Hermosa Beach, the ‘Williamsport’ of junior beach volleyball, struggles with scheduling
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach in July is to youth beach volleyball what Williamsport, Pennsylvania, is to Little League baseball in September, Denny Lennon observed in an interview this week. Lennon is the AAU National Beach Volleyball Director. Each July, for the past three decades, Lennon has run AAU Girls and Boys Junior National Beach […]
Hermosa Beach aims to kickstart affordable housing with double barreled Land Value Recapture [UPDATED]
by Kevin Cody Land Value Recapture (LVR) was endorsed by the Hermosa Beach City Council at its Tuesday, October 10 meeting, as a means to encourage commercial property owners to build affordable housing. As explained in a report to the council by Community Development Director Carrie Tai, Hermosa’s LVR will involve rezoning approximately 74 non […]
Manhattan Beach Pier lights up in blue and white in solidarity with Israel
by Kevin Cody On Wednesday, October 11, at sunset, for the second time in less than a week, the lights that line the Manhattan Beach pier glowed blue and white. Last Friday, October 6, the colors were in memory of Manhattan Beach Police Officer Chad Swanson, who died in a collision while riding his motorcycle […]
Manhattan Beach Police Officer Chad Swanson’s memory to live on, fellow officers promise
by Kevin Cody Manhattan Beach Police Officer Donovan Torres, a resource officer at Mira Costa High School, with a degree in education, said he couldn’t adequately paint a picture of Manhattan Beach motor officer Chad Swanson. Torres stood in front of the Manhattan Beach Police and Fire Facility Friday evening, addressing 500 people gathered for […]
Young runners set the pace in the 46th Annual Manhattan Beach 10K
by Kevin Cody Over 100 runners ages 14 and under competed in the 46th Annual Manhattan Beach 10K on Sunday, October 7. Three, all girls, were 8 or younger. The 9 to 11 age division drew 16 girls, and 34 boys. And the 12 to 14 age division was almost evenly divided, with 48 girls […]
Hermosa council sticks with tradition, elects Massey Mayor, Francois Mayor Pro Tem
by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach City Council voted 4 to 1 at a special council meeting Thursday night to name Mayor Pro Tem Justin Massey to replace Raymond Jackson as mayor, and to name Councilmember Dean Francois as mayor pro tem, replacing Massey. The vote followed a tradition tracing back to the early 1970s, […]
Hermosa Beach Oktoberfest a new tradition, Mayor declares [UPDATE]
by Kevin Cody by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach Mayor Raymond Jackson yodeled as he took the stage Saturday morning in downtown Hermosa Beach to announce the opening of the Locale 90254 Oktoberfest. Then he raised his beer stein and asked, “Any young guns out there ready to take on the old man in the stein […]
Hermosa Beach to review Metro Line stance after Redondo Beach council complains
by Kevin Cody Nearly one dozen Redondo Beach residents, including Redondo City Councilmembers Nils Nehrenheim, and Paige Kaluderovic, asked the Hermosa City Council to rescind its two letters to the Los Angeles County Metro Board expressing support for having the C Line (Green Line) extension pass through North Redondo Beach. “Imagine a Metro train […]
Hermosa Beach Mayor rotation has heads spinning
by Kevin Cody Minutes before 1 a.m., eight hours into the Tuesday, September 12 Hermosa Beach City Council meeting, Councilmember Dean Francois asked, “Are other council members interested in taking a look at the mayor rotation policy?” A long silence followed, finally broken by Mayor Raymond Jackson asking, “Anyone interested? Seeing none…. Meeting adjourned at […]
Hermosa Mayor Jackson State of the City a celebration of the city
Story and photos by Kevin Cody State of the City addresses typically resemble wonky workshops featuring power point presentations about the previous year’s council legislation and capital improvements. Hermosa Beach Mayor Raymond Jackson’s State of the City Thursday night, September 14, took its cue from Porky Pig’s classic, 1942 Loony Toons, “Who’s Who in the […]
Hermosa Beach Pier brawl video fuels fear loud ‘bang’ was gunshot
by Kevin Cody Video by multiple passersby of a brawl on Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach early Sunday morning, September 3, includes what Hermosa Police describe in a post on the department’s Facebook page as “a loud bang.” The police post states “plaza patrons react as if they heard a gunshot,” but adds, “Other than […]
Los Angeles County Lifeguards assist in kidnap child’s return for second time in a year
by Kevin Cody A four-year-old boy abducted from his grandfather’s Hawthorne home Tuesday evening was located by a Los Angeles County Lifeguard about 9 a.m. Wednesday morning on the beach, at Second Street in Hermosa Beach. Lifeguard Battalion Chief AJ Lester said lifeguards had received a bulletin from Hawthorne Police asking local public safety agencies […]
Last CA 101 public art show opens Friday
by Garth Meyer The tenth and final CA 101 art show holds its opening night Friday at the Redondo Beach Historic Library. Artists checked in Aug. 18, aided by a group of 10 volunteers and the show’s founder and curator, Nina Zak Laddon. The next day she decided placement for each piece, making adjustments […]
Rain doesn’t dampen AVP Manhattan Beach Open for Crabb/Sanders, Flint/Scoles
Hermosa to deploy software to identify estimated 200 illegal short term rentals [UPDATE]
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach had 247 short term vacation rentals (STVRs) in July, averaging $329 a night, according to the STVR analysis site AirDNA. Short term vacation rentals, of under 30 days, are illegal in Hermosa Beach, except in some commercial districts, where Hermosa has issued 14 STVR permits. City fines for STVRs in […]
Sophia Marie to perform at Sainte Rock showcase
Singer and songwriter Sophia Marie belts out “Venice Beach to DC” during her performance at Pedone’s in Hermosa Beach on Aug. 11. The lyrics touch on her experiences as a carefree California girl attending college back East. “Everyone here has politician speak, but I’ve got the Legally Blonde in me,” she sang. Her song “Narcissist” […]