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Long-time manager of Hermosa Beach’s Becker Surfboards laid off
by Ryan McDonald “End of an era!” Jani Lange called out as he headed west on Pier Avenue last Friday night. Lange and his family were bound for Becker Surfboards, which was throwing a party to commemorate the last day of Bob Rich, the store’s manager who had been with the company for almost 33 […]
Hermosa Beach sets new pickup locations for Uber, Lyft
By Ryan McDonald Next time you’re looking to summon an Uber or Lyft in downtown Hermosa Beach, the screen on your phone might look a little different. The Hermosa City Council unanimously approved a program last week to create designated zones throughout the downtown for picking up passengers. When using the mobile phone app of […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
New parking pass required Hermosans in designated areas wishing to avoid parking tickets must have a 2019-2020 parking pass displayed by March 20. The permits allow people park beyond the one-hour limit noted on signs residential areas that are considered “impacted,” where demand for spots is highest. Permit holders may also park for free […]
True North: Threat of Hermosa city-school district lawsuit looms
by Ryan McDonald Second of two parts Although the fate of North School has consumed much of the oxygen in recent heated discussions, Measure S, the school facilities bond that will pay for rebuilding North, also funds planned construction at Hermosa View and Hermosa Valley, the district’s existing campuses. The district had planned to do […]
CrossFit Horsepower sues Hermosa Beach
by Ryan McDonald Crossfit Horsepower, the embattled Cypress Avenue gym that was declared a public nuisance by Hermosa Beach over the summer, has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the nuisance proceedings have irredeemably damaged the gym’s business and were the result of bias on the part of the City Council. The lawsuit, […]
Hermosa Beach man found dead in Mexico
by Ryan McDonald Kris Meyer was in the Tower 12 restaurant on Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach this past weekend when a man he did not know approached him. The man, a military veteran, said that several years ago his dad, living in Maryland, had died suddenly. The veteran was overcome with grief and overwhelmed […]
Villaraigosa campaigns at Fiesta Hermosa
During a campaign swing through the Hermosa Beach Memorial Day Weekend Fiesta, Democratic Gobernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa advocated an aggressive homebuilding push. Part of the solution, he said, would be for the state to incentivize cities to loosen regulations on constructing new housing.
Redondo Beach About Town
Redondo Beach Police to crack down on cell phone use, ‘distracted driving’ The Redondo Beach Police Department is joining a statewide effort to drill down on distracted driving and cell-phone use by stepping up enforcement in April. According to a press release issued by RBPD, officers will place an emphasis on enforcing cell phone and […]
Century-old tree cut down at Hermosa Beach construction site
by Ryan McDonald Construction crews removed a tree, believed to be some 100 years old, in the public right-of-way from a Monterey Boulevard lot last week, creating new questions about contested trees on the site, including whether the property owner, L.A. Kings player Drew Doughty, illegally failed to maintain public trees during construction. A crew […]
Possible change for building permit duration in Hermosa Beach
by Ryan McDonald Extended time to finish construction on large projects may be granted before building commences, under new code amendments recommended by the Hermosa Beach Planning Commission. At its Tuesday night meeting, the commission unanimously approved a resolution suggesting modifying the city’s building code to create two exceptions to the two-year period to […]
Arts and crafting compromise: A town hall Thursday offers a preview of possible changes for Fiesta Hermosa
by Ryan McDonald Along with traditional debate features like opening statements and policy questions, the second candidate forum in the run-up to the recent Hermosa Beach City Council election featured a “lightning round” that prevented evasive answers. Candidates received binary questions, and indicated “yes” or “no” with only the raise of a paddle. “Do […]
Larson to focus on ‘visible, usable’ if elected to Hermosa Beach council
by Ryan McDonald Trent Larson stepped up to the microphone at a City Council meeting this summer, and did something he wasn’t wild about: he congratulated the council on finishing the installation of solar panels on the roof of the Community Center. Larson had his concerns about the project. He worried the city was replacing […]
McCool regrets online messages, but won’t exit Hermosa Beach Council race
by Ryan McDonald City Council candidate Matt McCool said this week he regrets sending inflammatory messages on social media several years ago, which included the comment, “Every proper woman knows that you don’t speak to a man until he address [sic] you first,” but that he has no plans to exit the race ahead of […]
Noted surfer dies from fall in Hermosa Beach
Donald “Donnie” Miller, one of the South Bay’s top surfers in the early 1980s, died Sunday from injuries sustained when he jumped from the third story balcony of an apartment building in the 200 block of Monterey Boulevard in Hermosa Beach. The former Hermosa Beach resident was part American Indian and had been living on […]