Seawright-Quigley a true Daughter of Hermosa Beach
Roberta Hesketh Seawright Quigley was born in Hermosa Beach to Robert and Dorothy Heskethon January 23, 1939 and passed away Feb. 10. She enjoyed supporting Hermosa Beach events, such as the Art Festival at the pier, and Hermosa Beach Historical Society gatherings. Summer was her favorite season, the beach her favorite place, and yellow her […]
Letter to the Editor: 3-11-2021
Refresher course Dear ER: In the 1980s, Hermosa Beach schools had an enrollment crisis, similar to today’s declining enrollment (“Hermosa cuts six teachers, including sole physical education teacher,” ER Mar 4, 2021). The answer was to get rid of the district and be absorbed, as the stepchild, into the Manhattan School District. Aviation High School […]
SBCCG honored for fiber network
The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) has received a 2020 Crown Communities Award for its South Bay Fiber Network (SBFN), a dedicated fiber-optic network connecting the South Bay region’s city halls and other local and regional public agencies with high-speed, low-cost broadband connectivity. Each year, the news site American City & County presents […]
SURF LEGEND: Scott Anderson was low profile, world renowned board shaper
by Eddie Solt Much like the diverse city Scott Anderson resided in, the surfboards he built encompassed an entire spectrum of shapes and designs. He made boards for everybody. The iconic, LA-born shaper, who opened shop in Hermosa Beach five years ago, died last month after an extended battle with cancer. He was 57. Revered […]
Mustangs, Sea Hawks cross country returns to competition
Photos by Ray Vidal Mira Costa cross country runners, led by Cormac Carew and Dalia Frias, took the top three places in both the mens and women’s 3-mile varsity race on Saturday during a dual cross country against Redondo Union High, at Redondo. Over 100 runners participated, despite spectators not being allowed on campus, where […]
Art Box Academy offers home art instruction
by Teresa Miller With the start of the pandemic distance learning, Lauren Dennis-Perelmuter recognized a need for art lessons. Distance learning caused schools to scale back art classes, despite studies showing art improves math skills, vocabulary, fine motor skills and critical thinking. And creating art brings joy. To bring art lessons to distance learning, Dennis-Perelmuter […]
Long term Redondo Beach City Attorney faces challenger
City Attorney Webb proud of four terms by Dan Blackburn This will be his last campaign, Redondo Beach’s long-time Redondo Beach City Attorney Mike Webb said. He is seeking his fifth four-year term and facing opposition for the first time in nearly a decade. Webb was first elected in 2012 and in 2017 was forced […]
Coach Perkinson, Costa soccer move on to State with CIF title
In a dominant win on Saturday, Mira Costa High School’s girl’s soccer team took home the CIF Division 2 championship. The victory was especially rewarding for coach Patty Perkinson, who had led her team to four CIF title games over her 30-year coaching career, without a victory. The Mustangs beat Oak Hills 5-1 in the […]
On local government – Council should appeal plan for 791 new Manhattan homes
by Mark Burton The City of Manhattan Beach could be required to build an additional 791 housing units by 2029 under the Southern California Association of Government’s (SCAG) draft Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). How do you go from a previous housing goal of 38 to 791? Yes, in a city that was fully built […]
ES crafts – El Segundo Brewing
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On Local Government – Health District 3.0 a no go
The Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) is desperately trying to convince residents that a “Silver Tsunami” is going to inundate the Beach Cities and leave senior citizens with no place to go if they wish to leave their homes for assisted living communities. But, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), only 29 […]
On Manhattan Government 1-23-2020
Home grown promotions by Mark Burton In any organization that has a great culture of dedicated service, promoting from within the organization is preferred. Promoting from within preserves, protects and enhances the culture. That’s why the promotion of Bruce Moe from Manhattan Beach finance director to city manager was a great decision by the prior […]
On Local Government – Phone breadcrumb trail is no fairy tale
The New York Times recently published a fascinating, interactive piece showing how others can use your cell phone as a tracking device. This tracking was not done by the government, nor was a search warrant required. All the Times needed was to obtain this data from a location data company, which received the information legally. […]
Floating Above Traffic in a FLOAT air shuttle
A new, monthly commuter subscription service offers flights into the Hawthorne and Torrance airports for not much more than a monthly car payment
On Local Government By Bob Pinzler
Dissing an accidental mayor Californians are presented with an array of types of mayors in our cities. In most big cities, they are elected separately from their City Councils and act administratively. They are the leaders of the executive. Usually, they have veto power. In some cities, they are elected separately, but are part of […]
SandBox 12-5-19
SB ‘Community Factor’ at work