Manhattan Beach News
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council, after more than four hours of testimony, staff reports, and discussion, decided after midnight Tuesday not to decide on the five appeals filed against Project Verandas, a 79-unit apartment complex proposed in El Porto. The project appeared to face possible defeat as the first two councilpersons to announce their intentions, Suzanne Hadley and Joe Franklin, announced they would oppose it, while Mayor Steve Napolitano at one point bluntly asked developer Frank Buckley,…