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Beach wheels: Volkswagen Tiguan SEL a handsome, well-built family hauler
the Tiguan is a solid, well-built family hauler that should provide years of comfortable and reliable service.
Beach Cities lag on stormwater goals, report finds
by Ryan McDonald A new report from Heal the Bay has found that the Beach Cities are dramatically behind in their efforts to address stormwater, which flows untreated from storm drains to foul beaches and oceans. The report, released Tuesday, studied efforts to address stormwater throughout Los Angeles County, and found that the region as […]
ICAN show empowers new artists
by David Mendez On Friday night, a few hundred feet off of Broadway, tucked behind a small church in South Redondo, a modest crowd had gathered to celebrate a group of men and women with developmental disabilities — many of whom were putting their art before the public for the first time. ICAN California Abilities […]
Fangary files suit over mayor rotation
by Ryan McDonald Hermosa Beach City Councilmember Hany Fangary has filed a lawsuit against the city and several of his fellow council members, the most significant example yet of the tension riving Hermosa’s local government. News of the lawsuit became public last week at an extraordinary meeting at which several elected officials relayed a bizarre […]
Redondo plans sale of contested surplus land
by David Mendez The City of Redondo Beach will endeavor to sell a surplus piece of property near the intersection of Torrance Boulevard and Lucia Avenue. The lot has been the subject of minor land dispute amid the long-ago construction of a shed, attempts to purchase the land by adjacent property owner, and feuding colored […]
Hermosa Beach’s Heidi Androl reports ringside from boxing’s biggest bouts
by Ryan McDonald It’s not easy to catch Floyd Mayweather with his hands down. Mayweather, whom ESPN called “perhaps the greatest defensive fighter in history,” went 50–0 over a professional boxing career lasting more than two decades. The longevity and unblemished record are doubtless owed to Mayweather’s ability to avoid getting hit, a skill that […]
Venice alive and well in Torrance
Il bar, where the Italian’s drink and drive by Richard Foss There’s a reason Starbucks gives their drinks Italian names. Their Frappuccino and their measurements venti and trenta are either meaningless or misleading in Italian, but they reflect the fact that Italians not only invented the espresso machine, but most of the drinks that are […]
Where movies are the gateway to the world
Randy Berler’s South Bay Film Society screens art house films at the AMC Rolling Hills 20 by Bondo Wyszpolski In June 2012, Randy Berler crossed his fingers and jumped in. Three years into retirement, the former urban planner for the City of Redondo Beach was hoping to sell 59 tickets for “Three Colors: Red,” by […]
Manhattan Beach surfer and surgeon Brad Thomas
Faced with choosing to become a surgeon or a surfer, Brad Thomas chose both
Beach people – ‘SB Community Factor’
Weeks after Los Angeles County Firefighter and former NFL player Eric Stevens married his college sweetheart Amanda, the 30-year-old Palos Verdes Peninsula High graduate was diagnosed with ALS. While at Peninsula, he earned All Bay League honors in football and wrestling. After playing for Cal, he was signed by the Rams in 2013. Last month, […]
On local government by Bob Pinzler 12-12-19
Manhattan Beach, not Manhattan, NY