Manhttan Beach Bruce’s Beach legislation heads to the Senate floor
by Mark McDermott Legislation intended to pave the way for the return of Bruce’s Beach to descendents of the family who owned the beachside parcel a century ago has cleared another significant hurdle, and will now go to the State of California Senate Floor for a vote. SB 796, a bill introduced by Senator Steven […]
North Redondo divide opens up over increased density
by Rachel Reeves A series of contentious meetings ended early Wednesday morning with the Redondo Beach City Council voting, 3-2, to approve the city’s General Plan Land Use Plan/Map. The action authorizes zoning that allows more housing near such areas as Vons Market at Marine and Inglewood, at Kingsdale Avenue and Artesia, and at 182nd […]
Sandbox: Los Angeles County Supervisors’ own Bruce’s Beach
by Bill Beverly “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? — Matthew 7:3-5 I lived for many years at 27th Street and Highland Avenue, across from what was known as Bayview Terrace, then Parque Culiacan, and now Bruce’s Beach. […]
Bruce family representative ticketed on ‘BLK MAN AVE’
by Mark McDermott Chief Duane Yellow Feather Shepard was in Manhattan Beach last Tuesday, visiting Bruce’s Beach, the property owned by his family nearly a century ago. The taking of that property and Los Angeles County’s attempt to give it back, combined with the City of Manhattan Beach’s refusal to apologize for its racist-inspired use […]
BeachLife lineup to feature Jane’s Addiction, Counting Crows
by Mark McDermott BeachLife will arrive back with a bang. The festival, which takes place September 10 to 12 in Redondo Beach’s King Harbor, will launch that Friday with a night of rock music headlined by Jane’s Addiction, the seminal Southern California band led by Perry Ferrell and Dave Navarro that was part of the […]
Hermosa Beach Schools superintendent’s rap recitation puts political correctness to test
by Dan Blackburn The law made him do it, said Jason Johnson, superintendent of the Hermosa Beach City School District, reflecting on his live reading during a board meeting last Wednesday of a rapper’s obscenity-laden lyrics into the public record. And he articulated the words of Carli B’s wildly-offensive “WAP” offering with nary a nuanced […]