Letters to the Editor 2-16-23
Bad optics Dear ER: How could the city let such a successful program as the Hermosa Surf Camp be eliminated (“Hermosa Surf Camp to lose its place in the sand, may force closure, director Vince Ray says,” ER Feb. 9, 2023). Over 12,000 local students have learned to surf here, and the city is worried about the look of the storage container, and that the Coastal Commission “could” require it to be moved. The only people who know that it’s there are the students and instructors. It could not be in a better location. Purchase a new container, grandfather the whole program in, and support a well established teaching program for many decades to come. John Bush Manhattan Beach Play fair Dear ER: The way I read the article it sounds like the Hermosa Surf Camp has been able to use city land for free for years (“Hermosa Surf Camp to lose its place in the sand, may force closure, director Vince Ray says,” ER Feb. 9, 2023). As Hermosa Beach Community Resources Manager Lisa Nichols stated, it hasn’t been fair to the other business owners who have programs with the city. Also, the city is responsible for that shipping container. If anyone is hurt, let’s say climbing on the structure, the city is…
Read this story on easyreadernews.com