Hermosa Beach neighbors protest 50-foot tall ‘Builder’s Remedy’ apartments
A 50-foot tall residential building is proposed for Hermosa Beach, where the height limit is 30 feet. Neighbors aren’t happy. by Kevin Cody Tony and Renardo Ferraro could not have anticipated alienating their long time neighbors when they planned tearing down their apartment fourplex in the 3400 block of Hermosa Avenue, in Hermosa Beach. Since […]
Lawsuit targets Hermosa Beach’s short term vacational rental ban
by Kevin Cody A lawsuit that contends Hermosa Beach’s ban on short term vacation rentals in the coastal zone (1,000 feet east of the mean high tide) is unlawful has been filed by Hermosa resident Todd Koerner. Koerner was issued a $2,500 fine for advertising a room in his Manhattan Avenue home as a short […]
Letters to the Editor 3-13-25
There goes the height limit Dear ER: For decades the residential height limit in Hermosa Beach has been 30 feet. Next Tuesday, the Planning Commission will consider a proposal for the first 50-foot residential development in the city’s history. The proposed five-story complex on Palm Drive in North Hermosa, would be 20 feet taller than […]
Baywatch Comunity Calendar 3-13-25
Spotlight: Saturday, March 15 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Everyone is Irish and the Irish are everyone at the Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day parade. As it has for the past 29 years, the parade will feature nearly 100 entries, including high school marching bands, schools of Irish dancers, the LAPD Emerald Society bagpipers, truckbed bands […]
David Caskey: A fourth generation Hermosa Beach real estate office
by Kevin Cody In 1948, Realtor Pat Anderson built a 715 square foot office on a triangular shaped lot at the northwest corner of Pier and Monterey avenues in downtown Hermosa Beach. It looked like any other peaked-roof beach cottage, except for being trapezoidal to accommodate parking. Anderson served two terms on the Hermosa Beach […]
Camping banned near businesses under new Hermosa Beach ‘homeless’ ordinance
by Kevin Cody Camping or living in a vehicle on public property in Hermosa Beach will be illegal under an ordinance unanimously approved by the Hermosa City Council at its Tuesday, February 25 meeting. The ordinance also prohibits “storage of personal property” within 20 feet of business entrances, and fires on public property Adoption of […]
Baywatch Community Calendar 2-20-25
Spotlight: Saturday, February 22 Lanakila Classic, Seaside Lagoon Open Ocean races (long and short) with outrigger canoes 1- and 2 persons, stand-up and prone paddleboards, surf skis, and V1s. Kids mini-course in the Harbor. Registration opens at 7 a.m. Preregistration online is recommended. $40. Open to the public. Proceeds will be donated to LA Fire […]
Police Beat: Egg-tossing e-bikers, Gun shots & shells, simulate gun hold-up
by Liz Mullen A crackdown in case of egg-tossing e-bikers After complaints of teenagers on e-bikes throwing eggs at vehicles and causing other kinds of trouble, the Hermosa Beach Police Department on Friday evening, February 7, initiated a crackdown. They stopped 22 e-bike riders and cited nine of them. HBPD also impounded four e-bikes from […]
Hermosa Beach ‘Saint Mike of Public Works’
Mike Flaherty recalls a lifetime of service looking after the city’s streets, buildings and residents by Elka Worner For nearly four decades, if something went wrong in Hermosa Beach – sewer backups, troublesome rodents, parking disputes – former Public Works Superintendent Mike Flaherty was the guy to call. From 1973 to 2010, Flaherty worked […]
New Hermosa Beach Council majority slashes new City Hall location options
by Kevin Cody The choice of locations for a new Hermosa Beach City Hall were significantly narrowed at the Tuesday, January 28 City Council meeting. On a 3 to 2 vote, the council approved a motion to remove from consideration, building a new City Hall on the 4.8 acre Community Center site, where the theater, […]
Police Beat: RB gardner threatened, underage drinking party, e-bike chase
RB gardner threatened by Robber’s gun in waistband Robbers stole $4,500 of gardening equipment by flashing a handgun in broad daylight in Redondo Beach earlier this month. It happened just after noon on Jan. 14 on the corner of Carnegie Lane and Flagler Lane. “The victim–he’s a gardener and he was doing some work in […]
Hermosa Residents express support for trimmed down Civic Center
by Kevin Cody Near the end of a two hour PowerPoint presentation by Hermosa Beach Civic Center consultant Jeffrey Fullerton, Mayor Pro Tem Rob Saemann complained the presentation was too conceptional and lacking in specifics. The presentation in the Hermosa council chambers last Wednesday, January 22 was meant to elicit resident input on proposals for […]
Hoodlums to Heroes: South by South Bay Festival replants punk
by Gavin Heaney The South Bay is steeped in punk lore, and Hermosa Beach is its home town. It was born from the boho beach bums who perused the shelves of Either/Or Bookstore, bought “water pipes” from Greekos and lost their minds and musical boundaries to jazz at The Lighthouse Cafe in 1966. The beatniks […]
Hermosa Council okays $15,000 loan to Chamber for St. Patrick’s Parade
by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach City Council approved a $15,000 loan to the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce to help fund the March 15 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. The loan followed an hour long discussion at the Council’s Tuesday, January 28 meeting The parade has been a popular civic tradition since its founding in […]
Hermosa Beach residents express preference for new, trimmed down Civic Center
by Kevin Cody Near the end of a two hour PowerPoint presentation by Hermosa Beach Civic Center consultant Jeffrey Fullerton, Mayor Pro Tem Rob Saemann complained the presentation was too conceptional and lacking in specifics. The presentation in the Hermosa council chambers last Wednesday, January 22 was meant to elicit resident input on proposals for […]
Hermosa Chamber asks city help in funding St. Patrick’s parade
by Kevin Cody Rick Koenig has emceed the Hermosa Beach Saint Patrick’s Day Parade every year since it began 29 years ago, except for the inaugural year. He pleaded to the Hermosa City Council at its Tuesday, January 14 meeting for the opportunity to emcee the popular parade again. “From where I announce the parade, […]