manhattan Village to evacuate their residences due to police activity. We are requesting the residents to go to the Manhattan Village Community Center or a friend’s house but to avoid the […]
Redondo Beach police report names “out of policy” incidents in use of violence
Late on New Year’s Eve, 2015, Redondo Beach Police Officer responded to a disturbance on the 1700 block of Camino de la Costa. There, Redondo officers encountered their suspect. According to incident reports, police were called to the scene by the woman suspect’s boyfriend, who complained that she had too much to drink, and was […]
South Bay Community Calendar 6-29-17
Whats going on in the South Bay
Work of Art: Cypress Street fixture Keoni Boyd, after decades in surfboard industry, looks back with a Hermosa Beach gallery show steps from the places he calls home
Timing is everything in surfboard manufacturing, but Keoni Boyd does not wear a watch. Nor does he have a cell phone. Going back to his days with the legendary Hermosa Beach boardmaker Wayne Miyata, Boyd used other means to punctuate the phases of making a board: When determining when to “pull tape” between steps in […]