HOUSING CRISIS Highrose development meets opposition [UPdated]
by Mark McDermott A proposed four-story, 79-unit residential development at the Veranda’s site on Rosecrans has met resident opposition, but could be approved administratively, in accordance with state law intended to encourage new housing. The Highrose project was submitted to the City of Manhattan Beach community development department, which sent out notices to those within […]
High electric bills catch Redondo by surprise
by Garth Meyer From $50 to $195, $43 to $139, $67 to $147; reports of booming Southern California Edison bills spread through Redondo Beach in January. Mayor Bill Brand told the city council that his went from $60 to $157 in a month. Southern California Edison increased rates 8.9 percent last October and another 2.9 […]
Prelim set for suspect in Hermosa Beach resident Jeff Woods’ death
by Dan Blackburn A man accused in the fatal beating of longtime Hermosa Beach resident Jeffery Roderick Woods will appear for a preliminary hearing Feb. 16 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 of the Torrance courthouse. Joshua Dirnu, 23, of San Diego, was arrested in early October, four months after the attack resulting in Woods’ […]
Owner submits plan to reopen Comedy and Magic Club
by Kevin Cody Of all the Beach City businesses closed by the pandemic, none has been more lamented than Comedy and Magic Club. The club’s last show was a cancer support group fundraiser on Thursday, March 12, 2020, several days before the Los Angeles County Department of Health ordered all entertainment venues closed. Last summer, […]
Baywatch Community Calendar 2-3-22
Ongoing: Super Bowl 10K/5K Registration is open for the 44th annual Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10k Run & 5k Run/Walk, which will take place on Feb. 13. There’s also a Health & Fitness Expo that starts on Feb. 12, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and continues race day from 6-11 a.m. The start/finish line and the […]
A winning nature – Stopping West Basin’s desalination plant is the latest victory for environmentalist Craig Cadwallader
by Garth Meyer and Kevin Cody Over the past two decades, Craig Cadwallader has advocated in support of the environment at South Bay city council meetings, and before countless, less visible public agencies, such as the West Basin Municipal Water District Board. He spoke in opposition to oil drilling in Hermosa, in favor of single […]