Posts by Kevin Cody
Letters 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…
Read MoreHermosa Beach Chamber’s Accamando leaving the limelight
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach’s popular, though sometimes polarizing, blue-haired Chamber of Commerce president Jessica Accamando announced in an email to chamber members on Monday she is leaving her position. “It is with mixed emotions that I write to you today to announce my transition out of the role of President and CEO of the…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 5-2-24
Hit the road Dear ER: I would like to thank the Easy Reader for bringing the Redondo Beach truck route issue to the community’s attention because I feel the City of Redondo failed to properly alert the residents of the proposed truck route meeting held on March 25 (“Torrance to Redondo truck route vexes city,”…
Read MoreHermosa Beach panel to discuss LA sea level
Environmental reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist Rosanna Xia, Heal the Bay president Tracy Quinn and Los Angeles County Beaches and Harbors Planner Warren Ontiveros will lead a panel discussion titled Rising Tides: Exploring LA’s Readiness for Sea Level Rise on Sunday, from 3 – 4:30 p.m at the Hermosa Beach Community Theater. The Community Center…
Read MoreWalk of Fame Inductees: Browning, Balzer and Nuuihiwa
Professional surfer and filmmaker Greg Browning, action sports photographer Mike Balzer and professional surfer David Nuuihiwa will be inducted into the Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame on Saturday, April 27, at 11 a.m. at the Hermosa Beach pier. On Friday, April 26, the South Bay Boardriders Club will host a reception for…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 4-25-24
Outdoor dining tip Dear ER: This is so wrong on so many levels. One sentence in the article entitled “Outdoor Dining Implementation Estimated up to $20 Million (the title alone should give pause) should be bothersome to all Manhattan Beach residents (ER April 18). It states “The City’s finance department suggested the costs of the…
Read MoreUniversal Language at Resin celebrates artists, musicians
by Francziska Steagall “Universal Language,” is an art exhibit and fundraiser for Indivisible Arts (IA), which offers youth creativity and mental health programs. Both youth and adult artists have created pieces for the exhibit based on the themes of love, awe, math, light, and frequency. Young artists will discuss the seven creative wisdom tools —…
Read MoreAloha: Among the South Bay Surf community losses
Waterman, businessman Don Guild Don Guild was a waterman and skier who helped pay his way through USC by diving for lobster and selling them to neighbors. He continued windsurfing and skiing into his late 80s. Guild passed away of natural causes at his Hermosa Beach home in March 2023, at age 95. Guild and…
Read MoreHermosa Surfer Walk of Fame photographer Mike Balzer
by Kevin Cody In 2001, Surfer’s Journal editor Steve Pezman invited Hermosa Beach surf photographer Mike Balzer to bring his portfolio to the magazine’s San Clemente office. The Surfer’s Journal founder and former Surfer magazine editor was planning a photo spread on South Bay surfers. But after viewing Balzer’s portfolio, Pezman spiked the idea. Pezman…
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