Mexican slang [restaurant review]
Interesting things happen near borders, where cultures merge organically and children who straddle societies come up with ideas that confuse their elders. Sometimes this is deliberate, as a counterculture finds ways to dress, talk, and cook that stakes a claim to being different. In the 1930s hipsters along both sides of the Mexican border were […]
Samples takes aim at traffic
No Traffic. It’s little more than the size of a bug on his signs, but it’s a big part of Mel Samples’ District 5 City Council campaign. “We’ve got to do something about traffic. I used to be able to leave my house for my office, and on a really bad day it took six […]
Council approves revised Galleria plan
The largest redevelopment project in Redondo Beach’s history was unanimously approved by the City Council early Wednesday morning, after an 8-hour hearing. The path is now open for the next version of the South Bay Galleria to include increased commercial space, affordable and market-rate apartment housing, a hotel and a skate park as part of […]
District OKs North School project
The Hermosa Beach City School District Board of Education unanimously approved the North School project last week, setting the stage for the reopening of the North Hermosa campus in an effort to remedy overcrowding in the district. The board’s vote approved a series of planning documents associated with the proposed North project, including a final […]
EPAC will shift focus to public outreachÂ
Members of Hermosa Beach’s Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission will continue to help the city prepare for disasters, allaying fears circulating in recent weeks that the commission would be eliminated. The commissioners and the City Council agreed in a study session earlier this week that in the future the commission should increase its focus on public […]
Short-term rental ban will be lifted
The City Council on Tuesday night moved towards replacing the city’s largely ineffective prohibition on short-term rentals with a regulated program that would require homeowners to register with business licenses and limit how many days a year such homes could be rented. Under the guidelines the Council directed city staff to codify under a new […]
MCHS student loses mother, sister to a car crash on NYE
A four-car collision in Garden Grove on New Year’s Eve killed 33-year old Jolene “Jojo” Castillo, and her 9-year old daughter, Payton. Seven-year-old Logan Castillo was in the back seat and survived without any injuries. The tragedy has a local connection. Christian Castillo, the oldest of Joleen and Danny Castillo’s four children, is a sophomore […]