Sand Box: Keep Hermosa politics local
by Nancy Schwappach I want to address the elephant in the Hermosa Beach room. I attended an event hosted by Ambassador Richard Grenell, a meet and greet fundraiser for Rob Seamann and Elka Warner, candidates for Hermosa Beach City Council. For context, I am a lifelong registered Democrat. However, my first vote for president was John Anderson in 1980. Anybody born after 1961, look it up. I would vote for him again today. I have gotten so much grief from people saying, how could you go to that MAGA event at President Trump-appointee Ric Grenell’s home? Or, how could you not call him out at that event? People, I am in the man’s home at his invitation. If national or state politics had been brought up, I would have spoken my mind. They weren’t, we discussed only local issues. It would have been entirely wrong, and I think counter-productive, to create a scene. And yes, I think his boss is an existential threat to our democracy, and I am opposed to every single public position that Ric Grenell has taken on national and state issues. However, we’re talking about Hermosa Beach. So, do you believe in fiscal responsibility? Do you believe in a balanced budget? Do you believe in taking…
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