by Mark McDermottIn 1995, Bill Clinton was in his first term as president, the internet was new, iPhones didn’t yet exist, and Manhattan Beach, along with the rest of Southern California, was still rattled from the previous year’s magnitude 6.7 earthquake. In June of that year, down on Rosecrans Avenue, a fledgling but growing young organization called the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation held its first signature event. It was called the Manhattan Wine Auction, and its intent was to






