Epilepsy Ride honors Cleland, benefits research efforts
David Keane was working down the street at his then-Pier Avenue office in Hermosa Beach when he got a call that his five-year-old son Christian was having a seizure. “At that point, I didn’t know what a seizure was, let alone epilepsy,” Keane said. He sprinted out of his office to his home off of […]
HBCSD Superintendent Escalante will step down in June
Pat Escalante, superintendent of the Hermosa Beach City School District, announced last week that she is planning to retire on June 30. Escalante took over as Hermosa’s district emerged from financial challenges imposed by the Great Recession. She was at the helm through struggles with overcrowding and two divisive bond measure elections to address it, […]
Two hurt in Hermosa Beach Veterans Memorial car crash
Two people were injured last week after driving a car into the Hermosa Beach Veterans Memorial at the Community Center. The driver and a passenger were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries sustained in the collision, which took place the evening of Jan. 15, said Sgt. Mick Gaglia of the Hermosa […]