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 them was outgoing Hermosa Little League president Mark Mamber. “Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets,” Jackson said, quoting Yogi Berra, as Mamber took the stage. Mamber began his talk by proudly claiming the Hermosa Little League sold 2,000 baseball hats this year, “40 percent of them to the mayor.” Jackson handed out HB baseball caps to each of the 20 or so people he invited to the stage Thursday evening. Hermosa Little League’s most recent highlight, Mamber said, was hosting a Japanese Pony League team at Clark Stadium last month. “It would be a better story if they didn’t whoop us. The Japanese know their…
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