Costa girls swim to Division 3 water polo semifinals [UPDATED]
The third-seeded Mira Costa’s girls water polo team reached the semifinals for the fourth time in five years Saturday with an 8-4 victory over Rosary. Mira Costa capitalized on three goals by Leigh Lyter and two by Elizabeth Terry and Camille Lyter to secure the win. Mira Costa (20-10) will face top-seeded Harvard-Westlake (26-2) in […]
Redondo girls basketball team to host Los Altos in second round
Redondo’s girls basketball team (22-5) hosts Los Altos (21-6) in the Division 2AA playoffs Saturday at 7 p.m. after running over Agoura 65-21 in its opening-round win. Anna Johnson’s 13 point, six assists, six rebounds and three assists paved the way for Redondo in its win against Agoura. Ashlynn Autrey added 11 points and 11 […]
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State of the City Brand offers an address ‘for the public’
Mayor Bill Brand was the picture of relief following his first State of the city address at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center on Monday. The nerves subsided as residents and supporters greeted him with hugs and congratulations. “Everyone told me I did great, so it feels good,” Brand said in the auditorium’s lobby. […]
New Costa gym design ready for state approval
Architects for the new Mira Costa gymnasium presented final designs to the Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education last week in preparation for submitting plans to the Division of the State architect, the final stage before actually going out to bid. Construction of the 70,000 sq. ft. stateArchitectrt athletic facility is expected to […]
As public agencies prepare for the Baby Boomer generation’s approach to old age, those same boomers take steps to enjoying their golden years
Silver Tsunami When Mary Pizel moved to Redondo Beach from Huntington Beach three years ago, she was all but alone. The only people she was close with locally were her family, her daughter, and grandchildren. Her friends were an hour’s drive away. “Whenever I wanted to meet a friend, I had to go to Huntington. […]
The accidental city manager: Manhattan Beach’s Bruce Moe didn’t intend to have a career in city government. The job chose him.
When he looks back, somehow it all makes an odd sort of sense. But 30 years ago, if you’d told Bruce Moe that he’d one day be finance director, much less city manager, for the City of Manhattan Beach, he’d have laughed out loud. Laughter comes easily to Moe, a 29-year veteran of Manhattan Beach […]