Manhattan Beach year in review: centennial happenings

In Manhattan Beach’s hundredth year, the city made national headlines with a political stunt involving a dead pig carcass and the arrest of NBA star Matt Barnes outside a downtown restaurant. It garnered some distinguished titles, too, when the Travel Channel named Manhattan Beach’s annual holiday fireworks show as top two in the nation and Paint Quality Institute deemed it as one of the “prettiest painted places in America.” Police busted a major identity theft ring in May. And the annual Six Man volleyball tournament, traditionally a hectic time for police, was held midweek for the first time and saw a much smaller and tamer turnout this year. City officials closed unfinished business from the previous year with the settlement of former Geoff Dolan’s lawsuit against the city. Mayor Wayne Powell, inducted in May, had both ups and downs during his term: While long, exhaustive council meetings frustrated the community and council members, Powell fought hard – and successfully – to preserve Manhattan Beach sand from an attempted sand-haul by Malibu’s eroding Broad Beach. Dolan v. Manhattan Beach meets resolution The end of the year marked the finish of the confounding legal battle…

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