Ben Allen’s tough on plastics, and clear on political transparency 

State senator honored for stance on environment, campaign finance by Robb Fulcher Democrat Ben Allen is leaning on his record of major environmental legislation, government transparency, and attention to his constituents’ needs in his bid for a third term representing the 26th State Senatorial District. The district of nearly one million constituents stretches along the […]

DEVELOPMENT – Manhattan Beach City Council rejects Project Verandas in 3-2 vote

by Mark McDermott Project Verandas, the 79-unit residential development proposed along Rosecrans Avenue in El Porto, was rejected by the City Council in a 3-2 vote Tuesday night.  Mayor Steve Napolitano cast the deciding vote. Napolitano had remained silent on the issue since the Council began deliberating, in August, on the five appeals to the […]