Hermosa council to continue studying dual plans for green energy

Hermosa Beach moved closer to participation in a clean-energy purchasing program Tuesday night, but left open exactly what plan it would follow. The City Council voted 3-1 to authorize $77,000 in funds to partner with the city of Lancaster to produce a feasibility study for the possible implementation of Community Choice Aggregation in Hermosa Beach.…

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Petty endorses Hall

Mayor Carolyn Petty has endorsed Isadore Hall in his run for California’s 44th Congressional District, backing the state senator instead of Nanette Barragan, her former colleague on the Hermosa Beach City Council. In a statement released by the Hall campaign, Petty was quoted as saying, “We need more leaders in Washington who are there not…

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Police Beat in Hermosa Beach

Knife pulled during argument A man was arrested Thursday night after waving a knife and threatening to kill another man in downtown Hermosa. The incident began about 7 p.m. near the clock on Pier Plaza, police said. The suspect and the victim were arguing, and the confrontation became heated. During the argument, the suspect pulled…

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Duclos, Massey, Measure H among winners in Hermosa Beach election

  Justin Massey and Jeff Duclos edged out three other competitors to claim the two available seats on the Hermosa Beach City Council, preliminary results indicated Tuesday night. With votes tallied in all five precincts, Massey collected 1,523 votes and Duclos garnered 1,489, according to results provided by the Los Angeles County registrar of voters.…

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Power outage strikes Hermosa

An unplanned power outage affected a wide swath of Hermosa Beach Monday morning. The outage began at 7:27 a.m., according to Southern California Edison. As of 9:45 a.m., 2896 customers were without power. The outage is believed to have started as a result of a blown transformer near the intersection of 28th Street and Hermosa…

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City may face lawsuit from E & B over oil agreement

Hermosa Beach will not enter into mediation with E & B Natural Resources to resolve a dispute over interest owed to the oil and gas company, setting the stage for future litigation. A letter dated Oct. 23 was sent to City Attorney Michael Jenkins from Loeb & Loeb, a large law firm representing E &…

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Four candidates compete for two seats in school board race

  Patti Ackerman Time spent inside a classroom is what pushes Patti Ackerman, currently serving as board president, to campaign for re-election. “I’m running because I’m an educator,” she said at a candidates’ debate last week. “It’s never been about myself, it’s been about student learning.” Ackerman, a previous Manhattan Beach Preschool Teacher of the…

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Hermosa sidewalk improvement ok’d

  The Hermosa Beach City Council approved a plan to improve walkways along a section of Eighth Street Tuesday night, aiming to improve pedestrian safety on the popular corridor. The improvements will widen sidewalks along both sides of Eighth Street between Valley Drive and Hermosa Avenue. Council members voted 3-1 to approve the broadest upgrade…

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Chris Miller files lawsuit; city and Hartley are among those named [UPDATED]

  Anti-oil activist Chris Miller has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Hermosa Beach, seeking compensation for damages suffered in connection with the city’s response to an election-night gathering last March. According to an e-mail from Miller’s attorney Morgan Ricketts, the suit was filed Tuesday afternoon. The complaint names as defendants City…

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Tucker builds on experience

At a recent Hermosa Beach City Council meeting, Peter Tucker was peppering an engineer with questions. He asked about drainage, elevation and angles. He brought up materials, costs and man-hours. Scenarios were played out, questions were settled, new ones were raised. It was an unusual level of involvement for the council member, who mostly steers…

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Larson prefers olive branch

  Trent Larson recently reached out to the Sierra Club. He was seeking an endorsement in the Hermosa Beach City Council race in advance of the Nov. 3 election. He knew it was a long shot, and he ultimately did not get the nod. But the gesture is one made by a man convinced that…

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Former councilman Jeff Duclos, once more into the fray

    Jeff Duclos never imagined himself on the other side of the dais. Duclos moved to Hermosa in 1979, and spent much of the next two decades in environmental activism. He grew up a surfer in San Diego, and wanted his kids to be able to enjoy an ocean with vibrant kelp beds and…

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Water man: A new biography of Duke Kahanamoku reveals the long shadow he casts on surfing and South Bay culture

  Duke Kahanamoku was not one to suffer from butterflies. Kahanamoku was a native Hawaiian whose ocean-bound childhood enabled him to dominate competitive swimming in the early 20th century. And at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, his first, he nearly missed the finals of the 100-meter freestyle. But Kahanamoku was not psyching himself out in the…

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Plant a tree Volunteers can help brighten up Hermosa Beach by helping plant trees along the Green Belt this Saturday. Those wishing to participate should meet at the Clark Building at 861 Valley Drive at 8 a.m., and bring closed-toe shoes and water. The event is organized by 100 Trees in HB, a project founded…

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Police beat

Assaulting a Police Officer A man was arrested outside an apartment building last Wednesday evening after he assaulted a police officer called to the scene. The suspect was the subject of a restraining order from his former-girlfriend, who called police to her apartment building in the 1700 block of Ardmore Ave. about 10:00 p.m., police…

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