City of Redondo Honors Police/Fire Chief Kauffman
City honors retired Chief Kauffman Former Redondo Beach police chief and interim fire chief Keith Kauffman was saluted Tuesday night by the city as he officially retires from his year-and-a-half post with the fire department. He retired as police chief in February after seven years, then led an assessment of the fire department. Those recommendations […]
LA County District Attorney George Gascon acquits city of Brown Act complaints
by Garth Meyer Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has exonerated the City of Redondo Beach from complaints that it violated the Brown Act in two instances this summer, though telling the city it violated the “spirit” of the public meetings law. In a letter dated Sept. 8, Gascon referred to meetings which included […]
Conditions cooperate for Dive N’ Surf Mobster Lobster
Over 200 divers participated in the 42nd Annual Dive N’ Surf Lobster Mobster contest, held on Saturday, the opening day of lobster season. Dive N’ Surf dive manager Alex Stys said the water was warm, conditions glassy, and lobster plentiful. Dakota Blakely, 25, of Long Beach, won the biggest lobster title with a 9.4 pounder […]
Ronald “Ron” Pizer was long time Hermosa Planning commissioner, rebel
Ronald “Ron” Myer Pizer served on the Hermosa Beach Planning Commission for almost 20 years, and was a founding member of the Hermosa Beach Fine Arts Group. In his characteristically frank way, he also campaigned for city council in 2002, on the promise to raise taxes. “We have ignored our infrastructure for too long, he […]
These 6 Under-Used Resume Lines Can Get You a Top Physician Job
Physician positions are one of the most profitable, satisfying, and demanded jobs in the United States right now. The level of satisfaction physicians typically experience in their job has made the job the envy of the medical profession. To get hired at your dream job, however, you need to craft a stellar, unique resume to […]
Speaker Series brings home Misty Copeland
South Bay native Misty Copeland, the first African American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, opens the upcoming Distinguished Speakers series season on Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Copeland trained in San Pedro before joining the American Ballet Theater. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the country’s best-known popularizer of science, […]
ELECTION 2022 – Council candidates discuss public safety, divisiveness
by Mark McDermott The seven candidates vying for two seats on the Manhattan Beach City Council met at the election’s first forum last week, and staked out positions on issues ranging from how to improve public safety to the political divisiveness some believe is growing within the community. More pronouncedly, the candidates laid claim to […]