City Hall declines imposing firefighter contract
After very little public discussion, save for a series of comments from the audience, the Redondo Beach City Council elected not to impose its “last, best and final offer” labor agreement onto the city’s firefighters association Tuesday night. A “last, best and final offer” is the last step in the negotiating process once two entities […]
Undergrounding passes in El Porto
Property owners in El Porto approved Utility Undergrounding in both districts in which voting occurred over a 45-day period that ended at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Both districts that comprise El Porto, the area of Manhattan Beach north of Rosecrans and west of Highland, approved undergrounding their utility wires with well over the […]
Tobacco sales will be banned citywide
The Manhattan Beach City Council Tuesday approved a ban on all tobacco sales in the city. Vaping and flavored tobacco will be banned immediately, while other tobacco sales will be banned at a date yet to be determined, but almost certainly within two to three years. In an overflowing council chamber that included Manhattan […]
Council candidates square off in first debate
The record of the last four years emerged as the dividing line for City Council candidates Monday night in the first debate of Hermosa’s election season. The debate, moderated by Al Benson of the Hermosa Beach Neighborhood Association and held at Hermosa City Hall, featured three candidates running for two open slots on the Hermosa […]