Broken water line closes intersection at Inglewood and Manhattan Beach boulevards
The intersection of Inglewood Boulevard and Manhattan Beach Boulevard is closed indefinitely while workers repair a broken underground water line they fear may cause a sinkhole. Water was seen gushing up from multiple areas under the concrete pavement on Inglewood Boulevard, just north of the intersection. Redondo Beach closed the intersection quickly, as a precautionary […]
“Ca 101” art show opens big on Friday
With love, from our galaxy to yours “CA 101” touches down, opens tomorrow in Redondo Beach Now in its eighth year, “CA 101” has become the South Bay’s most anticipated art exhibition. And, once again, dodging obstacles and setbacks (an 11th hour change of venue), curator Nina Zak Laddon and exhibition director Sandra Dyer Liljenwall […]
Ben Dale’s 9/11 Pledge of Allegiance comments stir controversy at Mira Costa High
Mira Costa High School Principal Ben Dale has come under fire for comments he made prior to the student body’s daily Pledge of Allegiance on September 11. The American Humanist Association, responding to a Mira Costa teacher’s complaint, sent a letter to Dale and Manhattan Beach Unified School District Superintendent Michael Matthews warning that […]
Impeachment talk keeps Rep. Lieu in the spotlight
In May of 2017, around the time of the announcement of the appointment of Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Rep. Ted Lieu tweeted a photo from his desk in the House Judiciary Committee. “This is the House Judiciary Committee,” the Tweet read. “Fun fact: […]
Preview of big changes for Los Angeles County in ‘mock election’
Hermosa resident Bob Atkins tries out a new voting machine at the Clark Building on Saturday, one of the sites of the “mock election” held throughout Los Angeles County over the weekend. Photo Lynn Bommer remembers the Vietnam War-era debate that led to the passage of the 26th Amendment, which gave 18-year-olds the right to […]
Utility pole fire causes neighborhood power outage
Power was out in a Redondo Beach neighborhood after a smoldering fire weakened a utility pole to the point of breaking on Saturday afternoon. Redondo Beach police and firefighters alerted residents to the damaged utility pole at the intersection of Carnelian Street and Lucia Avenue at 3:44 p.m. on Sept. 28. The pole had reportedly […]