Posts by Kevin Cody
About Town MB: Car Show
The 5th Annual Downtown MB Car Show, presented by the Manhattan Beach Police Department K-9 Unit and the Downtown Manhattan Beach Business Association, takes place Sunday, October 1. Proceeds benefit the MBPD K-9 Foundation, a non-profit that supports current and former MBPD police dogs. Spectator admission is free. “We’ll feature over 200 cars — everything…
Read MoreJackson leads celebratory State of the City
by Kevin Cody State of the City addresses typically resemble wonky workshops featuring powerpoint 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 Zoo.” Instead of a…
Read MoreEndless summer party offers endless support for Richstone Family Center
Over 400 supporters of the Richstone Family Center enjoyed offerings from two dozen local restaurants and bars at the 9th Annual Endless Summer Beach Party on the beach in front of the Redondo Beach Chart House on Saturday, August 26. Richstone Family Center has served the South Bay families for 49 years by providing bilingual…
Read MoreSupport swells for Browning in ALS fight
by Kevin Cody The South Bay surfing community is rallying support for surf filmmaker, and former professional surfer Greg Browning, who was recently diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Childhood friends Keith and Derrick Brewer have established a gofundme site to help with what is anticipated to be substantial medical fees. “This is a place…
Read MoreHermosa Beach council okays cannabis delivery, but not to City Hall
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach has become the first of the three Beach Cities to legalize home, and business delivery of cannabis. An ordinance allowing the delivery of cannabis in Hermosa Beach, with the exception of schools, parks, and city hall, was approved on a 3 to 2 vote by the city council at its…
Read MoreCatalina Classic Commemorative Statue photography contest
A photography contest whose sole subject is the Catalina Classic Commemorative Statue at the Manhattan Beach pier is being hosted by the South Bay Boardriders Club, Paul’s Photo and Easy Reader. The statue was installed three weeks ago to commemorate the annual Catalina Classic Paddleboard race, from Catalina Island to the Manhattan Beach pier. The…
Read MoreWolf Pack Comeback: Former Shorewood Realtors co-owner Larry Wolf recounts his fight back from a paralyzing case of West Nile Virus
by Kevin Cody Larry Wolf said he is always surprised when rolling down the Manhattan Beach Strand, or having a martini at Ercoles or Hennessey’s, not to see more people, like himself, in wheelchairs. Which is why, after retreating from the limelight for seven years, he agreed to a longstanding request to talk about what…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 9-14-23
Rotate back Dear ER: The Hermosa Beach City Council changed the way it rotates through the ceremonial mayor position a few years ago, when it bypassed Councilmember Hany Fangary’s turn to become mayor because the city manager and Fangary were at odds. That council displayed a particular pettiness that has no place in city government.…
Read MoreHermosa Museum hosts Velzy plaque unveiling
by Kevin Cody A gathering of Dale Velzy admirers and contemporaries, including surfboard builder Bing Copeland, 87, gathered at the Hermosa Beach Historical Museum on Sunday, August 27, for the unveiling of a bronze plaque commemorating the Velzy’s Manhattan Beach surf shop. Velzy began shaping surfboards in the late 1940s, under the Manhattan Beach pier…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 9-7-23
By the code Dear ER: I hope the safety course offered by Hermosa Valley School includes letting the kids know riding e-bikes under power on The Strand is illegal (“Hermosa requires bike safety class to ride-bikes to school,” ER August 31, 2023). The Hermosa Beach Municipal Code 12.20.220 reads: No electric or motorized bicycle, moped,…
Read MoreBlock party will celebrate HB’s 1st historically designated home
A block party celebrating the dedication of Hermosa Beach’s first historically designated home will be held on the 2100 block of Monterey Boulevard on Sunday, September 10. The street will be closed from 1 to 4 p.m. City officials will address residents at 1:30 p.m., and then the Hermosa Historical Society will install a historical…
Read MoreHermosa requires bike safety class to ride-bikes to school
by Kevin Cody An e-bike safety course initiated by the Hermosa Beach School Board was conducted for Hermosa Valley students Wednesday afternoon. Safe Moves, a 40-year-old non profit devoted to cycling safety, tested students on their abilities to navigate a representation of city streets set up on the school basketball court. School Board Member Steve…
Read MoreLifeguards assist in kidnapped child’s recovery in Hermosa
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…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 8-31-23
Don’t do it Dear ER: This is an open letter to the Hermosa Beach City Council. It concerns Hermosa Beach’s practice of rotating Mayor, and Mayor Pro Tem positions, a tradition dating back to the city’s founding in 1907. Every elected council member is voted by the council to serve as Mayor Pro Tem, and…
Read MoreImpact team lives up to name
Deployment of the Hermosa Beach Police Community Impact Team during late July and early August resulted in 28 e-bike traffic stops, and nine e-bike traffic citations. Parents of the juveniles who were cited were called to the police station to pick up their kids, Police Chief Paul LeBaron told the City Council at its August…
Read MoreJapan Pony League brings its A Team to Clark Stadium
Photos by Steve Zaw by Kevin Cody “The best thing about our visits is the home stays,” Takeharu Nasu said between innings last Wednesday at Clark Stadium, in Hermosa Beach. The Okinawa A Team first baseman was one of 64 Japan Pony League players visiting the South Bay for games against the Hermosa Allstars, Redondo…
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