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Site selection questions dog Greenbelt project
by Ryan McDonald It was a straightforward answer that only created more questions. Part way through last week’s Hermosa Beach City Council meeting, during a lengthy discussion of the proposed Greenbelt infiltration project, Mayor Jeff Duclos asked whether planners had ever considered the number of residents living within 500 feet of the potential project sites. […]
Lazy Acres opening draws big crowds and big-wave surfer
by Ryan McDonald Lazy Acres Natural Market opened last week in Hermosa Beach with throngs of customers drawn to its organic produce and a large selection of prepared foods. The store held a fundraiser Wednesday evening benefitting local schools, where city council members bit into apples instead of cutting a ribbon to commemorate the occasion. […]
Fundraiser helps Darfur refugees establish women’s soccer team
by Paul Teetor It’s a long way – geographically, demographically and spiritually — from the mega-mansions, upscale restaurants and seaside luxury of Manhattan Beach to the makeshift huts, long food lines and tattered tents of Darfur, a dusty, wind-blown war-torn region of Sudan. But in just three hours Saturday night, a bridge built upon the […]
Turn ban to calm Maria/Paulina traffic
By David Mendez A new set of City Council-approved traffic calming plans, residents hope, will put a cap on excess speeding and cut-throughs in one Redondo Beach neighborhood. Redondo will restrict left turns, from 6:30 to 9 a.m., on to the 500 to 600 block of North Paulina Avenue, and the 700 to 800 block […]
Second floor outdoor dining considered
by Mark McDermott The City Council on Tuesday night rejected nearly all of the California Coastal Commission’s 27 modification of its proposed Downtown Specific Plan but reconsidered a ban on second-floor outdoor dining that the plan had included. The council approved a set of ordinances that will effectively replace the Specific Plan, which the city […]
Senate District 26 ‘A lot of mazel,’ not much race
by David Mendez This year’s State Senate race, between incumbent Democrat Ben Allen and independent Baron Bruno appears to be a contest only in the strictest definition of the term. Its contestants seem to know it, too. Forums between Allen and Bruno have been congratulatory affairs: Bruno is soon to marry his fiancée, and Allen’s […]
Assembly District 66 Fighting for California’s values
by David Mendez The candidates for California’s 66th Assembly District have already set their definitions for this year’s election. According to incumbent Democrat Al Muratsuchi, it’s a “Trump supporter versus California values.” But according to Republican challenger Frank Scotto, “it’s not [a race between] a leftist Democrat versus a moderate Republican.” The district has flipped […]
ES arts and culture – George the Fourth
George Renfro, a fourth generation El Segundo native, hopes to keep his hometown true to itself through art and orneriness
ES sports – Feeling the VIBE
El Segundo’s VIBE Volleyball Lab enlists top players to coach future top players
ES food – Sausal’s source
Sausal chef and owner Anne Conness found her inspiration in early California cuisine and craft beer
ES business – Might done right
by Ryan McDonald It is approaching 7 a.m. Inside El Segundo’s Gate 14, everyone has collapsed onto the rubber mats that cover the gym’s floor. Some people are stretching out their hips, bowing their heads with the resignation of the penitent. Others sit up with their arms extended behind them at acute angles to their […]
El Segundo October 2018 Calendar
Experience #37, Frankenstein, H20 Harvest, Monster ball, Kids craft, Let’s go fishing
ES Autos – Cars have Loved
A visit to the Automobile Driving Museum awakens memories of cars long forgotten
South Bay Community Calendar 10-18-18
Happy hour, Oktoberfest, Star Wars, Halloween comedy show, art & wine, and the Hermosa Art Festival