Letters to the Editor 7-9-2020

IQ test Dear ER: Too damned many have decided masks are a political issue (”Dr. Pissed Off,” ER July 2, 2020). They aren’t! They are an IQ test where everyone gets to see the results. Jim Sheehy EasyReaderNews Hermosa’s Michael Jordan Dear ER: Steve Burrell was the best city manager in Hermosa Beach history (“Hermosa Beach City Manager Steve Burrell deflected credit for rebuilding the city,) ER June 4, 2020). No one else in his position had the political will to get things done after years of unexplainable infighting and stagnation in the city of Hermosa Beach. He was the Michael Jordan of city managers, a game winner at closing time. Simply put, he brought Hermosa Beach from a diamond in the rough to what it is today. He made all of his council persons and mayors look good. Streets got repaired under an actual plan; The Strand was re-paved, the Plaza was built, the Pier was reconstructed, Upper Pier Ave. was refurbished, the parking structure County deal was done, costing the City nothing and providing parking for the Beach Hotel, with $1 million going to the City. The undersea cable deal on 2nd Street was done for $10 million. And he refurbished Valley Park, South Park and…

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