Bridge sage to lecture in Hermosa Beach
by Jeff Grotenhuis I recently was invited out for a drink with a gentleman I gave a ride to. He told me he was meeting his “girlfriend” at the Salt Creek Grill. When I sat down with Bill Baxter and his gal, the waiter asked if Bill wanted his usual. He responded affirmatively and later […]
Longer kindergarten days sweep Hermosa Beach
Hermosa Beach kindergartners had a long day today, and they’ll have more long days next year. This year’s pilot program at Hermosa View School — which extended kindergarten’s old half-day to about six hours, complete with lunch and recesses – is being met with parental praise. And almost all the parents of 123 kids signed up […]
Principal takes helm of Hermosa Beach school district
Last year, longtime resident Patricia Escalante returned to town, professionally speaking, to become principal of Hermosa Valley School. Now she has climbed the ladder to the school district’s top post. The school board last week unanimously named Escalante superintendent of the 1,300-student Hermosa Beach City School District, to replace interim Superintendent Alan Rasmussen on July […]
Hermosa Beach firefighters praised for saving life
Hermosa Beachfirefighter-paramedics Aaron Bush and Jim Bruccoleri were credited with leading roles in saving a life under difficult circumstances, after a 58-year-old Hermosa man suffered a heart attack from a completely blocked artery. Bush and Bruccoleri responded to the man’s home via ambulance after he complained of chest pain and shortness of breath. A state-of-the-art electrocardiogram […]
Around Hermosa Beach
Fiesta! Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School and Church in Hermosa Beach will throw its annual fiesta Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29, with rides and games for all ages, live entertainment, authentic Mexican kitchen featuring homemade carne asada tacos and hand rolled taquitos. For the first time, traditional Nurnberg Bratwurst will be served […]
Hermosa Beach eatery in foie gras fight
Hot’s Kitchen has drawn a lawsuit from animal protection advocates after the eatery stepped into a boiling debate over the production of foie gras – the fattened livers of ducks and geese – which will be banned in California effective July 1. Neither opponents nor supporters of foie gras are ducking the issue. Opponents contend […]
Hermosa Beach container ban delayed
The Hermosa Beach City Council has delayed approval of a ban on restaurants’ use of polystyrene takeout containers, including foam takeout boxes and cups, to ensure that the ban will not affect grocery stores’ use of similar containers for items such as vegetables, fruit and milk. Continued study of the ban was backed by Councilmen […]
PCH bridges mulled for Hermosa Beach
Jeff Duclos called for consideration of one or more pedestrian bridges over Pacific Coast Highway to provide new city gateway landmarks, make it safer to cross the highway, and to link the east and west sides of “the divided city,” as he assumed the Hermosa Beach City Council’s rotating mayoralty. He said money could be […]
Two enshrined on Hermosa Beach Surfers Walk of Fame
Dazzling golden sunshine bathed former U.S. Surfing Champion Mark Levy and widely published surf photographer Steve Wilkings as they were formally inducted onto the Hermosa Beach Surfers Walk of Fame in a Saturday ceremony at the foot of the city pier. Wilkings grew misty-eyed when he offered “a special thank you” to another Walk of […]
Shots linked to gang fight injure one in Hermosa Beach
A fight linked to Long Beach gang members ended with about a half dozen gunshots outside a Hermosa Beach nightspot, prompting one man to seek hospital treatment in Long Beach for a bullet-fragment wound to the head, police said. Several men were fighting outside the Zen Lounge on upper Pier Avenue about 2 a.m. Easter […]
Hermosa Beach oil foes look north
As a ballot battle looms over oil drilling in Hermosa Beach, some opponents are turning their attention 80 miles north, where voters in another coastal town overwhelmingly rejected a drilling project two years ago. Hermosan Jeff Cohn, who spearheads the anti-drilling website NoBPinHB.com, said opponents have contacted their counterparts in Carpinteria, where drilling was defeated […]
Hermosa Beach mayor trumpets economy, settlement
Hermosa Beach Mayor Howard Fishman trumpeted a rebounding economy and the recent settlement of a potentially bankrupting lawsuit, as he delivered the annual State of the City address to a standing room crowd thick with civic leaders. Fishman told the assemblage at the Beach House hotel that a recent midyear budget report showed a 4 […]
Fond farewell for retiring Hermosa Beach city manager
Hermosa Beach Mayor Howard Fishman upstaged his own State of the City address by kicking off a series of tributes to retiring City Manager Steve Burrell, who was serving his last day on a job he held for 18 years. “Mr. Burrell left some shoes that will be pretty hard to fill,” Fishman said […]
Around Hermosa Beach
Oil outreach E&B Natural Resources Management Corporation has reached out to Hermosa Beach residents with an open letter from President Steve Layton, promising an open dialogue with the community and an extensive environmental review before voters weigh a planned drilling project next year. The E&B proposal to slant-drill for oil and gas under the ocean, […]
Steve Burrell, Hermosa Beach’s City Manager retires after 18 years [VIDEO]
Steve Burrell, Hermosa Beach’s City Manager retires after 18 years of dedicated service to his community. A host of past and present City Council and City Administrators remember his accomplishments and share a few laughs to wish him well in his retirement. Video Produced by Sam Edgerton. Shot, directed and edited by Marci Klein at […]
Hermosa Beach News Briefs, March 29, 2012
Earth Hour City officials will participate in Earth Hour by turning off nonessential lighting in government buildings and public landmarks, including the Hermosa Beach Pier 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31. Earth Hour organizers aim to call attention to climate change and sustainability by urging governments and individuals to turn off nonessential lights and […]