Hermosa residents vocal, council mum on Hermosa Beach City Manager’s job performance
by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach City Council sat poker-faced during Monday night’s special council meeting while listening to interim City Attorney Todd Leishman deliver his closed session report. The report followed an hour long closed session, which was a continuation of a two hour long closed session at the Council’s April 22 meeting. The […]
Amarillas was 2000 Hermosa Woman of the Year, Kiwanian
Low profile, high performer, Hermosa Beach community activist Yvonne Amarillas passed away on Monday, April 21 due to complications from cancer, at age 77. Amarillas was born in Scheveningen, a popular seaside resort in the Netherlands. She moved to Hermosa Beach in the 1970s, where she met her future husband Paul Amarillas. The couple married […]
On Local Government: Too much of a good thing
by Bob Pinzler Over the last few months, the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) has focused on obtaining approval of a floor area ratio (FAR) of 1.25 on its property on Prospect in Redondo Beach. This would enable it to build to a density level more than half again as much as already exists there. […]
BeachLife Locals Reunion 2025
Photos by Chris Miller (chrismillerimages.com)
All Ball Sports: Lakers blame game; Clippers collapse
by Paul Teetor Well, that didn’t take long. On Wednesday night the Minnesota Timberwolves put the Lakers out of their self-induced misery, pounding in the final nail of a 4-1 near sweep of the best-of-seven first round series. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth throughout LA, and indeed across the sporting world. To […]
Letters to the Editor 5-8-25
Dial HB Dear ER: Thank you to the City of Hermosa Beach for providing the Dial-a-Text service for our seniors. This service is a blessing and is administered very well. Please even consider expending the areas to which the services apply. My elderly father would welcome not having to wait quite so long for pick-up […]