Supes back bid for parks and wetlands at power plant site
Redondo Beach’s bid to own the AES Power Plant property was boosted on Tuesday, when the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors backed plans for a financing district that would help the City purchase and renovate the site into sorely-needed open space. “This power plant is an eyesore and we have an opportunity now to […]
Massey and Detoy win, CC and H pass
Hermosa voters elected newcomer Michael Detoy and returned incumbent Justin Massey to the City Council in Tuesday’s election, and approved measures to boost the city’s hotel bed tax and make the city clerk an appointed position. With all precincts reporting, Massey had 1,902 votes and Detoy garnered 1,821. The third candidate for the two slots, […]
A new storefront in Manhattan Beach offers an antidote to plastic pollution
The Waste Less Shop helps you save the planet one pour at a time Stephanie Cochrane’s head was in the clouds. She was alone, backpacking north through the Sagarmāthā Valley in Nepal, on a 13-day trek to the Mount Everest Base Camp, and at the very beginning of a three-month journey through nine of […]
Veterans Memorial celebrates 25 years in Hermosa
In 1994, Edward P. Scott, then an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, came to Hermosa Beach. Scott had arrived just before Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May, for the dedication of Hermosa’s Veterans Memorial. Scott said that, in the course of his job, he had been to plenty of […]
Redondo plans emergency eviction ban
On Tuesday night, the Redondo Beach City Council decided to take action against what some have called predatory housing practices by preparing to approve an emergency ban on no-fault evictions within the city. Redondo, alongside many cities across Los Angeles County, is passing such laws to stop a run of evictions doled out by landlords […]