Posts by Kevin Cody
Letters to the Editor 6/16/16
Tee off the green Dear ER: Metlox has space that was set aside for valet operations years ago (Manhattan Council to consider golf car fleet,” ER 26, 2016). No current parking spaces would be eliminated. This is an excellent, green solution to our parking problem. The Metlox location would serve as a charging station. Residents…
Read MoreMaria Diaz was Hermosa Beach Woman of the Year and Sister City co-founder
Marie Diaz, the Hermosa Beach Woman of the year in 1992, who with her husband Joe co-founded the Hermosa Beach Sister City program, passed away last Thursday at age 96.
Read MoreRedondo Beach City Council shrinks, passes Legado project
The main event began at 6:23 p.m. on June 14, but the final bell didn’t sound until the early hours of the next morning. At 1:40 a.m., nearly eight hours after its meeting began, the Redondo Beach City Council chose to approve the development of a 115-unit residential apartment, 23,800 commercial square foot mixed-use…
Read MoreArt makes Hermosa Beach a beacon to the punk art world
Hermosa Beach will become a beacon to the punk world, Leadership Hermosa boardmember Jani Lange predicted on the unveiling of artist Daniel Inez utility box tribute to Hermosa’s punk bands.
Read MoreHermosa Beach Fine Arts Festival installs new director
What started in 2002 as the Hermosa Beach Art Walk and is now known as the Hermosa Fine Arts Festival, has developed over the years into one of the most prestigous outdoor art shows in Southern California.
Read MoreBrown, Seth secure top rankings in SB Boardriders contest series
The South Bay Boardriders six-contest surf series ended with soft, clean, two- to three-foot surf at 45th Street in Manhattan Beach on Saturday, June 4. The contest, sponsored by Spyder Surf, established the top point getters for the series.
Read MoreChallenge answered: Angelo Luhrsen wins South Bay Big Wave Challenge + Finalist photos
Angelo Luhrsen and his number one surf bro and fellow big wave charger Connor Beatty could not decide whether to paddle out or not. The Redondo Breakwall was macking. The other Breakwall locals were sitting on the wall, watching. Spectators were gathered on the beach next to the Chart House, drawn by the Thursday, January…
Read MoreSamuel Pak’s ocean abstracts highlight Hermosa Fine Arts Festival
What started in 2002 as the Hermosa Beach Art Walk has developed over the years into a large-scale event, now called the Hermosa Fine Arts Festival. This year’s show is this weekend, Saturday June 11 and Sunday June 12 from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. on the lawn in front of the Hermosa Beach Community Center. The featured featured artist is Dr. Samuel Pak, who was a physician in Houston for seven years before moving to Southern California late 2014.
Read MoreLuhrsen wins South Bay Boardrider Big Wave Challenge at Redondo Breakwall
Angelo Luhrsen and his number one surf bro and fellow big wave charger Connor Beatty could not decide whether to paddle out or not. The Redondo Breakwall was macking. The other Breakwall locals were sitting on the wall, watching. Spectators were gathered on the beach next to the Chart House, drawn by the Thursday, January 7 forecast for the biggest Southern California swell in over a decade.
Read MoreMeasure K cleans up at Redondo Beach polls
For decades, Patterson Elementary School has sat as a shell of its former self. The former school has hosted city and county employees as well as the students of a charter school since its closure in 1981. But with the sweeping passage of Measure K, the site that has twice been declared a surplus…
Read MoreHahn, Napolitano to face off in General Election
Congresswoman Janice Hahn and Steve Napolitano will continue their campaigns for Don Knabe’s Fourth District seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors following the results of the June 7 Primary Election. Hahn, current representative to California’s 44th district and daughter of longtime supervisorial stalwart Kenneth Hahn, took 47.3 percent of the vote.…
Read More‘Fifth Beatle’ of surfing and other untold stories from the Hermosa Beach Film Fest
Henry Ford received a call 52 years ago from surf filmmaker Bruce Brown. Brown wanted Ford to join his fellow Jacobs Surfboards team rider Robert August in making a film about surfing around the world in pursuit of the perfect wave. Ford would need to pay his $1,400 airfare.
Read MoreRoger Clinton arrested in Redondo Beach on suspicion of DUI
Roger Clinton, brother of President Bill Clinton, was arrested in Redondo Beach yesterday on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to the Redondo Beach Police Department, a citizen called police around round 7:20 p.m. on June 5 to report a possible drunk driver headed south on Pacific Coast Highway, and stayed on the…
Read MoreSharpening the Blades: Brian Ortega’s road to UFC 199
Later on, 25-year-old Brian Ortega will look back at his first week of training camp as just another night of sharpening his blades. But three minutes into his fifth and final round of sparring, in his first week of a grueling training camp, the rising mixed martial-arts star is looking worn down. Tall and lanky,…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 6/02/16
School myths Dear ER: I would like to dispel some myths about Hermosa Beach Measure S. First, the Hermosa Beach Community Center (formerly Pier Avenue Junior High) is fully utilized, serving members of our community, young and old. It is not for sale. The city cannot sell the Community Center to the school district for…
Read MoreRedondo & Manhattan Beach officers honored for duty at Medal of Valor ceremony
David Poirier has spent the past 20 years of his life working in and around the water, aiding boaters and swimmers and saving lives as both a lifeguard and a harbor patrol officer. But last May, he endured the most difficult rescue of his career, in a late-night challenge against a man who didn’t…
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