Words of wisdom: PVHS class of 1968 looks back 50 years
A letter to our younger selves 50 years on: Palos Verdes High School’s Class of 1968 reflects and looks forward By the early summer of 1968, pop music was at its peak, social unrest was beginning to brew across the country, and baby boomers were booming and blooming. Released into this era of the tumultuous […]
Former Manhattan Beach city manager Mark Danaj and his longtime municipal colleagues blaze a lucrative trail, together
Since Mark Danaj was fired as Manhattan Beach city manager less than a year ago, he has notably landed on his feet twice. First, he landed a temporary job with the City of Santa Clara in time to avoid a reduction in his premium-level state pension. Next, he settled into a permanent job as city […]
Proposition 10 is bad for landlords and renters
Sand Box by Amy Cimetta Proposition 10 is the latest chapter in the housing affordability crisis. Many perceive it as a David and Goliath showdown where Goliath charges David an exorbitant rent for a rundown, one bedroom apartment with a leaky faucet, street parking, and no pets. The cries for rent control to end the […]
Thurmond promises to lift all state’s schools
On his first day as a board member of the West Contra Costa School District, Tony Thurmond was told he needed to close 10 schools. It was 2008, around the time Wall Street banker Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, the financial system plunged into crisis, and the budgets of government agencies around the country were pushed […]