by Robb Fulcher The married owners of Club Sushi restaurants in downtown Hermosa and Hollywood have been placed on three years probation and ordered to work 90 days of community service, after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of making a false credit application, their attorneys said. In addition, Gregory Alan and his wife, [...]

Appeal sought As promised, attorneys for the city have asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss an oil company’s $500 million breach-of-contract lawsuit. The city attorneys have filed a petition for a hearing before the high court, at which they would ask justices to partially overturn a recent ruling by a state appeals court. City [...]

Our staff at the Easy Reader staff chose areas of expertise safely within the confines of each reporter’s judgment. Among other things, our editors can tell you where you should avoid the police radar, head for the hills, get a burrito, find a soda, and go to the bathroom. They have also authoritatively identified the South Bay’s best all purpose burrito, most deft public dancer, most vigilant citizen watchdog, and the most happening art scenes.

And so we present to you, our editor’s picks.

Best American: Zane’s
by Richard Foss
The winner and runner-up in this category have very different visions of what American food is.

Hermosa Cyclery, fronting 13th Street near The Strand, is known as the place with the “free air.” An air hose dangles outside the business so passing cyclers can fill their tires without asking.

Hermosa Beach photographer David D’Angelo gathered our most fashionable BOB winners at Shade, this year’s returning Best Hotel winner, to show off why they are so popular. Voters showed us that when it comes to style, there are a few people and places they trust year after year.

Live music is enjoying a resurgence in the South Bay, and Saint Rocke’s Allen Sanford is leading the charge.

Surfers who wonder why a consensus has never been reached on what makes the perfect surfboard, should talk to our readers’ picks for best shop and best underground shaper.

Best Kid’s Party, The Gym (tie): AdventurePlex

Parents can sit back and relax while AdventurePlex takes care of their child’s birthday party, from sending out invitations to loading the car with gifts to mailing thank you notes

Rico De’Alba, 32, has been working for Shellback Tavern owner Bob Beverly since he was 12 years old. Over the 20-year stint he has become one of the most well-known faces in the South Bay bar biz.