Hermosa Beach News

Jackson leads celebratory State of the City

by Kevin Cody State of the City addresses typically resemble wonky workshops featuring powerpoint presentations about the previous year’s council legislation and capital improvements. Hermosa Beach Mayor Raymond Jackson’s State of the City Thursday night, September 14, took its cue from Porky Pig’s classic, 1942 Loony Toons, “Who’s Who in the Zoo.” Instead of a long, self congratulatory talk, Mayor Jackson welcomed to the Community Theater stage a “who’s who in the zoo,” as he described the evening’s speakers. Among…