Water district sued over desalination plant proposed for South Bay
An environmental organization has filed a lawsuit against the West Basin Municipal Water District over its November approval of a large seawater desalination plant proposed along the coast just north of Manhattan Beach’s border with El Segundo, alleging that the water district ignored significant environmental issues in its assessment of the project. “We refuse to […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Toy drive wrapping party The wrapping party for the 27th annual Beach Cities Toy Drive will take place in the gym at the Hermosa Beach Community Center this Saturday morning. Each year, the toy drive collects presents at police and fire stations for the month leading up to Christmas. Local businesses get involved, including Hermosa […]
School board approves construction plans for View
School board members this week selected a construction plan for Hermosa View School that they hope will allow them to use potential school facilities bonds that California voters may approve next year. In a unanimous vote Monday night, the Hermosa Beach City School District’s Board of Education selected a plan that sets aside $21 million […]
McKinnon stepping down as chief, McCrary stepping in
Milton McKinnon, who has served as acting chief of the Hermosa Beach Police Department for more than a year, will step down at the end of the month, leaving the city with an interim department head as its search for a permanent chief continues. McKinnon took the interim position after Chief Sharon Papa went on […]
Beach Cities lag on stormwater goals, report finds
A new report from Heal the Bay has found that the Beach Cities are dramatically behind in their efforts to address stormwater, which flows untreated from storm drains to foul beaches and oceans. The report, released Tuesday, studied efforts to address stormwater throughout Los Angeles County, and found that the region as a whole was […]
Fangary files suit over mayor rotation
Hermosa Beach City Councilmember Hany Fangary has filed a lawsuit against the city and several of his fellow council members, the most significant example yet of the tension riving Hermosa’s local government. News of the lawsuit became public last week at an extraordinary meeting at which several elected officials relayed a bizarre account of a […]
Hermosa Beach’s Heidi Androl reports ringside from boxing’s biggest bouts
It’s not easy to catch Floyd Mayweather with his hands down. Mayweather, whom ESPN called “perhaps the greatest defensive fighter in history,” went 50–0 over a professional boxing career lasting more than two decades. The longevity and unblemished record are doubtless owed to Mayweather’s ability to avoid getting hit, a skill that drew respect from […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Meeting rescheduled The Hermosa Beach City Council will hold its only meeting in December next Tuesday. The council, which typically meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, cancelled the meeting that would have taken place on Christmas Eve, and moved the meeting that would typically have taken place this week. The meeting […]
Traffic solutions for North School starting to take shape
Plans to address the expected traffic associated with the coming reopening of North School are moving closer to reality, with the unveiling of recommendations that officials will vote on early next year. The recommended improvements are part of the North School Traffic Management Plan, which city and district officials agreed to create after the contentious […]
Ship brings cable, and cash, to city
Is it an oil tanker? A Navy boat? A cargo ship? And what is it doing so close to shore? Joggers, cyclists, and surfers all took turns craning their necks this week, as a ship helped undersea fiber optic cable spanning the Pacific Ocean finish the final yards of its journey in North Hermosa Beach. […]
Trading card shop adds excitement to old hobby
There is a decent chance that, as you read this article, people from all over the United States are logging on to their computers to watch packages be opened inside a Hermosa Beach storefront. That store is Jaspy’s Sports Cards and Collectibles, a recently opened shop on Pacific Coast Highway specializing in trading cards. And […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Open house, tree lighting Hermosa will host a full slate of holiday festivities Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. with the sand snowman contest north of the Pier. Later, starting at 11 a.m., merchants in downtown will have deals and displays throughout the afternoon. Then, starting at 5 p.m., the tree lighting ceremony on Pier Plaza […]
Hermosa Beach Police Beat
Hit-and-run suspect tailed A motorist was arrested late last month after allegedly hitting another driver then attempting to flee the scene. The suspect, 23-year-old Kevin Castellon, struck another car at the intersection of 10th Street and Hermosa Avenue in the early morning hours of Nov. 22, said Sgt. Robert Higgins of the Hermosa Beach Police […]
Crowded Court: Conflict with 2020 Olympics reveals ongoing challenges for Hermosa Open AVP Tournament
Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser couldn’t make the AVP Hermosa Beach Open volleyball tournament this past summer. He was playing in Tokyo at the time. His absence caused only minor disappointment for fans, but there are likely to be far more athletes in Tokyo when this year’s tournament opens. Last week, Hermosa’s City Council approved […]
Mayor pro tunc? Fangary skipped in Hermosa Beach dais rotation
City Councilmember Hany Fangary arrived at Hermosa Beach City Hall Thursday evening for the mayor rotation ceremony expecting to be named mayor pro tem, next in line to his colleague Mary Campbell, who was to take the reins as mayor. Fangary’s night did not turn out the way he thought it would. In a departure […]
EIR for desal project approved
An ocean water desalination project that has been opposed by all three Beach Cities moved closer to reality Monday when the regional water district voted to approve key planning documents for the project. The West Basin Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors voted 4-1 to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report for a desalination plant […]