Letters to the Editor 3-27-25
Losing team Dear ER: Imposing a large fine on a property owner in Hermosa Beach for using the property as a short term rental is serious (Lawsuit targets Hermosa Beach’s Short Term Vacation rental ban,” ER March 13, 2025). Hermosa did this previously, and attorney Frank Angel was successful in appealing the fines. He was […]
Bo Bridges Movie Big Wave: No Room for Error at Cosm
A star-studded crowd was on hand for the premier of locally-based filmmaker Bo Bridges movie, “Big Wave: No Room for Error” at the Cosm entertainment venue in Inglewood. The film played on a three-story high 65,000 sq. ft. screen. Photos by Kevin Cody
Hermosa Beach neighbors protest 50-foot tall ‘Builder’s Remedy’ apartments
A 50-foot tall residential building is proposed for Hermosa Beach, where the height limit is 30 feet. Neighbors aren’t happy. by Kevin Cody Tony and Renardo Ferraro could not have anticipated alienating their long time neighbors when they planned tearing down their apartment fourplex in the 3400 block of Hermosa Avenue, in Hermosa Beach. Since […]
Letters to the Editor 3-20-25
Neighborhood voices Dear ER: Folks from Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach have finally discovered the impact of the growing number of state housing mandates. Complaining to city officials has no impact. Their hands are tied. Communities face even more draconian state overreach if their City Councils blatantly defy these state mandates. The problem is not […]
Letters to the Editor 3-13-25
There goes the height limit Dear ER: For decades the residential height limit in Hermosa Beach has been 30 feet. Next Tuesday, the Planning Commission will consider a proposal for the first 50-foot residential development in the city’s history. The proposed five-story complex on Palm Drive in North Hermosa, would be 20 feet taller than […]
Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk changes students’ lives
by Kevin Cody “Lives are changed because of this walk,” Rabbi Yossi Mintz said of the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk during a “partner appreciation” night at Top Golf in El Segundo on Thursday, February 27. Since the walk began in 2009 it has raised over $27 million for education foundations, college scholarships, and […]
David Caskey: A fourth generation Hermosa Beach real estate office
by Kevin Cody In 1948, Realtor Pat Anderson built a 715 square foot office on a triangular shaped lot at the northwest corner of Pier and Monterey avenues in downtown Hermosa Beach. It looked like any other peaked-roof beach cottage, except for being trapezoidal to accommodate parking. Anderson served two terms on the Hermosa Beach […]
Letters to the Editor 2-27-25
Democracy, discourse in decline Dear ER: So here it is, late February, and our Redondo Beach election is fast approaching with candidates vying for the positions of Mayor, City Council, and City Attorney. Every time you look at election-related posts on various Facebook group pages, you will see hostile and disparaging posts criticizing candidates for […]
Volunteer ‘pro’ Liz Tyndorf Hermosa Person of the Year
by Kevin Cody When Liz Tyndorf told her husband, Tim, she wanted to make more time for their twin boys, in the Mira Costa High band, by quitting her job as the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Community Relations Director, he encouraged her. “He told me to follow my passion,” she said. And she did, leaving […]
Something new, something old honored at Hermosa Beach Best Of Awards
Creamy Boys, one of the Hermosa Beach Chamber’s newest members, was presented with the Best of the Hermosa Award on Monday, February 10 at Saint Rocke. Creamy Boys also received the Rising Star Award, having just opened in Hermosa in December. Creamy Boys co-owners Duncan Parsons and Joe Wedd opened their New Zealand style, soft […]
Letters to the Editor 2-20-25
Mayor for everyone Dear ER: It’s true I voted against the appointment of Mayor Jim Light last year. And if I had to go back, I would still vote no because the process was rushed and not done properly. I believe the first thing I told him was, “Remember, you must be a representative for […]
Hermosa Beach Emergency Coordinator urges Hermosans to have two go-bags
by Kevin Cody After the recent Pacific Palisades and Altadena fires, “Real Time with Bill Maher” told viewers what every family should have in its emergency go-bag. “My favorite item on that list,” satirist Maher quipped, “is an AM radio. The people who do the work in LA will need a Spanish language station.” Hermosa […]
Letters to the Editor 2-13-25
Palos Verdes Blvd. Freeway Dear ER: It’s 4:05 a.m. The windows rattle, the rumbling grows louder. I shake my wife awake. “Joyce, get up, we’re having an earthquake.” But no—it’s just another 18-wheeler barreling past our house. Like a wave, its noise ripples down Palos Verdes Boulevard until it reaches Pacific Coast Highway, serving as […]
Pacific Palisades Fire debris ends up on Hermosa shoreline
Photo by Kevin Cody
Pier Pressure: Hermosa Beach Police deploy DUI checkpoint to deter drunk driving fatalities
State grant funds Hermosa Police DUI crackdown by Kevin Cody Drivers departing downtown Hermosa Beach Friday night, February 1, encountered a delay, some longer than others. Approximately a dozen Hermosa Beach Police Officers, plus officers from Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Inglewood, conducted a DUI checkpoint on Pier Avenue that night, midway along the six-block […]
Letters to the Editor 2-6-25
Ballots on the way Dear ER: Residents of Redondo will be getting a ballot in the mail for a very important March election. I strongly encourage District 1 residents to vote for Brad Waller. He is endorsed by over 25 community leaders, including every Redondo Beach Unified School District school board member. He is a […]