The Duchess of Decorum’ Pattie Ehsaei has some blunt advice for young people, who, like her, didn’t learn etiquette growing up

by Jake Safane Pattie Ehsaei is “The Duchess of Decorum” to her nearly one million TikTok followers. Her short videos on the world’s most popular internet site offer followers – primarily young women half her age – “knowledge you don’t get in college,” she said. The videos begin with assertive, unambiguous advice: “A woman should […]
Homeless in Manhattan Beach get counted

by Emma Lehman Two dozen volunteers with flashlights and wearing reflective vests fanned out across Manhattan Beach Wednesday evening to count the town’s homeless. The annual count was part of a countywide program coordinated by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. The results of Wednesday’s count are expected to […]
Hermosa Beach School board members, employees legally threatened for COVID protocol

by Dan Blackburn A document threatening lawsuits, criminal charges, and heavy fines against school officials for enforcing COVID-19 protocols has been delivered to board members and others in the Hermosa Beach City School District. One of the officials, who declined to be identified, called the document “scary, but toothless.” The nine-page document, titled “Notice of […]
Recall effort filed against Redondo Beach Councilman Zein Obagi, Jr.

by Garth Meyer A notice of intent to recall Redondo Beach Fourth District City Council Member Zein Obagi, Jr. was filed Friday, Feb. 18, with the Redondo Beach City Clerk. Elliot Lewis, of Long Beach, co-founder of Catalyst Cannabis Co., delivered the notice. Lewis is a key backer of the Redondo voter initiative to allow […]