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On
The Waterfront
Hermosa firefighters use a ladder to retrieve a dog that who had repeatedly skittered halfway out a second-story window toward a ledge, making passersby increasingly nervous. No humans were home at the time. The pooch appeared preoccupied with the upper reaches of the house, repeatedly saying "Roof! Roof!" Photo by Mike Neily
NOT OVER EASY: some rascals in Manhattan Beach have been egging automobiles, raising the question of what you call such a lowlife crime in such a high-toned city. We suggest "egging Benedict"!
BOOK 'EM, SANTA: Santa Claus will make a special appearance at the Hermosa Beach Police Station next to City Hall 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, to hear all the holiday wishes from any boys and girls who want to attend. "Naughty boys, naughty boys, watcha gonna do?"
NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY: A costumed Mrs. Claus was receiving well wishers at Hermosa's annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony when she saw an upstanding city councilman, the right honorable JR Reviczky, passing by. "Are you good?" Mrs. Claus asked the councilman. "Sometimes I'm excellent," Reviczky replied with a look that moved him from Santa's "nice" column all the way over to "naughty"!