CITY COUNCIL: Manhattan Beach parking study shows big shortage by Mark McDermott Any given Manhattan Beach City Council agenda will have several items that few souls in the city, Mark McDermott April 16, 2026
Manhattan Beach Police Beat The Manhattan Beach Police Department responded to 866 calls for service (333 dispatched, 533 officer-initiated), made nine arrests, took 48 Mark McDermott April 16, 2026
DEVELOPMENT: Sally’s Tree is coming down, Tree removal permit issued by Mark McDermott The saga of Sally’s tree is coming to its end. The City of Manhattan Beach this week Mark McDermott April 9, 2026
CITY COUNCIL: Low-cost electric ‘microtransit’ program approved by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council approved a six month trial of the microtransit operator Circuit, a public-private Mark McDermott April 9, 2026
Oscar Practice: Early piano lessons lead to Academy Award for Manhattan Beach composer Mark Sonnenblick by Jefferson Graham When Mark Sonnenblick was five years old, his mom bought a piano for their Manhattan Beach home, Jefferson Graham April 9, 2026
AMERICA250: USA 250th anniversary planned for MB by Mark McDermott There’ll be no parade, nor an America250 logo painted on the water tower, nor a ferris wheel Mark McDermott April 2, 2026
EDUCATION: Dr. Kimberlie Linz selected as MBUSD superintendent by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education has selected Dr. Kimberlie Linz as the district’s Mark McDermott April 2, 2026
Sally’s Tree: A 50 year old gum tree may fall to new development by Mark McDermott Sally and Noel Palm were the kind of people who thought about the long run. They considered Mark McDermott March 27, 2026
GALLUP WELL BEING INDEX: Manhattan Beach: Healthiest Community in America by Mark McDermott Manhattan Beach has achieved something no American city has before. According to the latest Gallup National Health Mark McDermott March 26, 2026
Theater review: A fine Fiddler at Manhattan Beach Community Church by Stacey Abigail Morse Just give ’em a larger stage. The only thing shaky about MBCC’s Fiddler on the Roof Kevin Cody March 25, 2026
The fiscal cliff arrives: MBUSD sends out 58 pink slips The Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education, in deliberations that began in early February and finalized at Mark McDermott March 19, 2026
Keese, Boos win Men’s, Women’s divisions at windy ETSurf/SB Boardriders contest in El Porto by Will Watson South Bay Boardriders During the South Bay Boardriders (SBBC) first live webcast, Mother Nature took center stage, Kevin Cody March 16, 2026
Ancient cuisine, modern space, Toranj brings authentic Persian food to the South Bay in high style by Richard Foss I used to attend meetings at UCLA, after which the participants went out for dinner. There were two Richard Foss March 14, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Chiropractor – Dr. Derek Levy Chiropractor Derek Levy has three examination rooms in his Hermosa Beach office. Each is identically equipped with an examination table Kevin Cody March 13, 2026
FIFA World Cup banners will be hung throughout Manhattan Beach by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council voted 4-1 at its March 3 meeting to hang FIFA World Cup Mark McDermott March 13, 2026
RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY: Developer takes Deep Roots name for housing project by Mark McDermott Jon Bell spent three decades building the Deep Roots name in Manhattan Beach. A developer is now Mark McDermott March 13, 2026