Hermosa students to get COVID-19 test kits
by Dan Blackburn Hermosa Beach School District students will receive two COVID-19 rapid antigen home test kits this week from the Los Angeles County Department of Health. Antigen tests indicate whether or not the COVID-19 virus is present in the user’s nose, at the time the test is administered. The tests will be distributed at […]
Dr. Pissed Off: Welcome to Camp COVID
The newest version of COVID-19 is called Omicron. You will get it whether vaccinated, or not, unless you beat the odds — kind of like the lottery. It does not care if you have already had COVID. Omicron is diabolically contagious, and will find you. If you are vaccinated, the more the safer, meaning get […]
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Harbor Commission says add educational feature to amenities plan; money in place for Moonstone Park
By Garth Meyer With the King Harbor amenities study underway, the Harbor Commission has weighed in with their desire for an educational feature, as well as possible use of existing funds to improve Moonstone Park. Harbor Commission President Roger Carlson noted that the board would like to see a new educational feature, similar to the […]
Advice from the Providence LCM emergency room
Last January, COVID-19 hospitalizations at Providence Little Company of Mary peaked at 180 patients. By October, that number was down to eight. Then the Omicron variant arrived. This past Monday (Jan. 3), one year to the month after its patient load peaked, the COVID-19 patient load had risen to 52, according to Andrew Wertz, Director […]
“Sex Appeal” – Lots of sex and no appeal [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Sex Appeal” is a made-for-Hulu movie that tries to cash in on the success of “Sex Education,” the outstanding series now playing on Netflix. To say that “Sex Appeal” is derivative, unimaginative, and poorly executed would be an understatement. This is not to say that there aren’t some redeeming qualities, because there are. Are they […]
Letters to the Editor 1-06-22
It ain’t right Dear ER: Hermosa is losing its identity. Institutions that have made us who we are, are being muscled out. California Sushi and Teriyaki, at 429 Pacific Coast Highway, is the latest to be swept away. After 13 years of healthy food, low prices, and hard work, they have been given their walking […]
Redondo Beach Councilman Obagi lampooned in mailer from cannabis initiative backer
by Garth Meyer The men behind the successful retail cannabis signature-gathering initiative fired another salvo in the city on Christmas Eve, with the delivery of 7,000 mailers to North Redondo residents. The subject was city councilman Zein Obagi, Jr. , whose District 4 is in North Redondo Beach The mailer is headlined “Lawyer and councilmember […]
Another winter surge as COVID cases spike, schools fight to stay open ,and health care workers face exhaustion. But Omicron could end the pandemic
by Mark McDermott Only months ago normalcy appeared to have arrived. The summer surge had passed. Vaccination rates soared. COVID-19 cases in each of the Beach Cities slowed to a trickle. Schools fully reopened, public meetings resumed in person, and large gatherings once again took place over the holiday season. The pandemic had receded. And […]