Posts by Easy Reader Staff
Letters: 10-28-2021
Class of streams Dear ER: Parents are the first teachers. Stream teacher instruction during literature, history, and social science classes (all grades), as was done during the lockdowns (“Critical Race Theory fears lead to attack on Manhattan Beach School Board,” ER Oct. 14, 2021). Invite parents to be included in the discussion of Diversity, Equity…
Read More‘Flip’ Coca turned Lakers fandom into a career
by Will Watson For over 20 years, Phillip “Flip” Coca served as Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss’ personal assistant. Although he retired from the Lakers in 2013, Flip remained close to the Lakers family, and was presented his final Championship Ring in 2020. A 2001 Los Angeles Times article about Buss notes that…
Read MoreAround & About the Peninsula
Mother Earth Awards Grades of Green hosts VERTE 2021 Gala Grades of Green awarded Kathy Kellogg Johnson with their first ever Mother Earth Award, in recognition of her positive environmental impact across the globe as a champion of regenerative agriculture. Kellogg Garden Products, founded by her grandfather, supports hundreds of school gardens across the country.…
Read MoreCars chase MBPD K9 support
Story and photos by Mia Dowdell Six blocks of vintage and custom cars were on display at the 3rd Annual Manhattan Beach Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 26, in downtown Manhattan Beach Because of COVID, the third annual was four years after the show’s founding. The show raises funds for Manhattan Beach Police Canine Foundation,…
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Folks ignoring the law “Too many people in the Pier area are ignoring the law,” Hermosa Beach Police Chief Paul LeBaron told the city council earlier this month. He said alcohol-related behavior has been keeping his officers busy with arrests and citations. LeBaron stressed that increased enforcement in this area will be maintained. He…
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Home height exemption denied A resident’s application for a height limit exemption on a single-family dwelling at 611 Monterey Blvd. has been denied by the Hermosa Beach Planning Commission. The owner, former Hermosa Beach councilman Michael Keegan, wanted to add as much as 4 feet, 9 inches to the existing height limit of 30 feet.…
Read MoreLetters: 10-7-2021
Just say no Dear ER: Last year, the Redondo Beach City Council formed a City Manager Task Force to decide parameters for allowing cannabis retailers in our city. We decided on one license with an option to add one more. Redondo Beach put together a team from the Redondo Police, the Redondo Beach Unified School…
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Skechers helps Haiti Skechers is supporting Haiti earthquake relief efforts with a $1 million donation given to three charitable organizations as Haiti attempts to recover from last month’s earthquake: CORE, Hope For Haiti and World Central Kitchen. “As soon as we heard about the devastation on Saturday, it was clear that Skechers needed to step…
Read MoreManhattan Beach vehicle crimes
Four vehicles were reported stolen in five days, from August 27 to September 1, according to the Manhattan Beach Police Department. The thefts occurred on the 4300 block of Highland, the 1600 block of PCH (in Hermosa, belonging to a Manhattan Beach resident), the 1300 block of Marine Avenue, and the 1300 block of 10th…
Read MorePS I Love You Day at the Beach
Over 200 kids from the Richstone Family Center, Walk with Sally, Boys and Girls Club and other youth programs, along with an equal number of volunteer mentors from the beach community, and another 100 local volunteers, participated in the 20th Annual Day at the Beach, on Saturday, in Manhattan Beach. The day was hosted by…
Read MoreLetters:9-16-2021
Epic Dear ER: Bravo Allen Sanford. (“Redondo BeachLife Festival hopes to rock steady,” ER Sept 9, 2021). BeachLife is the most epic thing to happen in the South Bay in a long time. Stacianne Gabrielli ERNews comment A little less epic, please Dear ER: Hopefully, the new rendition of the Fiesta de las Artes…
Read MoreHermosa Beach Dog licenses due soon
City officials in Hermosa Beach are reminding dog owners that local law requires pets be licensed, with availability starting Sept. 20. Licenses are $22 for spayed or neutered pets, and $93 for non-spayed or non-neutered animals. The city requires ;licenses for dogs four months or older, or within 30 days of receiving their initial rabies…
Read MoreAdrienne’s search
The Woman’s Club of Hermosa Beach’s 15 Annual Adrienne’s Search for Children’s Cancer Cure virtual fundraiser raised $20,000 this year for Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach. Attending the check presentation last week at sponsor Hermosa Cyclery were (left to right) Woman’s Club’s Liz Ramirez, Betsy Rubino, and President Nancy Wloch; Hermosa Cyclery co-owner Steve Collins;…
Read MoreTour de Pier returns to real life
The 9th Annual Tour de Pier on Sunday will return to its former glory, live and in-person with over 1,000 cyclists, a cause and a gaggle of celebrities in town. The event, which takes place at the Manhattan Beach pier, features 240 stationary cyclists raising money for three non-profit cancer organizations: the Hirshberg Foundation for…
Read MoreFDNY firefighter Bobby Senn: ‘The dead guy that God sent home’
Following is a talk given September 13 by FDNY firefighter Bobby Senn at the unveiling of the City of Redondo Beach 9-11 Memorial in 2008 Senn, twice buried alive in the rubble of the World Trade Center, helped the City obtain a 300 pound beam remnant from the World Trade Center for the memorial. …
Read MoreManhattan Beach Fire Captain Tim O’Brien remembers responding to September 11
Editor’s note: Fire Captain and paramedic Tim O’Brien, a 34-year-veteran of the Manhattan Beach Police Department, spoke at the Hermosa Beach September 11 Memorial on September 11, 2019. The following is excerpted from his account of assisting in the 9/11 recovery efforts. Eighteen years ago today, I was working at our Manhattan Station 2. Jeff…
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