Letters to the Editor 5-8-25
Dial HB Dear ER: Thank you to the City of Hermosa Beach for providing the Dial-a-Text service for our seniors. This service is a blessing and is administered very well. Please even consider expending the areas to which the services apply. My elderly father would welcome not having to wait quite so long for pick-up and he would love the occasional ride to downtown Los Angeles, to the casinos, or to a sporting event. But all and all, Hermosa is doing a wonderful thing for the growing number of seniors. Patricia Lord Hermosa Beach Performance anxiety Dear ER: On April 22, 2025, our City Council met to consider the performance of the City Manager, Suja Lowenthal. During the compulsory public comment session, a group of city insiders and paid city staff made a choreographed attempt to appeal to council that Lowenthal is “irreplaceable.” We have heard from residents and business owners who feel very differently. This is the other side of the story: The City Manager has developed a culture more suitable to a large city like Long Beach, where she came from. Heavy on bureaucracy and staff. Inflexible, unavailable and unapproachable. Staff costs have risen substantially since she arrived in…
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