Manhattan Beach prepares its own Cannabis initiative for November 8 Ballot
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council, grappling with a cannabis industry initiative that would override the City’s ban on commercial cannabis sales, Tuesday night agreed on the outlines of an alternative initiative that would regulate where cannabis shops may be located, and heavily tax their products. The City’s ballot measure creates 1,000-foot buffer […]
Spotlight on service – 9th Annual Rotary South Bay Beer and Wine Festival
All VIP, all the time, was a new addition to this year’s highly anticipated Beer & Wine Festival on May 22nd at Ernie Howlett Park. The event had a dual objective, to raise funds for the Rotary, and to deliver the biggest kickoff to summer 2022. And it did with over 600 guests dancing to […]
EDUCATION Local students win Odyssey of the Mind
Three teams from the Manhattan Beach Unified School District triumphed in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, an international problem-solving competition held in Ames, Iowa, in late May. Pacific Elementary’s team placed first in their problem division, Manhattan Beach Middle School third in their division, and Mira Costa High School first in theirs. Pacific […]
Bill Brand the fighter
He has spent 20 years fighting for the Redondo waterfront. Now Mayor Bill Brand is taking a break to turn his attention to his fight against cancer by Mark McDermott Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand was flying high. It was June 5, 2019. He was on a flight to Mexico, en route, a day early, […]
About Town: city passes budget, new deputy prosecutor starts, firehouse band debuts
City passes budget; holds off on pool, pickleball The city council passed a $101 million budget late Tuesday night, leaving $3 million for reserves. Funded items included $4 million for work at the Pier – including parking structure repair, ADA bathrooms in part of the old arcade space, paving and painting on the International Boardwalk […]