Stop swinging for the fences, Redondo needs contact hitters

Sandbox The Redondo Beach waterfront is in play like never before. The AES power plant is for sale, the power lines are coming down, large leaseholds in the Harbor are expiring, and the 524,000 square foot Waterfront Project was recently withdrawn from consideration by the developer, CenterCal Properties. After decades of former mayors and city […]

Dear Cassy: Love versus infactuation

  In recent times, schools, community forums and parents have done a good job of talking to teens about sex. At least it’s better than when I was growing up in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Now, we need to talk about healthy relationships and love. Many teens are left to figure this out on their […]

Manhattan Beach About Town

Music on a Sunday afternoon The sounds of Motown, R&B, soul, funk, jazz, and blues will move through Polliwog Park when Blue Breeze takes the stage Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. Summer Concert at Polliwog Park Amphitheater with Blue Breeze. 5 – 7 p.m. 1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach. For a list of […]

Ted Lieu talks Trumpcare, jobs package in Facebook Live stream

  by David Mendez Ted Lieu knows how to catch attention. Clad in a red, white and blue “Trump-Putin 2016” shirt, the Democratic Congressman from California’s 33rd District took to Facebook Live for 20 minutes on Thursday to answer constituent questions, with a focus on the Affordable Health Care Act, otherwise known as Trumpcare. Lieu, […]

West Kern College president to be El Camino president in 2016

Inglewood native Dr. Dena Maloney was named the sixth Superintendent/President of  the El Camino Community College District on Monday. She will assume the position when current president Tom Fallo retires next February. Fallo has been college’s president for 20 years. “Her experience and leadership will serve the district well during this time of transition,” said […]

In their own words: The homeless and their helpers in the South Bay

His name was Joel Davenport. A familiar face at the Redondo Village shopping center, at the corner of Beryl Street and Prospect Avenue, he was known to everyone from the cashiers at Vons, to the owner of the dog grooming shop, to the regulars at the coffee shop. “Then he just disappeared one day, for […]