Inflatable likeness of Rapper Kid Cudi towed off beaches from Long Beach to Marina Del Rey
Redondo Avenues, December 2023 by Tom Kampas
The Avenues during the December swell, as seen by photographer Tom Kampas.
El Porto surfers take on December 2023 Swell. Photos by Dave Weldon
Dave Weldon usually photographs objects in space. In December he focused on El Porto surfers.
Hermosa Beach 2023: ‘A’ Option BIDS ADU to RHNA of alphabet LVR soup
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach housing laws, in 2023, were put through a blender of State mandated legislation, whose alphabet soup of acronyms, and ambitions rival those of the New Deal, where the term alphabet soup was introduced. Whether chopped liver, or liver pate will be the result will depend on the public/private partnerships Hermosa’s […]
Hermosa Beach PD 2023: Something old, something new for Hermosa blue ‘force multipliers’
by Kevin Cody Twice last April, Hermosa Beach police deployed drones to find a lost child. A missing grandchild was found at the ocean’s edge. A special needs child was found on the Greenbelt. “If the community sees our drones flying overhead, it doesn’t necessarily mean a crime is in progress,” Chief Paul Lebaron said […]
Mira Costa High hoopsters triumph over Palos Verdes in Bay League opener
by Paul Teetor Preston “Master P” Ezewiro grabbed a pin-point pass that found him at the low post, wheeled around two Palos Verdes defenders, and threw down a monstrous dunk. The home crowd roared its approval as if to say, finally, this is what we came for. Thirty seconds later he snagged another clever pass […]
Dodgers’ Ohtani, Kings’ Doughty and Brown get the mural treatment in Hermosa Beach
by Kevin Cody Gustavo Zermeno Jr. was rushing to complete his mural of Dodgers Shohei Ohtani, and Kings Drew Doughty, and Dustin Brown Tuesday afternoon before the rain came. But it wasn’t easy because every few minutes passersby would stop him for selfies, which the affable artist never said no to. Zermeno had been working […]
Hermosa Beach Council sets fees for market-priced residential development in commercial districts
by Kevin Cody Pier Avenue, from Monterey Boulevard to Valley Drive, will be lined with market rate and moderate to low income homes and apartments if a program approved by the Hermosa Beach City Council at its Tuesday, December 12 meeting is successful. The program, known as Land Value Recapture, involves rezoning upper Pier Avenue, […]
Santas stroll Strand for Mychal’s Learning Place
The Guinness World Record for the largest number of Santa Clauses in one place was set in 2014 when 18,112 Santas gathered in Thrissur, India to raise funds for the poor. A smaller, but still startling number of Santas gathered on the Hermosa Pier Plaza on Saturday, December 9 for the Fifth Annual California Great […]
$100 million Hermosa Beach civic center could save city money, consultant tells council [UPDATED]
by Kevin Cody A proposed $100 million Hermosa Beach Civic Center, potentially financed by the sale, or lease of city-owned property, staff reductions, and bonds, received a positive reception from the city council during a three-hour city facilities meeting Wednesday evening, November 29. “I believe in investing in our community, like our predecessors did,” Mayor […]
Sheriffs identify man found dead in ocean in Hermosa Beach
by Liz Mullen A man found dead in the ocean at 22nd Street in Hermosa Beach early Friday morning has been identified as Ryan A. Martin, a 42-year-old white male, who may have been a transient who frequented the South Bay area, according to Lt. Mike Gomez, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. […]
Man pulled from water in Hermosa Beach had wounds in the head
by Kevin Cody A dead man with wounds in his head was pulled from the ocean at 22nd Street in Hermosa Beach shortly after sunrise Friday morning, November 24. “During an initial assessment of the body, it appeared that the male may have received a significant injury from a gunshot,” Hermosa Police said in a […]
Rock for Tots packs Hermosa Pier Plaza
Photos by Ken Pagliaro (KenPagliaro.com) The 18th Annual Rock for Tots raised over $6,000 and 10 barrels of toys while packing the Hermosa Beach Pier Plaza Saturday night, November 18. The annual concert is organized by the Jeremy Buck Band, with support from dozens of local musicians. This year’s concert was dedicated to the memory […]
Hermosa Engine No. 10 brings the Clauses to Hermosa for Holiday Tree Lighting
A weekend of holiday music, workshops, store sales, and carnival rides in downtown Hermosa Beach culminated Sunday evening with Santa and Ms. Clause arriving aboard Los Angeles Fire Department Engine No. 10 for the annual Pier Plaza holiday tree lighting ceremony. Saturday evening, the annual Jeremy Buck Band Rock For Tots concert raised over $6,000, […]
Rain can’t extinguish Manhattan Beach Holiday Lighting Tree Ceremony
Despite early evening rain, crowds filled downtown Manhattan Beach for its annual Holiday Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration on Wednesday, November 16. After children at Metlox Plaza told Santa their holiday wishes, the gathering of an estimated 1,000 people walked in the rain down to the pier to listen to the Manhattan Beach Middle School, and […]
Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo Beach Cities Toy Drive begins 31st year
Beach Cities Toy Drive organizers and Manhattan Beach firefighters gathered Saturday at the Manhattan Beach firestation to launch the local toy drive’s 31st year. Unwrapped toys may be dropped off at the Hermosa and Manhattan Beach fire departments. Toys will also be collected Saturday evening, November 18 on Pier Plaza prior to the Jeremy Buck […]