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by Mark McDermott In 1990, Manhattan Beach was still a scruffy yet beautiful little beach town. But it was also rapidly changing in a manner that threatened to leave its middle class roots behind. Strand lot prices hit $1 million, and other signs of gentrification were arriving, including high-end shops and a proliferation of real estate offices. A community that had prided itself as a sleepy little town where everybody knew each other was experiencing a wave of teardowns and…
