Surf sessions threatened by parking meter change
by Kevin Cody Every morning as 10 a.m. approaches, Hermosa Beach surfers rush from the water to their cars. Parking meter enforcement begins at 10 a.m. (except on street sweeping days when enforcement begins at 8 a.m.). Because the surf generally is blown out by 10 a.m., and the surf shops, where many work, open at 10 a.m., surfers almost welcome the 10 a.m. enforcement. But the long established equanimity between parking enforcement and surfers may be at an end. At Tuesday night’s council meeting city staff proposed moving up meter enforcement from 10 a.m. to 8 a.m. Mayor Raymond Jackson spoke in favor of the earlier enforcement. “Visitors who come early to our city to jog on The Strand, walk their dogs, and play volleyball should be paying,” Jackson said. Councilmember Rob Saeman agreed with Jackson. Councilmembers Dean Francois and Mike Detoy opposed the earlier enforcement. Francois argued that the 10 a.m. enforcement gives visitors who get inebriated and leave their cars downtown overnight more time to find their cars in the morning. Councilman Mike Detoy said he agreed with Francois, though not with his colleague’s reasoning. The later enforcement, Detoy argued, encourages…
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