Posts by Kevin Cody
Letters 1/14/16
Smoke cleared Dear ER: I would like to thank the Redondo Beach Fire Department. The other night, at 1:30 a.m., I woke up upstairs and smelled smoke. As I proceeded downstairs, the lower level was thick with smoke. I frantically ran around looking to see where the was coming from, to no avail. I went…
Read MoreTorrance Airport’s Merlyn “Sy” Symons passes away
by Ed Solt Merlyn “Sy” Symons arrived in the South Bay following his service in WWII in order to go to work for Douglas Aircraft in El Segundo. He spent the rest of his life immersed in the two cultures that would define the South Bay, aviation and surf culture. Symons died on December 28.…
Read MoreFast and fun waves at Burnout, Torrance photos by McMahon
Photographer Peter McMahon offers a reminder from last December of days when Burnout is just a fun fast wave.
Read MoreEl Nino 2016 delivers for Hammerland, El Segundo surfers and photog McConnell
Photographer Gus McConnell caught up with Hammerland’s regular crew, including Tyler Hatikian, Matt Pagan and Tom Seth, plus young new challengers Noah Collins and “Chewy” Chernega when El Nino delivered it’s first swell to the South Bay on January 6.
Read MoreBoat sinks in King Harbor Marina, refloated by LA County Lifeguards
Rolling Hills resident John Balk had stopped in at the King Harbor Marina office to get his dock key remagnetized Saturday morning when office coordinator Staci Gabrielli offered him her condolences.
“I’m so sorry about your boat,” she said. “What’s wrong with my boat?” Bald asked. “It sunk,” Gabrielli said.
Redondo Union High School counter-protest “drowns” Westboro Baptist Church
They arrived two minutes late, left two minutes early and in the interim, as one person said, the Westboro Baptist Church was “drowned out by love.” Citizens of Redondo Beach, and from around the South Bay, turned out en masse to support the students of Redondo Union High School in a counter-protest against a church…
Read MoreEl Nino 2016 swell at Torrance Burnout, El Segundo Jetty photos
Photographer Brad Jacobson met the first solid swell of 2016 at Torrance Beach’s Burnout, the moved north to the El Segundo. At Burnout he caught newly emerging South Bay chargers Conor Beatty and Angel Luhrsen. At Hammerland, he caught another new charger Noah Collins, as well as old guard surfers Tyler Hatzikian, Chris Wells, John Gillmore, Matt Mohagen, Matt Pagan and Damien Fahrenfort.
Read MoreEl Nino 2016 at the Redondo Breakwater photos by Balzer
Photographer Mike Balzer stationed himself at the Redondo Breakwater when the first solid swell of El Nino 2016 lit up Southern California Beaches on January 6 and 7. Balzer is president of the South Bay Boardriders Association, which sponsors the South Bay Big Wave Challenge. The contest honors surfers who ride the biggest South Bay waves of the the winter. For more information about the contest visit SouthBayBoardriders.com
Read MoreEl Niño Swell No. 1 hits South Bay beaches
The “Godzilla” of El Ninos showed promise of living up to its hype by delivering 20-foot-plus waves to South Bay beaches in just the first week of the new year.
Read MoreRebuilding Christmas: When a fire devastated a local family, Redondo stepped in
Two nights before Christmas, the lives of the Crawford family — Will, Marilyn and Matthew — were turned upside down. The three were walking back from Buca di Beppo, having just enjoyed a dinner with extended family, when they heard sirens coming from their neighborhood. Chris Voisey was at a gathering with his friends a…
Read MoreRedondo Beach to City to update low-emission vehicle pool rules
The Redondo Beach City Council Tuesday discussed an update to its vehicle fleet services guide, allowing city staff to expand its purchasing options with regards to low- and zero-emission vehicles as part of the city’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The request was made by council at the city’s Oct. 14 Strategic Planning session,…
Read MoreRedondo Breakwater surfers rescue fellow surfer after fall on rocks
Longtime Redondo Breakwater surfer Doug “Doc” Scheller was rescued by fellow Breakwater veterans Thursday morning after he fell into a crevice while attempting to jump off the rocks in 15- to 20-foot surf.
Read MoreRedondo Beach councilman Sammarco applauds new public safety plans
Redondo Beach District 4 councilman Steve Sammarco took a moment early in Tuesday’s City Council meeting to clarify remarks he made at last month’s Dec. 15 meeting. “My comments weren’t as an outsider, they were as a team member; I take full responsibility for any inadequacies in our public safety, and we’re going to…
Read MoreAbout Town in Redondo Beach: Community drills down on Waterfront Draft EIR
Final Waterfront Draft EIR Public Forum Members of the public wishing to offer comment on the Redondo Waterfront Draft Environmental Impact Report have one more opportunity to do so before the city and their peers this Saturday, Jan. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 300 N. Harbor Dr. This…
Read MoreLetters 1/07/16
Light in the Shade Dear ER: So people opposed to the Redondo Shade Hotel are in favor of keeping the property looking like a dump forever (“Lease default puts Shade Hotel, City of Redondo Beach at odds?”). I couldn’t be more excited for the Shade to open. Thumbs down to the City of Redondo, thumbs…
Read MoreHogan remembered as Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race founder
Former Los Angeles County Lifeguard Bob Hogan was remembered a waterman, artist, boat builder and founder of the Catalina Classic Paddleboard race during a memorial paddleout on Saturday at the Manhattan Beach pier.
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