BeachLife brings another kind of music to the holidays

Last May’s much-anticipated, second annual BeachLife Festival was canceled, but the organization behind it has been busy with a project more relevant to our times. Instead of entertaining residents, they’re helping them with a program that gets gift cards to people who can use some help. It’s called Operation Smiles, and it’s a lifeline for […]

COVID-19 Vaccines Bring Hope – But Patience is Key

Dr. William Kim gets COVID vaccine

By Dr. William Kim, Chief Medical Advisor, Beach Cities Health District The end is near. But not as near as we’d like. COVID-19 has brought the world to its knees, taking millions of lives, causing governments to impose lockdowns, cancel community events and shutter businesses to try and slow the spread of this deadly virus. […]

5 Hobbies that Won’t Break the Bank

We all need a hobby or two. Both as a past time activity, but mostly to take our minds off of things that are stressing us, or we don’t really want to think about. See, hobbies are great, but sometimes we just can’t afford to do those things, mostly because they’re too expensive. But, if […]

COVID-19 Test Site at BCHD Campus Surpasses 100,000 Tests

Valerie Lee BCHD test site

By Dan Smith, BCHD The Los Angeles County COVID-19 drive-thru test site at the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) campus will administer its 100,000th test today, the site’s 259th day of operation. The Redondo Beach site was set up in April at the South Bay Galleria, before relocating to BCHD in early June when the […]