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Coronavirus cases in L.A. County continue to surge
by Ryan McDonald The number of novel coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County has increased from 409 to 1,465 in less than a week, Barbara Ferrer, director of the county Department of Public Health reported today. The cases include 26 deaths, five of them reported in the last 24 hours. Ferrer expects the number of […]
County closes all beaches, bike path, until April 19
by Ryan McDonald Beaches in the South Bay and the rest of Los Angeles County will be closed until April 19 in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, authorities announced Friday. Along with beaches, beach access points, including the Marvin Braude Bike Trail , will be closed, as will hiking trails throughout […]
Workers get creative to get by in time of coronavirus
by Ryan McDonald Along with threatening the health of millions of Americans, the novel coronavirus pandemic is cratering the U.S. economy. Health officials have attempted to stem the spread of the virus by forcing many businesses to close their doors, effectively shutting down whole sectors of consumer spending. In California, “essential” services are allowed to […]
Visions of Coronavirus: Gallery 1. Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach
Responses to the coronavirus were recorded by local photographers this week. Photographers interested in having their visions of the coronavirus included in future Easy Reader galleries should send them to EasyReader@EasyReader.news.
Hermosa Beach okays eviction moratorium, rejects rent abatement
by Ryan McDonald Commercial and residential tenants in the city of Hermosa Beach who have been impacted by the novel coronavirus will not face eviction for being unable to pay rent during the state of emergency caused by the pandemic, but will have to pay back any rent they miss. Hermosa’s City Council unanimously approved […]
Easy Reader returns to volunteer roots to continue publishing through coronavirus crisis
The entire Easy Reader staff was laid off last Friday. Four reporters, two office managers, two advertising representatives, one art director, one bookkeeper, one associate publisher and one publisher. Since then, the former staff has written 30 stories on the coronavirus, maintained the website, fielded calls for obits and dba’s, and sold enough ads to […]
Easy Reader returns to volunteer roots, free newsstand distribution. Expands website news
Easy Reader returns to volunteer routes and free newsstand distribution and expanded website news
Easy Reader Beach City Pick-Up Locations
Easy Reader newspaper can be found at business and news racks listed below, throughout Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and El Segundo. It will not be home delivered throughout the duration of the coronavirus crisis.
Hermosa Beach to close Strand, Beach on Saturday. ‘We don’t want to be next hotspot,” mayor says
The Hermosa Beach Strand and the city’s beach will be closed to the public, beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday. “We don’t want to be the next hotspot,” Mayor Mary Campbell. She did not know if surfing and swimming will be allowed.
Coronavirus pushes back planned power outage in Hermosa Beach
by Ryan McDonald Planned maintenance of the electrical grid in Hermosa Beach, which would have temporarily shut down power in part of the city, will not take place until after the novel coronavirus pandemic has ended. In a statement issued March 20, Southern California Edison said that it planned to “postpone noncritical planned projects, while […]
Hermosa Beach City Council meetings leave chambers for screens
by Ryan McDonald Public meetings in Hermosa Beach will take place via videoconference in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The city announced that all public meetings, starting with Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, will feature officials calling in from remote locations to hear reports from staff and vote on issues. The […]
With fundraiser cancelled due coronavirus, Hermosa Beach Education Foundation launches online auction
by Ryan McDonald The novel coronavirus may have brought down “Mom Prom,” the winking nickname of highly anticipated Hearts of Hermosa fundraiser. But it hasn’t removed the need for donations that the event, the largest single source of support each year for the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation, facilitates. Instead, an online auction to support programming […]
County bans beach volleyball, Hermosa Beach resident rescues nets
Hermosa residents saves beach volleyball nets from being hauled off in County pick-up trucks.
The Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day that wasn’t and other coronavirus tales
“Do you know the only thing worse than owning an Irish tavern on Saint Patrick’s Day when the government has ordered all the tavern’s closed? It’s owning 16 Irish taverns,” he said.
Long lines, bare shelves at South Bay grocery stores
by Ryan McDonald As authorities delivered grim warnings about the novel coronavirus last Thursday, an idea spread among South Bay residents with the force and quickness of a contagion: buy toilet paper. Mirroring trends across the country, shoppers late last week began descending on Vons, Trader Joe’s, Ralphs, Whole Foods and other area stores, creating […]