Posts by Kevin Cody
AES to suspend new power plant pursuit, puts land on market
The City of Redondo Beach and AES have reached an agreement to search for non-industrial uses for the city’s long-standing, long-contested, 50-acre power plant property,
Read MoreTom Brookes was original Hermosa Beach Double Deuce Dangler
A celebration of Tom Brookes life is scheduled for Friday, November 20 at 11 a.m. in front of the Tim Kelly Lifeguard Memorial Statue at the Hermosa Beach Pier. Brookes served as best man at Kelly’s wedding. A paddle out and burial at sea is planned for the following morning at 22nd Street in Hermosa Beach.
Read MoreDirecting the Third Place
Katherine Gould knows her libraries like the back of her hand, from funding figures to upcoming events to remodeling concerns. But in the hour that we spoke, only one question stumped her. “Where do I think the most beautiful part of the library is? Oh…oh, I don’t know,” she said, falling silent for nearly ten…
Read MoreHalloween costumes span scary spectrum
Brothers Anthony and Ryder Marin covered the two extremes of Halloween with the costumes they wore to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Halloween parade on Friday.
Read MoreLetters 10/29/15
H, yes Dear ER: Voting yes on Hermosa Beach Measure H will generate much needed revenue for our City without taxing residents or harming local businesses. A Transient Occupancy Tax – also known as a “TOT” or “Hotel Bed Tax” — is a fee on guests who stay overnight in our hotels. This charge is…
Read MoreMixed feelings on development in Redondo Beach
City planners laud mixed-use projects as a way to more affordable, vibrant neighborhoods. Critics call it another form of overdevelopment. Andy and Arinna Shelby love where they live. The couple, who moved into Andy’s South Redondo townhouse at the 1800 S. Pacific Coast Highway six years ago, can’t imagine a better place in all the…
Read MoreProposed South Bay Galleria design includes housing, hotel
Public comments are currently being taken regarding the environmental impacts of a potential project at the South Bay Galleria, 1815 Hawthorne Blvd., that hopes to redesign and renovate the regional mall that many, including local officials, believe needs a rejuvenation. A notice of preparation was issued at the beginning of the month, indicating that the…
Read MoreRedondo Union students plan to cut beach trash
Five-hundred and five tons of trash were pulled from the state’s beaches on the last California Coastal Cleanup Day on September 19. A group of students from Redondo Union High School intend to do their part to not just clean up the mess, but to keep it from reaching the waters of the Pacific…
Read MoreIsrael’s Black Knight of Hope, former commando, prime minister Ehud Barak on terrorism
“We need to understand that the terrorist war cannot be won in a few months. It is a war of generations.” — Ehud Barak
Read MoreParsons Project for Kids, tribute to former Redondo Beach councilman, opens
As she stood among the Leadership Redondo Class of 2014, lead artist Erika Snow Robinson was, as she later put it, totally stoked. “I can’t wait to cut this thing down!” she exclaimed to the crowd of more than a hundred Redondo Beach citizens in attendance for the October 17 ribbon-cutting reveal of Parson’s Project…
Read MoreLetters 10/22/15
Thanks for the memories, Manhattan Dear ER: I am sad to say the “small town feeling” in Manhattan Beach has long gone. It’s much too late to think about bringing it back. It should have been addressed 10 or 12 years ago. Here is what we have now: lots of wine flowing, expensive restaurants, huge…
Read MoreRedondo Beach City Council leaves mixed-use moratorium on the table
The Redondo Beach City Council refrained from instituting a 45-day moratorium on mixed-use developments, choosing instead to consider changes and updates to the city’s mixed-use zoning regulations. The council also made very clear that it is keeping the moratorium in its hip pocket, should it become necessary to control developments that they, and their citizens,…
Read MoreKeith Kauffman, New Redondo Police Chief, introduced
New Redondo Beach Police Department Chief Keith Kauffman took his oath of office and received his badge before a packed room at the October 20 Redondo Beach City Council meeting. He also got his first mistake out of the way early in a speech giving his thanks for the immense show of support given to…
Read MoreGretsky made most of Hermosa Beach lifestyle
“He was a math professor who surfed, played volleyball, was a second degree black belt and wrote about jazz for Easy Reader. He called us his degenerate friends and we called him Dr. Demento.” — Pete Bowman remembering Neil Gretsky
Read MoreFresh Brothers, Peetzes recognized at Best of Manhattan
The Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Best of Manhattan Awards on Oct. 8 recognized Fresh Brothers and the Peetzes.
Read MoreFather son team wins Jimmy Miller Fiesta
Father and son duos Matt and Keiran Walls and Chris and Shane Mosley, along with ringer Ben Ruby out-endured 31 other teams to claim first place in the Jimmy Miller Surf Fiesta.
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