Posts by Ryan McDonald
Metro plan could add delays for South Bay light-rail riders
Under a proposal that will come before the Metro Board Thursday, the Metro Green line could get shorter, a decision that would impose a second transfer and potentially added time for South Bay riders heading to downtown Los Angeles. Thursday Metro Board of Directors meeting includes an item with a service plan for linking the…
Read MoreCommission backs new ‘granny flat’ rules for Hermosa Beach
The Hermosa Beach Planning Commission unanimously supported a slate of rules for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) at its Monday night meeting, bringing the city closer to compliance with a state law meant to alleviate the California housing crisis, while exposing ongoing friction with the state legislature over local control of land-use decisions. Commissioners were confronting…
Read MoreAdded scrutiny for Hermosa Beach stormwater project
Hermosa Beach will subject a stormwater infiltration project proposed to go under a section of the Greenbelt along the city’s southern border to additional review, including an Environmental Impact Report for the site, amid ongoing opposition from residents living nearby. The announcement of the EIR, from interim City Manager John Jalili, came at a Tuesday…
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Land Rover relocates The former Land Rover dealership that anchored the high-traffic intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Herondo Avenue has exited Hermosa Beach to merge with a Jaguar dealership in Torrance, at 3233 Pacific Coast Hwy. Until the move, which had been planned for months, the Hermosa dealership was the only location left in…
Read MoreCity opens call for artists to design new Hermosa Beach logo
Hermosa Beach is asking local artists for help in updating the city logo. The existing logo is an off-center “Hb” within an Impressionistic rendering of the Vetter Windmill on Pacific Coast Highway, usually accompanied by a pair of soaring seabirds. The logo was designed in the late 1960s by an unknown city staff member and…
Read MoreValley’s Spurrell will retire after 21 years bringing science to life
Last Friday afternoon, students in Kathy Spurrell’s seventh-grade science class were watching a brief segment of a video about the human body and sloughed off their post-lunch grogginess when they saw a man missing the top of his head. A brain surgery patient was being kept awake during a surgery to remove a small tumor…
Read MoreBeach events – Leadership Hermosa hosts Annual Beach BALL
Awards night at the Standing Room, Hermosa Beach
Read MoreFoil Surfing Floats on in Manhattan Beach
Foiling is the latest craze in the surfing world, but safety risks have some worried. Can its adherents save it?
Read MoreCouncil wary of future shortfall as it approves annual budget
The Hermosa Beach City Council unanimously adopted the municipal budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year Tuesday night, providing for a year Hermosa will end in the black, but also revealing long-term challenges posed by rising pension obligations for city employees. The budget includes a five-year forecast with five budget scenarios, several of which show the…
Read MoreJulian Katz was beloved cycling advocate
The cyclists had a tough road to climb. In 2010, the El Segundo City Council was holding a hearing on the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan, and members of the audience were urging rejection. Not enough people rode bikes, the skeptics said, to justify approving the plan, especially not senior citizens. It was at that…
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Uncle Stavros fed South Hermosa Beginning in the late 1960s, two very popular breakfast restaurants competed across the street from one another at Second Street and Hermosa Avenue. S and L, on the north side, was run by “Uncle” Stavros Triantis and his wife Christina. Pete’s RePete, on the south side of Second Street, was…
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Hermosa Valley open house Hermosa Valley School hosts an open house tonight for parents and children, beginning with a book fair at 5 p.m. A Young at Art exhibit by both Valley and View students begins at 5:30 p.m. Classroom open houses begin at 6:30. As a fundraiser, Young at Art will be selling pizzas,…
Read MoreHermosa Beach Police Beat
Diving equipment stolen An unknown suspect took diving equipment from an East Hermosa residence last month. The theft took place sometime between the afternoon of May 14 and the afternoon of May 18 from a home in the 1100 block of 10th Street near Prospect Avenue, according to police reports. Police believe the suspect or…
Read MorePeninsula resident and writer Jennifer Allen Sailing Through Time
Peninsula resident and writer Jennifer Allen captured a journey around the world, relying on ancient Polynesian sailing and navigation
Read MoreJamming econo on Pier Plaza
One Thursday last month, patrons of Watermans’ on Hermosa’s Pier Plaza had a chance to catch a free show with Mike Watt, the former bassist of legendary San Pedro punk rockers the Minutemen. It was thanks to the efforts of Reid Clow, founder of Swear Jar Presents. (He said decided on the name because “a…
Read MoreAll tomorrow’s parties
In 1980s New York, Hermosa resident Patti Astor and the Fun Gallery brought graffiti from the street to the studio. With a slate of upcoming local shows, the art world is still trying to keep up In 1992, the New York Times dispatched reporter Rick Marin to Seattle to write about “grunge,” the fashion and…
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