$50 million budget balanced, AI lurks over unfunded jobs
by Chrissa Olson A $50 million 2023-24 city budget, half going to public safety, was approved by the Hermosa Beach city council at its June 13 meeting. Revenue is projected to increase 7 percent over the 2022-2023 fiscal year, with taxes making up 74 percent of general fund revenue, City Finance Director Viki Copeland said […]
PUBLIC SAFETY: City of MB campaigns for e-bike safety
by Mark McDermott The rider was on what looked like an e-bike and was blasting down Artesia Boulevard when the siren went off. It was a day early in June, and what Manhattan Beach Police Department patrol officers discovered when they began talking to the rider took them by surprise. First, he was 13. Second, […]