Cal-Perks
Dear ER:
It’s quite outrageous (“Police agree to pay cut, saving jobs,” Easy Reader, July 8, 2010). Ninety percent salary for police retirees for life? No wonder we are broke. Time to reform the police unions. They are worse than organized crime for this taxpayer shakedown.
The north side of the Pier Avenue overhaul is about to be finished. The project, which started in February, will be accomplished around Labor Day. “We have had some sand issues, but no major problems,” says Frank Senteno, the project [...]
by Deb L
I can’t look too far ahead because it’s too overwhelming. I really think the all-powerful Universe could have come up with something a little less tragic but what do I know…
Timeless tales, ticketless admission, priceless experience. Shakespeare by the Sea graces the Beach Cities with four performances in the coming week and a half, July 15 & 16 at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach and July 21 & 22 at Valley Park in Hermosa Beach, all at 7 p.m. This season’s offerings are Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night. Free, but donations always appreciated. For more info, locations, dates go to shakespearebythesea.org.
by Roger Repohl
One of the many dashed hopes contrasting the Obama campaign with the Obama administration has been that of a fresh and open approach by the United States government toward Cuba.
Peter Sachs and Steve Sobel opened Buzz Pop Candy Shop in downtown Hermosa Beach in late May. “We have only been open for a short time, but we already have many regulars, even if a lot of them are only [...]
Story and photos by Lynn Hemer Summer is usually the time of the year when you turn off your oven and wait until fall to turn it back on again. But this summer we’ve had cool weather so far, so [...]
After being wiped out by DDT, bald eagles reintroduced to the Channel Islands have started to bree