Posts by Kevin Cody
Letters to the Editor
K for cash, convenience Dear ER: Redondo Beach Measure K will allow the former Redondo school site at Knob Hill and Pacific Coast Highway, still owned by the school site to be rezoned and leased to Kensington. They plan to build an assisted living facility to provides care for seniors with Alzheimer’s and other types…
Read MoreRedondo Beach Unified School District testing interrupted by Frontier internet outage
More than 5,000 Redondo Beach Unified School District students had state-mandated standardized testing disrupted when their internet connection, provided by Frontier Communications, failed on Thursday. “Email and internet access is very important to us, and high-stakes assessments are very important to us, and they’ve compromised the integrity of our instructional programs,” said District Superintendent…
Read MoreMeasure K is the key for Kensington project
For more than 30 years, the site of the former Patterson Elementary School, 320 Knob Hill Road, has been in search of an identity. After shutting its doors in 1981 due to declining enrollment, the site has twice been named surplus property by the Redondo Beach Unified School District, once in 1983 and again in…
Read MoreHeritage Pointe rep admits ‘stubbing toes’ in repairs
The Redondo Beach Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday night addressed concerns over Heritage Pointe Senior Apartments, the recently-embattled complex that occupies district-owned land. R.J. Miller, a representative for the Foundation for Affordable Housing, Heritage Pointe’s owner and the lessee of the District’s land, was in attendance to issue a report to…
Read MoreDining decks gateway to pedestrian-friendly Riviera Village
Located in the heart of Riviera Village, Rebel Republic Social House launched with a soft opening on April 23, seeking to bring in the 21- to 25-year-old crowd often found in the bars and restaurants of nearby Hermosa Beach. But the Village’s newest restaurant might signal an even greater change to the popular South Redondo…
Read MoreRedondo Beach Fun Factory, CenterCal in lease negotiations
The lease for the Redondo Fun Factory is on the market, and according to the agent managing discussions, Redondo Waterfront developer CenterCal Properties has made an offer he’s confident will lead to a deal. A deal between Fun Factory owner Steve Shoemaker and CenterCal would settle the largest piece in the puzzle for the Redondo…
Read MoreSophisticated Snoop Tour features revival and modernist designs
Five exceptional homes, ranging in style from Santa Barbara Revival to California Cool are featured on the 43rd Annual American Martyrs Sophisticated Snoop 2016 Home Tour. The tour benefits American Martyrs School and will be held next Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 13, 14 and 15.
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 5/5/16
Oil in the wounds Dear ER: Hermosa Beach is a wealthy community relatively speaking, and thus the arguments for the Proposition S school bond measure are not only correct, but are financially acceptable. What is perturbing however is the cognitive dissonance on display in our community. On successive pages of Easy Reader we have the…
Read MoreWind swell, sandbars challenge Dive N’ Surf/SB Boardriders contestants in Manhattan Beach
Nearly 300 surfers tackled big, bumpy wind swells and inside sandbars that set up slab-like sections on the reforms during the Dive N’ Surf South Bay Boardriders contest at 45th Street in Manhattan Beach. Photographer Steve Gaffney’s photos shows the results.
Read MoreGroms rise to challenge in challenging surf at Dive N’ Surf SB Boardriders contest
In conditions that that even most experienced surfers would pass on, nearly 100 groms (ages 5 to 12) competed in the Dive N’ Surf South Bay Boardriders surf contest at 45th Street in Manhattan Beach. Judging from the expressions on their faces, the groms were fearless and had a blast.
Read MoreLA County Lifeguard Cunningham led fight to open beaches
Jerry Cunningham was a Los Angeles County lifeguard for 38 years, an alternate on the 1952 U.S. Olympic water polo team, a world champion body surfer in his age group at 65 and competed in the Two-Mile Dwight Crum Pier to Pier Swim from the age of 40 until he turned 76 in 2005. A lifeguard memorial service in Cunningham’s honor will be held Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m. at Torrance Beach.
Read MoreSenior apartment residents ask Redondo Beach school board to intercede regarding Heritage Pointe living conditions
Led by City Councilmember Steve Sammarco, seven residents of the Heritage Pointe Senior Apartments took to the podium at a meeting Redondo Beach School Board, voicing their displeasure for the complex which sits on District-owned land. The site of the apartment complex, at 1801 Aviation Way, has been leased by the district to the…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 4/28/16
Make up class Dear ER: In my role as Superintendent of Hermosa Beach Schools, it is my responsibility to ensure that residents have current information regarding the facilities initiative, Measure S, which is being placed before the voters on June 7. Information regarding Measure S can be found at hbcsd.org. Our schools are overcrowded, out…
Read MoreSpirit of Wellness honorees find ‘sanctuary’ at BCHD gym
Every day, Dash Michaels counts his blessings. At least five days each week, Michaels, 60, heads to the Beach Cities Health District’s Center for Health and Fitness. There, he goes and visits his friends – trainers, staff, people he’s worked out with for years. “I’ll walk in at the end of my day – I might…
Read MoreWind-felled trees cost RBUSD thousands
The Redondo Beach Unified School Board voted unanimously to approve $100,000 in emergency funding to remove more than a dozen trees on the campuses of Franklin Elementary and Parras Middle schools, following incidents caused by strong, tree-felling winds. However, in balking at the high price tag invoiced by their tree-cutting vendor, board members created…
Read MoreDescendents perform first Hermosa concert in two decades
The Blue Ribbons have been flowing with a Stoli or two on the rocks thrown in. Anticipation fills the air. People are wearing local surf shop T-shirts and hats along with those of Black Flag, Pennywise and of course Descendents.
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