Hermosa Beach

Hermosa Strand home sets record, sells for $12.6 million

Hermosa Strand home sets record, sells for $12.6 million

A glass-fronted, four-level house on the Hermosa Strand, complete with an indoor waterfall and a rooftop swimming pool and putting green, has sold for $12.6 million, setting a new record for the highest home sale in the history of the [...]

Hermosa Beach smoking bans pushed

Councilman Howard Fishman said he will pursue smoking bans for outdoor dining, city parks and perhaps the Pier Plaza, renew a push to augment police with private security guards on the Plaza’s weekend nights, and seek funding to beautify Pacific [...]

Parcel tax, cuts talked for Hermosa Beach schools

Parcel tax, cuts talked for Hermosa Beach schools

The Hermosa Beach city school board will wait until at least July 13 to decide whether to seek a parcel tax, merge with a neighboring district, convert to charter school status, make drastic cuts in programs, or mix and match [...]

Hermosa Beach: Fourth of July weekend and Gum Tree Jubilee

Hermosa Beach: Fourth of July weekend and Gum Tree Jubilee

Heavy holiday: Police anticipate a crowded western Hermosa over the Fourth of July weekend, and while revelers might be tired out by the time the actual holiday rolls around on Monday, that means they’ll be spending the weekend before partying [...]

LeBosnoyani kids bring home gold from U.S. Grappling Championships

LeBosnoyani kids bring home gold from U.S. Grappling Championships

This past May, Jean Paul, as well as his sister Bianca, found similar success at the North American Grappling Association championships in Morristown, New Jersey. The brother and sister, along with their father and coach Nono, took a Thursday night [...]

Hermosa Beach tax battle lines drawn

Hermosa Beach tax battle lines drawn

A Hermosa Beach city committee on Monday backed a proposed ballot measure that could raise the total business license taxes paid by nightspots and other restaurants from $100,000 to about $135,000 a year. If a four-fifths majority of the Hermosa [...]

Sisters bring olive oil ethic, culture to Hermosa Beach

Sisters bring olive oil ethic, culture to Hermosa Beach

The Bulgarian childhood of sisters Milena and Desi Bogdanova played out like scenes from the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” Everyone knew each other’s every move, the door to the house was open to all, and there was always [...]

Hermosa Beach parent returns as principal

Hermosa Beach parent returns as principal

At one time Patricia Escalante’s sons attended Hermosa Valley School, and now she has signed on as the school’s principal. Is a “Welcome Back, Kotter” reference too dated? “It has been a professional dream of mine to become an administrator [...]