Sunscreen Fest West back in Hermosa
Hermosa Beach resident Bill Sarine was looking for film festivals to show a short film he had been working on when he got an email from his brother with a list of possibilities. He began scanning the list and, to his surprise, found one that would let him walk to see his short film “Deal” […]
Life not slowing down for Detoy’s council run
Mike Detoy, one of three candidates running for City Council in the November election. Photo In the summer of 2017, Mike Detoy found himself involved in Hermosa Beach’s local government through a happenstance of timing. Detoy, who is one of three candidates running for two open seats on Hermosa’s City Council in the November election, […]
Hermosa Beach Police Beat
Police promote pink patches The Hermosa Beach Police Department has joined with law enforcement agencies throughout the country to support the Pink Patch Project, an effort to raise money to combat breast cancer. The effort began in 2013 with the Seal Beach Police Department, and has since expanded to hundreds of other public safety agencies. […]
Hermosa About Town
Hermosa Unplugged Hermosa is aiming for a social media-free day on Tuesday. Dubbed “Hermosa Unplugged,” the event is a response to what elected officials describe as growing concern about the effects of corrosive conversations on Facebook and other forums. In a statement announcing the date, Mayor Stacey Armato said that she uses social media and […]
Sunscreen Fest West back in Hermosa Beach
Hermosa Beach resident Bill Sarine was looking for film festivals to show a short film he had been working on when he got an email from his brother with a list of possibilities. He began scanning the list and, to his surprise, found one that would let him walk to see his short film “Deal” […]
Hermosa Beach City School District boosts care options before, after class
More Hermosa families are relying on an expanded version of the school district’s extended day child care program this year, providing what elected officials describe as an additional option for working parents. At the beginning of the school year, 156 children were enrolled in the program, compared with a peak of 113 for the […]
Charity volleyball tourney tries for silence on sand
Players assemble in Hermosa Beach for last year’s Volley4Sound charity tournament. This year’s event will take place Oct. 19. Photo courtesy Volley4Sound Last year, Kelsey Brandin bought earplugs for the first time in her life. Brandin, who is hearing impaired, normally had little need for them. She wanted to make sure that the earplugs […]
Beach people – Time to rise with Lisa Clayton
South Bay baker Lisa Clayton finds solace in sourdough
Hermosa Beach Police Beat
Hermosa joins radio system Hermosa Beach will join a public safety radio system this month that officials say will improve communications among police officers and firefighters with dispatchers and neighboring agencies in the South Bay. The system is a project of the Interoperability Network of the South Bay, a seven-city network founded in 2017 to […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Pancake breakfast Sunday The annual Woman’s Club of Hermosa Beach Pancake Breakfast will take place this Sunday morning. The event, now in its 28th year, features a silent auction, activities for kids, and coming close to election day, is usually a prime handshake opportunity for Hermosa’s City Council candidates. Breakfast, including pancakes, sausage, juice, and […]
Hermosa Beach officers’ departure reveals recruiting difficulties
Two officers left the Hermosa Beach Police Department for other agencies last month, amid what officers and city officials describe as ongoing challenges to recruit and retain officers in the small department. HBPD officers Kristoffer Eszlinger and Joshua Nakamoto finished their service with the department in the last weeks of September. Their exit leaves […]
Council candidates square off in first debate
The record of the last four years emerged as the dividing line for City Council candidates Monday night in the first debate of Hermosa’s election season. The debate, moderated by Al Benson of the Hermosa Beach Neighborhood Association and held at Hermosa City Hall, featured three candidates running for two open slots on the Hermosa […]
Impeachment talk keeps Rep. Lieu in the spotlight
In May of 2017, around the time of the announcement of the appointment of Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Rep. Ted Lieu tweeted a photo from his desk in the House Judiciary Committee. “This is the House Judiciary Committee,” the Tweet read. “Fun fact: […]
Preview of big changes for Los Angeles County in ‘mock election’
Hermosa resident Bob Atkins tries out a new voting machine at the Clark Building on Saturday, one of the sites of the “mock election” held throughout Los Angeles County over the weekend. Photo Lynn Bommer remembers the Vietnam War-era debate that led to the passage of the 26th Amendment, which gave 18-year-olds the right to […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Community celebration endures In 1972, a group of local residents decided to put together a homey community celebration in the form of a good old fashioned fair. It included a parade down Manhattan Beach Boulevard that ended at Valley Drive, where craft and game booths were set up, and local food and entertainment awaited. […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Lecture at Hermosa Museum The Hermosa Beach Historical Society will host a lecture on the history of the Port of Los Angeles on Thursday evening. The lecture will be delivered by Marifrances Trivelli, the director of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum, and will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Hermosa Museum at the Community Center. […]