LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Talyn Mirzakhanian is named Manhattan Beach City ManagerÂ
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council formally appointed Talyn Mirzakhanian as city manager at its November 6 meeting. Mirzakhanian has worked for the City of Manhattan Beach since 2020, first as a planning manager, then as community development director, and since August as acting city manager. The City Council conducted a nationwide search […]
ELECTION 2024: Council candidates show more separation at final forumÂ
by Mark McDermott The six candidates vying for three seats on the Manhattan Beach City Council met for their third and final forum last week at the Mira Costa High School auditorium. Few major policy disagreements exist among the candidates, nor are there issues that have brought much fire to the race. All the candidates […]
Manhattan Beach City Council Candidate Tarnay a new voiceÂ
by Mark McDermott When Nina Tarnay announced her candidacy for Manhattan Beach City Council, it surprised some of the people who know her. She’s a practicing attorney, a very active mother of three kids, and a heavily involved volunteer in everything from the Jimmy Miller Foundation to the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation. But to those […]
ELECTION 2024: Manhattan City Council candidates face off at Rotary Club forum
by Mark McDermott The six candidates vying for three seats on the Manhattan Beach City Council in the November 5 election squared off for the first time Monday morning in a forum organized by the Rotary Club. The candidate forum, which took place at westdrift Hotel, was moderated by outgoing Councilperson Richard Montgomery and resident […]
ELECTION 2024: Manhattan Beach Sales tax ballot measure intended for City infrastructure
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council has over the past two years taken several significant steps aimed at the City’s long term financial sustainability. Some were financially arcane maneuvers, such as the issuance of pension obligation bonds that took advantage of low interest rates in order to cover ballooning employee retirement costs in […]
PUBLIC ART: Council approves shark mural, sculptures, rejects anti-hate muralÂ
by Mark McDermott The once-rejected 3-D shark mural reappeared at the Manhattan Beach City Council Tuesday night, and this time found a home. The mural, by artist Eric Snyder and originally proposed for the fire station, will be painted on the Civic Plaza parking lot wall. It was a night of artistic appraisal at the […]
CITY COUNCIL: City will launch a non-profit to fundraise for Begg pool
by Mark McDermott The LoveMB Foundation had a messy birth at Tuesday night’s Manhattan Beach City Council meeting, but by night’s end, the City’s own non-profit was alive and kicking — very specifically, as it turned out, towards a new Begg Pool. An ad hoc committee that grew out of discussion betweens the Council and […]
Manhattan Beach City Council Candidates Forum Wednesday night at the Shade Hotel
Video by Jefferson Graham The seven candidates for Manhattan Beach City Council spoke in a candidate forum at the Shade Hotel Wednesday Night, October 12. The event was sponsored by the Downtown Manhattan Beach Business and Professional Association and moderated by the association’s executive director Jill Lamkin. The candidates include newcomers Frank Chiella and Rita […]