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“Dimanche” at the Broad Stage pleases and provokes by Bondo Wyszpolski I received an extra graduate degree at UCLA simply by attending dozens and dozens of theatrical and musical performances in Royce Hall, Schoenberg Hall, and the Freud Playhouse. Most of these took place a very long time ago but I was thinking of them […]
2023 SWOF – Breakout winter, big waves, big rains team up
by Rick Dickert Not since the 1988 storm surf that blew holes in the Redondo Beach Breakwall, and blew out windows in the Portofino Hotel has the South Bay seen surf as large as this past winter’s. The fact that the 2022-23 winter also experienced a record amount of rain is not a coincidence. The […]
PUBLIC SAFETY – Property crimes have increased in Manhattan Beach
by Mark McDermott Crime data recently released by the Manhattan Beach Police Department shows an increase in property crimes, both over the last year and over a five-year average. MBPD Chief Rachel Johnson said a key takeaway from the data is that violent crimes have not increased. “Violent crime has largely remained flat, year over […]
LITIGATION – Court orders City to pay legal fees in short-term rental case
by Mark McDermott A Superior Court judge has ordered the City of Manhattan Beach to pay the attorney fees for a resident who successfully challenged the legality of its short-term rental ban. Judge Mitchell Beckloff ordered the City to pay resident Darby Keen $146,124 in attorneys fees. The fees were incurred during the City’s appeal […]