2024 Year in Review: Redondo Beach Homeless, police, fire housed, State housing plan blocked
City reaches “Functional Zero” homelessness “Functional Zero” means, for a given area, the number of homeless people placed in housing (interim or permanent) is higher than the number who become homeless in a six-month period. The South Bay Cities Council of Governments deemed that Redondo Beach reached the mark in 2024. It is the first […]
All Ball Sports: 2024 Top Sports Stories
by Paul Teetor Overview: It’s been an incredible year for Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers, and they are still – justifiably – celebrating their World Series win six weeks after the last Yankee struck out. For nearly everyone else in the LA sports scene, not so much. We lost two all-time greats of the hardwood […]
Baywatch Community Calendar 12-26-24
Spotlight: Menorah Lightings all over the Beach Cities: El Segundo, Hermosa, Redondo, and Manhattan Beach Sunday, December 29 Giant Chanukah Celebration, Hermosa Pier The Jewish Community Center’s largest annual Chanukah Celebration in town features entertainment, activities, and the lighting of the Giant Menorah. Gifts for the children. Hot Latkes & Donuts. Holiday crafts, music, live […]
2024 Year in Review: A community in agreement and a changing of the guard
by Mark McDermott On the surface, 2024 was a relatively quiet year in Manhattan Beach. Even town politics were unusually pacific. This was particularly surprising because the lack of drama came in an otherwise loud election year. A few years ago, divisiveness was the word local leaders were using to decry what appeared to be […]