Manhattan Beach About Town

Drought restrictions In response to California’s persistent drought conditions, the Manhattan Beach City Council this week declared a Stage 2 Water Shortage and imposed drought restrictions in accordance with the emergency water conservation regulations enacted by the State Water Resources Control Board. Effective immediately, Manhattan Beach households are limited to watering lawns and landscapes two […]
Street Dining Decks can stay, but no more beer pong, Hermosa Beach City council decides
by Kevin Cody Street dining decks on Pier and Hermosa avenues will remain open, and auto traffic lanes will remain closed, at least until January 2023, the Hermosa Beach City Council decided by unanimous vote at its Tuesday evening meeting. But restaurants may be required to “use or lose their decks,” council members agreed. The […]
Hermosa Valley School plans student bike rodeo

Hermosa Valley school is hosting a bike rodeo on Monday, June 13, from 8:10 a.m to 2:15 p.m. Safe Moves City will set up a simulated city with streets, bike lanes, sidewalks, traffic lights, cars and railroad tracks for student bicyclists to navigate. The bike rodeo is funded by the Beach Cities Cycling Club. ER
Bay Watch Community Calendar 6-2-22

EVENT Spotlight: Benoit headlines El Camino College 75th Anniversary Jazz pianist and composer David Benoit, a Hermosa Beach native and El Camino College Distinguished Alumnus, headlines the El Camino College 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Concert this Friday, June 3. Benoit will conduct his own composition,“Soul to Seoul, East Meets West: A Time for Hope.” Featured […]
Gender outlaw: Trans bodysurfer Tyler Wilde finds brotherhood with Gillis Beach bodysurfers

by Mark McDermott For those who are most at home in the ocean, other differences disappear. Tyler Wilde has known this most of his life, from the time he was a young girl hellbent on catching waves all through his later, awkward years when people in his life wondered when he’d stop being a tomboy. […]