Wear Facebook on your face? Yay or Nay?
Think about it for a minute: if you’re willing to hold a camera to your eye, why not have a camera attached to it that can snap away, by voice instruction, instead of finger on the shutter? That’s the premise of Facebook’s new $299 camera glasses that also play music and podcasts. And if you […]
This week’s Morning beach highlights
It was a great week to be on the beaches of Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach in the early mornings, as we had low tide every day. Or at least between 5:30 a.m. and 8 a.m., when we were out with the iPhone 12 Pro, documenting the Pier to Pier action. Here’s a sampling of […]
Adrienne’s search
The Woman’s Club of Hermosa Beach’s 15 Annual Adrienne’s Search for Children’s Cancer Cure virtual fundraiser raised $20,000 this year for Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach. Attending the check presentation last week at sponsor Hermosa Cyclery were (left to right) Woman’s Club’s Liz Ramirez, Betsy Rubino, and President Nancy Wloch; Hermosa Cyclery co-owner Steve Collins; […]
Council approves payment, arrangement with South Bay Parkland Conservancy
by Garth Meyer The degree to which the South Bay Parkland Conservancy is a volunteer organization led to a clarification vote Tuesday night at the Redondo Beach city council meeting. City Manager Joe Hoefgen acknowledged a mistake that played a role in leading to the controversy. “This is not our finest moment as staff,” said […]
Surge slows, but Labor Day may spur cases
by Mark McDermott All three Beach Cities experienced their third straight week of declines in the number of new COVID-19 cases as September arrived, but medical experts were bracing for a possible new wave of cases following Labor Day weekend. The Beach Cities registered 174 new cases the week ending September 4, compared to 228 […]
Cycling activist Katz remembered during bike path ride
by Kevin Cody South Bay cycling activist Julian Katz was remembered on Sunday during a memorial bike ride organized by the South Bay Bicycle Coalition, and led by State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi. The ride started at Torrance Beach and followed the bike path to the Manhattan Beach pier. Approximately 50 bicyclists, riding in small groups […]