Sandbox: How to Unite Against Hate
by Vanessa Poster Board Member Beach Cities Health District I pray every night. I begin with a list of things I’m grateful for, and there is so much. One thing I am very grateful for is the freedom I enjoy as an American. And then, at other times, in conversation with my husband, we talk […]
United Against Hate Week in the South Bay
by Vanessa Poster Board Member, Beach Cities Health District I pray every night. I begin with a list of things I’m grateful for, and there is so much. One thing I am very grateful for is the freedom I enjoy as an American. And then, at other times, in conversation with my husband, we talk […]
Gallup: Residents spend $182 million less on healthcare
by Garth Meyer A Gallup poll commissioned by Beach Cities Health District shows that residents of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach are estimated to spend $182 million less on annual healthcare costs because of lower rates of obesity, diabetes and smoking, compared to nationwide. The three cities’ residents spend an estimated $95 million […]
BCHD board bets on Lucky 7 on November 5 ballot
by Kevin Cody A $30 million bond measure to fund demolition of the long closed South Bay Hospital, and replace it with two acres of public open space for exercise and gatherings, and to construct a new allcove (all lower case) youth mental health center was unanimously approved by the Beach Cities Health District Board […]
BCHD board to decide this week on demolition bond
by Garth Meyer The Beach Cities Health District board will vote July 24 on whether to seek voter approval for a $30 million bond to tear down the old South Bay Hospital, and fund other items on the District’s Redondo Beach campus. The “BCHD Community Health & Wellness Measure” would pay for destruction and removal […]
About Town Redondo: Naloxone training, firefighters honored
BCHD distributes Naloxone, trains school administrators and students Representatives of Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) went to Redondo Union High School May 20-21 to speak to 786 juniors and seniors about fentanyl and how to administer Naloxone, the medication which can reverse a fentanyl overdose. BCHD earlier gave training to 565 teachers, administrators and staff […]
BCHD, Indivisible Arts host youth leadership conference
Beach Cities Health District, in partnership with allcove Beach Cities and Indivisible Arts, hosted the first-ever South Bay Leadership & Wellness Conference for young people, ages 12 to 25 on Saturday, May 18 at allcove Beach Cities. Seventy-five young leaders from across the South Bay gathered to discuss mental health, wellness, advocacy and other important […]
Sandbox: We Are All In This Together
by Tom Bakaly CEO, Beach Cities Health District In a recently completed, statistically significant survey of registered voters in the Beach Cities, 66% of the respondents said there is need for additional funding for community health and wellness services in the Beach Cities. The poll also found that Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) received a […]
On Local Government: The “Save Their Butt” tax
by Bob Pinzler If all goes according to plan, on the November 2024 ballot property owners in our three beach cities will be asked to approve a 30-million-dollar tax measure which the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) is calling a “Health and Wellness Bond.” It should be called the 30-million-dollar fix for their screw-ups. Let’s […]
Stay healthy with the BCHD Summer Calendar – Easy Reader 2024
Stay healthy at the Beach (Cites Health District) The Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) offers an extensive range of summer programs for people who live and work in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach. For more information and to register for programs visit BCHD.org. Mindful Yoga Hermosa Beach Monday, May 13, 20 On […]
Sandbox: Change happens, embrace it
by Vanessa Poster Beach Cities Health District Board of Directors Over the many years I have served this community as an elected official, I have seen the evolution of healthcare and health services, as well as changes in the way municipal services are offered. Who would have thought, more than a quarter century ago, that […]
BCHD campus plan at risk by zoning fracas
by Garth Meyer The Beach Cities Health District’s proposed Healthy Living Campus could be stopped from ever being built because of a provision in the Redondo Beach draft General Plan update. The item, known as Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.), determines how many square feet may be built on public land. The General Plan draft was […]
Sandbox – The Joy of Giving
by Dr. Martha Koo Board Member Beach Cities Health District Every year, the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) organizes volunteers to deliver holiday gift bags to older adult residents, and residents with disabilities who receive BCHD in-home and care management services. I had the honor and pleasure of delivering a gift bag to Margaret, a […]
Sandbox – Health Living Campus needs a health exam
by Mark Nelson StopBCHD.com is a grassroots group that has been attempting to assure the Beach Cities Health District’s proposed Health Living Campus complies with both neighborhood input, and the Redondo Beach Municipal Code. In light of BCHD’s claims of “misinformation” by StopBCHD, here’s a list of key facts about BCHD proposed commercial development project […]
Sandbox – PACE’ n the final years
by Kerianne Lawson, LCSW, MSG Chief Programs Officer Beach Cities Health District PACE stands for the Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly. PACE is a program for Medi-Cal and Medicare eligible older adults who are at risk for moving into a nursing home or who are trying to return to living in the community […]
Sand Box: Beach Cities Health District’s ‘Wealthy’ Living Campus on shaky foundation
by Bob Pinzler When you purchase a home, one of the first things you should ask is if you can see the deed to prove that the seller actually owns it. I asked the same question of the Beach Cities Health District, to determine if they have the legal right to build something other than […]