HERMOSA BEACH YEAR IN REVIEW 2025: Coffee closures, leadership transitions and national e-bike outrage
by Laura Garber The year 2025 brought news of devastating fires, and troubling incidents involving minors on e-bikes. But the year also saw Hermosa Beach children becoming published authors, local bands releasing new albums and playing major first-time stages, and a balanced City budget. Even as conflict dominated the broader conversation, evident in heated City Council debates, the heart of Hermosa Beach kept beating: neighbors rallied behind plans for a public pool and dog park, volunteers showed up for beach cleanups and perhaps most tellingly, locals continued the community’s most endearingly Hermosa traditions: Independence Day Ironman, Fiesta Hermosa, and the holiday’s sand snowman building competition and Surfing Santa. The top ten news stories of Hermosa Beach serve as an archive of change reflecting what it means to live in a small, tight-knit beach city. Reckless e-bike riding and alleged assault charges draw national spotlight An alleged assault in late November, involving 13 to 15-year-olds on e-bikes near 11th Court in downtown Hermosa Beach, has become part of a multilayered national conversation on the impact of reckless e-bike riding in neighborhoods. The subsided…
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