Easy Reader 53rd Anniversary Writing & Photography Contest Grand Prize WINNERS
Grand Prize Writing Lambos and Fudgesicles by CC Williams June’s gloom is burning off nicely and it looks like another glorious day in the South Bay. Good morning, Hermosa Beach. I head for my favorite chair, balancing a banana on my coffee cup while powering up my laptop for the latest from the ER. From my kitchen window, I watch a Mercedes convertible with a “Volleyballers Do It In The Air” bumper sticker circle the block for a third time in search of parking. Good luck, my optimistic Spikemeisters. I am smug. I live here and so does my car. I have a residential parking permit. This year’s permit looks like an invitation to a fifth graders birthday party, but one I’d go to. It is proudly stuck to the windshield of my 15 year old Honda with a dented roof — don’t ask. But parking permits are not all giant fudgesicles and flying roller skates, you know. There is a dark side. Increased permit prices, limited parking availability for residents, and chatter surrounding meter start times threaten the status quo. Dumbbells in driveways, lemonade stands on sidewalks and fire hydrants blocked by U-hauls all need special permits and there aren’t enough to go around. And what’s with all the…
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