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The proposed recall of Redondo Beach Councilman John Gran is heating up after an incendiary poster-sized mailer, sponsored by the Redondo Beach Firefighters Association, was sent to residents across Gran’s North Redondo district. Last week, residents of Gran’s District 4 received a sizable piece of campaign literature, which repeatedly slaps Gran with the Trumpian moniker…
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Read MoreSuperintendent Cherniss addresses academic success, laments inferior facilities
Read MoreThe Redondo Beach City Council has a tentative agreement in place with its police officers union, ending a 16-month labor standoff between the two sides. To do so, the Council unanimously approved a plan to borrow funds from the City’s pension reserve fund. The move set off a series of budget discussions that will likely…
Read MoreLong ago, but not so far away Among high schools, Gardena’s art collection was unrivaled One hundred years ago, Gardena High School principal John H. Whitely pushed forward an idea that soon put the city on the map. By 1928, according to the Gardena Valley News, GHS was becoming known as “the high school that…
Read MoreAfter very little public discussion, save for a series of comments from the audience, the Redondo Beach City Council elected not to impose its “last, best and final offer” labor agreement onto the city’s firefighters association Tuesday night. A “last, best and final offer” is the last step in the negotiating process once two entities…
Read MoreDrew Boyles’ unlikely path to becoming the mayor of El Segundo
Read MoreBetsy Butler works to leverage women’s advances in sports to advances toward equal pay
Read MoreRecall group says councilman’s vote against County fire study puts ‘lives at risk’ A group of Redondo Beach citizens are moving to recall Councilman John Gran in response to his vote killing the City’s study exploring contracting with Los Angeles County Fire Department services. Gran was the Council’s swing vote, pressing to approve a…
Read MoreLos Angeles County Lifeguard and 2014, 2015 and 2017 Catalina Classic winner Max First fended off Australian lifeguard and 2018 Catalina Classic winner Lansie Landsdown to claim his fourth Classic title.
Read MoreThe fate of slacklining in Hermosa Beach may have been sealed with a coincidental appearance from a pair of internet comedians. At its April 3 meeting, Hermosa’s Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Board had been set to discuss a proposal for a park on the beach for slacklining, a growing but still niche sport…
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Read MoreAstronaut Danny Olivas, who is from the El Paso neighborhood targeted in the August 3 mass shooting, believes lessons learned in space can help heal the divisions America now experiences On June 9, 2007, the day after the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-117 launched into Earth’s orbit, its crew made an alarming discovery. Using…
Read MoreMore than a decade ago, Bob Bain was in his former office when his production partner popped in and asked Bain if he would like to watch a band performing in a room down the hall. The group had an energy, a buzz that suggested big things might be on the horizon. Bain, buried in…
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Read MoreHorse-loving families restore the long-neglected Palos Verdes Stables Once or twice a week for three years, Megan Padilla drove her daughters to Palos Verdes to ride horses. The commute from Manhattan Beach transported Padilla back a world she had left decades earlier. She’d been a “horse girl” growing up in Lunada Bay. She competed around…
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