by Laura Garber
The Hermosa Beach City Council voted 4 to 1 to write a letter to the Los Angeles County Metro Board opposing the Metro C Line light rail extension being built along the railroad right-of-way (ROW) that runs through North Redondo Beach and Lawndale. Instead, the Council’s letter will advocate the proposed line extension run along the Hawthorne Boulevard center divider in Torrance.
Councilmember Michael Detoy cast the dissenting vote, without comment, at the Tue
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Judy Rae
February 18, 2026
5 Responses
Thank you Hermosa Beach!!
Thank you doesn’t suffice… grateful you listened and put this matter into prospective for others to understand and, by helping your sister cities and South Bay residents.
Ruby
Isn’t it suspicious that a group calling themselves the “South Bay Environmental Justice Alliance” is trying to stop zero emission electric trains? It does sound suspicious and it is. This group exists ONLY to stop just the electric trains on Metro’s Right of Way. It’s only a few months old and they seem to have the resources to get a professional video, slick website with drone footage and sponsored press releases with the same guy getting quoted on all the articles. The only issue it advocates is stopping the zero emission trains BUT keeping the existing heavy rail traffic the way it is. Is this a rail/petroleum sponsored dark-money play posing as “Environmental Justice?”. Hmmm. It’s about as “Astroturf” as it gets. Self-proclaimed “Environmentalists” trying to stop zero emission trains to Torrance? It is suspicious as heck.
I don’t see it as any more suspicious than a group that calls itself “South Bay Forward” which suspiciously popped up a year or two ago and literally gets paid by Metro to promote this project and parrots all Metro’s messaging. They claim to represent the entire South Bay but it’s just the same 5 people who give comments at public meetings and get quoted in articles…. All with verbatim speeches that come straight from Metro talking points. It is suspicious as heck. Thankfully multiple city governments in the South Bay (Hawthorne, Lawndale, Redondo Beach and now Hermosa Beach) are smart enough to see past this and have voted to oppose the ROW option and support Hawthorne Blvd.
Not suspicious at all that people who are employed like public transit. Many people with jobs would like to take the train, and many NIMBYs who bought their house next to a right of way are upset.