Split Hermosa Beach City Council bans polystyrene
The Hermosa Beach City Council has banned Hermosa Beach restaurants from using polystyrene containers, including foam takeout boxes and cups, on a contentious split vote that followed a fourth public hearing on the matter. “This is just another step in cleaning the ocean,” said Councilman Peter Tucker, who joined Councilman Jeff Duclos and Mayor Howard […]
Hermosa Beach welcomes St. Patrick
Hermosa Beach’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade drew hundreds of spectators to Hermosa’s main drag on Saturday, after heavy wind and rain prompted a one-week delay.
Hermosa Beach kids help design park
Hermosa Beach school kids envisioned tree houses, “spy scopes” and lots of stuff to climb and swing on, in imaginative designs they submitted forSouthPark, which will be renovated this summer with the help of a $150,000 grant from Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe. The kids, in kindergarten through fifth grades, were taking part in […]
Electrical fire clears mall, might hamper some units
Electrical power might be hampered in seven to 10 units of the Hermosa Pavilion for a week or so, after a fire in an electrical vault touched off alarms and sent hints of smoke through the sprawling, enclosed shopping mall, prompting a brief evacuation, firefighters said. Firefighters responded about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday and found thick […]
Administrative posts could merge
The Hermosa Beach city school board took the first step toward eliminating the full-time position of special education director for the school district, and transferring those duties to the district superintendent, to save $138,000 a year. The move, which will be placed before the board for a formal vote next month, comes after Jen Camacho, […]
Ragin’ Cajun, Grilled Cheese, Chunk-n-Chip food trucks visit Hermosa Beach
The popular phenomenon of the food truck will descend upon Christ Church, 1063 Aviation Blvd., 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 16 and Friday, March 23, following Hermosa Beach City council for the visit of about a half dozen of the culinary vehicles. Trucks booked for the event, which will raise money for the church, […]
Hermosa Beach officials get earful on oil drilling
Another round of vigorous debate over potential oil drilling in Hermosa Beach began on Tuesday, as residents expressed reactions ranging from concern and outrage to relief and gratitude in remarks before the City Council. It was the residents’ first chance to publicly tell council members what they thought of a legal settlement that put to […]
Drilling’s end recalled near Hermosa Beach
As Hermosan Beach residents debate the possibility of oil drilling within the city, Redondo Councilman Pat Aust recalled his days as a fire marshal three decades ago, when 51 wells were being capped after drawing what oil they could from under the ocean. Aust said the drilling, from a small stretch of land in the […]
Hermosa Beach News Briefs, March 15, 2012
Erin go book Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library will hold a sale of used books, VHS tapes and DVDs on 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 17, at their store on 1309 Bard St., a half block west of the local library. “By a happy coincidence our sale falls on St. Patrick’s Day, so […]
Hermosa Beach Paddy’s parade postponed
The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce has decided to reschedule the popular Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day parade to Saturday, March 24 because of stormy weather predicted for the weekend.
Drilling down into the Hermosa Beach oil deal
Hermosa Beach City officials took the town by surprise with the Friday announcement that they had settled an epic $750 million lawsuit by a spurned oil company, ending a threat of municipal bankruptcy that had cast its cold shadow over the little town for 14 years.
Mark Levy and Steve Wilkings honored with Hermosa Beach Surfers Walk of Fame
Former U.S. Surfing Champion Mark Levy and widely published surf photographer Steve Wilkings will be enshrined on the Hermosa Beach Surfers Walk of Fame in April, following their selection by a committee of previous inductees. Levy reeled off a long list of wins and high finishes in the 1970s, and won the U.S. Junior Men’s […]
Medical pot operation ends
Tim Beck, who described himself as a medical marijuana grower with home delivery customers in the beach cities, will let the enterprise go to seed after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of possessing more than an ounce of pot. “We’re happy with the deal, I guess,” said Beck. With his plea in Superior […]
Hermosa Beach: ex-boyfriend nabbed
A Hermosa man was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, after he allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend and held her at a home against her will, placing a knife to her throat and threatening to kill her if she left. Officers went to thePalm Drivehome about 4 p.m. Monday after receiving information that a woman […]
Retired Hermosa Beach Police Captain passes away
Retired Hermosa Beach Police Captain passes away
Palos Verdes Symphonic Band Director David Stanton
Musical Director David Stanton leads the Palos Verdes Symphonic Band into its 50th year As the Palos Verdes Symphonic Band celebrates its 50th anniversary with a March 25 performance at the Norris Theater, David Stanton will be nearing his first anniversary as musical director. Not that Stanton is new to the nonprofit community band, which […]