Posts by Kevin Cody
Letters to the Editor 6-20-24
Say no more Dear ER: The e-bike enforcement in Hermosa Beach this past weekend was long overdue (“Police Beat: E-bike violations, ER June 13, 2024). The fact that 100 citations were issued is proof of just how bad the problem is. Hopefully enforcements will continue. Robert Aronoff Hermosa Beach The 3% solution Dear ER: …
Read MoreSkatepark celebration invites comparisons to today’s e-bikers
by Kevin Cody The evolution of skateboard culture, from outlaw sport, to city sanctioned skate parks and Chamber of Commerce art project, was on display Saturday, June 1 during the 25th anniversary celebration of the Hermosa Beach Skate Park. “When this park opened in 1999, it was the first city skate park in Los Angeles…
Read MoreTight budget getting tighter, Hermosa Beach finance director tells council
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach Finance Director Viki Copeland presented what she described as a “tightly balanced” budget to the City Council at its Tuesday, June 11 meeting. General fund revenue for 2024-25 is projected to be $54.3 million, up three percent from the preceding fiscal year. Expenditures are projected to be $52.8 million, up…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 6-13-24
And the fight goes on Dear ER: The Redondo Beach Quality of Life Coalition has done a great job of defending the neighborhoods of over 1,600 families along the Metro rail right-of-way. How Metro ever thought that adding two more tracks that would run 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a…
Read MoreHermosa deploys geofencing to slow e-bike rental speeders
by Kevin Cody E-bike rentals in Hermosa Beach must be equipped with geofencing devices that disable pedal assist motors when ridden on The Strand, Pier Plaza and the Greenbelt under an emergency ordinance unanimously approved by the Hermosa Beach City Council at their Tuesday, June 4 city council meeting. The ordinance leaves e-bikes legal on…
Read MoreDivided Hermosa Beach Council approves Civic Center outreach
by Kevin Cody Whether engaging a community outreach consultant is “putting the horse before cart,” as Councilmember Rob Saemann contended; or necessary to show residents the council has an open mind, as Mayor Justin Massey contended, was discussed for nearly two hours at the Tuesday, May 28 Hermosa Beach City Council meeting. The consultant outreach…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 6-6-24
The rockets red glaring Dear ER: We hear explosions/fireworks in south Hermosa Beach almost every night. Sunday night around 1 a.m., there was a massive barrage of fireworks shot in the sky around the area of 2nd Street and The Strand. This was followed by a huge explosion a few minutes later. We have called…
Read MoreHermosa Beach Schools Superintendent Johnson leaves district with lasting legacy
by Kevin Cody “Don’t donate,” Hermosa Beach School Superintendent Jason Johnson pleaded with families of the 200 students lined up for the Eighth Annual Dolphin Dash last year. The run was $14,000 short of its $120,000 fundraising goal. Each year, Johnson agrees to take a pie in the face if the run’s fundraising goal is…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 5-30-24
E-biking is not a crime Dear ER: Really (“Escalating e-biker confrontations trigger escalating e-bike restrictions,” ER May 16, 2024). License plates front and rear, registration and proof of insurance, impounding, big fines, e-bike monitoring cameras, a city official to report traffic violations to parents, banning e-bikes on portions of public roads because cops are unable…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 5-23-24
Next, the crows Dear ER: I am disgusted and appalled by the decision of the City of Redondo Beach to smoke out the gophers along the North Redondo Beach Bikeway path. The gophers existed on public property and were doing absolutely no harm to the grassy areas on either side of the path. Dogs enjoyed…
Read MoreMiracle topping off ceremony on Inglewood Avenue
by Kevin Cody “If you want a miracle in your life, join us,” Rabbi Yossi Mintz said to the several hundred people invited to attend the topping off ceremony for the Friendship Campus last Wednesday, May 8. As evidence, he offered up the Friendship Campus itself, a $50 million vocational school on three acres in…
Read MoreEscalating e-biker confrontations trigger escalating e-bike restrictions in Redondo, Hermosa, Manhattan
by Kevin Cody On opening night of the BeachLife Music Festival, two Fridays ago, May 3, a second generation Beach Cities business owner, and his girlfriend, a 20-year Beach Cities resident with two firefighter sons, left headliner Sting’s performance early to beat the exit crowd. As they were walking to their nearby condominium a group…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 5-16-24
Pool play Dear ER: In Re “Manhattan Council considers two plans for Begg Pool upgrades”, ER 5/11/24: The best news coming from last week’s Manhattan City Council meeting is the Bay Club’s interest in building a pool facility on the City’s parking lot that is adjacent to the Bay Club “Manhattan Council considers two plans…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 5-9-24
Single family saved in Redondo Dear ER: The judge was absolutely right (“Redondo wins case against SB 9,” ER May 2, 2024). SB 9 ruined residential neighborhoods for no reason, giving Wall Street Real Estate Investment firms, foreign investors, developers, and random syndicates carte blanche to build wherever, whatever, they want. State Senators Toni Atkins…
Read MoreGreg Browning gives thanks, audience thanks him back during 2024 Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame Ceremony
Greg Browning thanks 15 pages worth of friends and supporters for his Hermosa Surfer Walk of Fame induction. The audience urged him on by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame induction ceremony at the Hermosa Pier on Saturday, April 27 was both celebratory and overwhelmingly poignant. The inductees were David Nuuhiwa, Mike…
Read MoreHermosa Beach 20th Anniversary Surfer Walk of Fame
Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame inductees (foreground) John Teague, Derek Levy, Dennis Jarvis, and Pat Ryan. (Standing) Steve Mangiagli, Whitney Guild, Peff Eick, Daryl Dickey, John Leninger, Don Craig, Sonny Vardeman, Scott Daley, Chris Bredesen, John Joseph, Greg Browning, David Nuuhiwa, Mike Balzer, Chris Frohoff, Kelly Gibson, John Baker, and Ted Robinson. Photo by…
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