Posts by Kevin Cody
Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo police carry torch for Special Olympics
Police from Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach ran through their respective cities carrying the Special Olympics Torch on Monday. Over 1,000 athletes will compete in the Special Olympics on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11 at California State University Long Beach
Read MoreHermosa Beach Police’s electric motorcycle faster than a fleeing Corvette
The Hermosa Beach Police Department’s new , electric Zero motorcycle accelerates from zero to 60 miles per hour in under four seconds, which is faster than a Corvette. Because it is quiet and doesn’t pollute, the bike is also ideal for patrolling crowded areas, such as Pier Plaza and The Strand.
Read MoreSouth Bay Boardriders present Big Wave Challenge awards at Hermosa Beach Theater
Members and friends of the the South Bay Boardriders Club filled the Hermosa Beach Community Theater for the club’s annual Big Wave Challenge Awards night on Wednesday, May 24. Nominees Flavio Pirez, Angel Luhrsen, Tracey Meistrell Alex Gray and Trevor LaShure were called to the stage.
Read MoreNutrition entrepreneur Morton coaches young entrepreneurs
American Martyr’s sixth grader Isabelle Hory finished 8th out of nearly 100 regional finalists at the YEA national scholarship championships, held May 5 at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Hory invented a device she calls Gimmieboost. Hory is a member of the 2016-17 Young Entrepreneurial Class, sponsored by the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Read MoreRedondo Beach Officer Shrum follows father’s valorous footsteps
As he announced the top honors at the 43rd South Bay Medal of Valor Awards Luncheon, presenter Glen Walker paused for a moment to bring attention to retired Hawthorne Police Sergeant Donald Shrum. Shrum, Walker said, was twice Medal of Valor. First, in 1996, for bravery in a shootout with a robbery suspect. Then in…
Read MoreOn Local Government: A fond farewell
Sixteen years ago, after I finished my second term on the Redondo Beach City Council, one of my friends asked me what was the most frustrating part of the job. I told him that it was the general lack of knowledge about the impact city government has on one’s everyday life. On top of that…
Read MoreMeistrell’s Redondo Breakwater bomb earns him South Bay Boardriders Big Wave Challenge Award
“The best part of the ride was the view when I looked up.” — Tracey Meistrell describing the 25-foot wave that earned him the 2017 Big Wave Challenge Award.
Read MoreLanding Zone Carol: A Memorial Day memory
Landing Zone (LZ) Carol was like Gilligan’s Island. Our days were spent perfecting our tans and telling headquarters we were winning the hearts and minds of local villagers. LZ was on the tip of a peninsula that jutted out 500 yards into Dam Trao Lake. It was 300 miles north of Saigon and light years away from what most grunts were enduring.
Read MoreTen Redondo responders honored at South Bay Medal of Valor Awards
Ten of Redondo Beach’s first responders, nine from the Redondo Beach Police Department and one from the Fire Department’s Harbor Patrol, were honored on Thursday at the 43rd Annual South Bay Medal of Valor Awards Luncheon, held at the Torrance Marriott. Harbor Patrol Officer David Poirier was awarded his second Medal of Valor award in…
Read MoreBrand to ‘balance’ Redondo Beach commissions, plan to curb ‘favor trading’ on hold
In years past, Bill Brand has argued that Redondo Beach’s system of City Commission appointments is set up to stack commissions with members in line with the mayor’s political interests. However, a move by Brand to fill existing vacancies on City commissions at Tuesday’s City Council meeting signaled that the appointment of favored commissioners is…
Read MoreCouncil resolution sends Redondo’s Measure C to Coastal Commission
The Redondo Beach City Council has passed a resolution to send the language of Measure C to the California Coastal Commission, ending a months-long quagmire of bureaucracy spiked by vocal complaints by the measure’s supporters. Redondo Beach’s outside legal counsel, John Wellner, noted that this has been an issue since April 11, when the City…
Read MoreRedondo Unified’s cooling plan expected to cost $6.5m
Classroom cooling issues came to the fore during the Redondo Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, as board members cautiously approach a plan to roll out air-conditioning throughout district schools. “We’re at a point where, if we’re going to do something this summer…we have to make commitments with a potential vendor,”…
Read MoreSean “Smitty” Smith passes after surfing in the morning, playing volleyball in the afternoon.
Former AVP volleyball player Sean “Smitty” Smith passed away April 22, following a morning spent surfing and an afternoon spent playing volleyball in Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii. He was 52.
Read MoreNehrenheim wins in Redondo Beach, balances council
After a Tuesday night landslide, Nils Nehrenheim appears to be all but a lock for the District 1 City Council seat, beating incumbent appointee Martha Barbee. “The numbers are overwhelming; it’s an absolute mandate at this point in time,” Nehrenheim said at his election night party, in District 2’s Samba Brazilian Grill. “The numbers show…
Read MoreManhattan Beach new Roundhouse Aquarium will be ‘magic,’ Cambridge 7 architect promises
The Manhattan Beach City Council unanimously approved a $2.5 million redesign of the nearly 100 year old Roundhouse Aquarium by famed aquarium architects Cambridge Seven, of Boston.
Read MoreJimmy Miller Surf N Turf is unique surfing and volleyball competition
The 7th Annual Dig for Jimmy and Doug Surf and Turf contest attracted over 100 competitors, of all ages, for what is believed to be the world’s only surf and volleyball contest.
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