Posts by Kevin Cody
Skechers Walk raises bar and funds for Friendship Foundation kids, South Bay schools
The Eighth Annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk drew over over 12,000 walkers, who packed The Strand, from the Manhattan Beach pier to the Hermosa Beach Pier, helping to raise $1.6 million last.
Read MoreMayor thanks arts community at Excellence in Arts Awards
Last Sunday, nine local artists who have made significant contributions to Torrance’s art community were honored at the 39th Annual Torrance Excellence in Arts Awards ceremony.
Read MoreRace to the Bottom: The ugly fight for the 66th Assembly District
As Al Muratsuchi left the Toyota Meeting Hall at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center on October 12, following a debate with 66th Assembly District representative David Hadley, he was surrounded by men and women who shoved cell phones and cameras in his face, shouting for his attention. “How do you like it, Al?” one man…
Read MoreBest of Manhattan Beach 2016: Sperber honored as Local Legend
Shortly after acquiring Manhattan Beach Toyota and moving to Manhattan Beach from Newport Beach in 2008, Darrell Sperber became such a familiar face around town that Manhattan Beach Councilman Richard Montgomery began to call Sperber the “Mayor of Manhattan.” Last week at the Best of Manhattan Beach dinner, he was honored posthumously with 2016 Bob Meistrell Local Legend Award.
Read MoreLight, ROW filing suit against Redondo Beach over Waterfront project
Applause filled the top room of R-10 Social House as members and friends of Rescue Our Waterfront, Building a Better Redondo and the South Bay Parkland Conservancy announced that the filing of a lawsuit against the City of Redondo Beach over the approval of the Final Environmental Impact Report of CenterCal Properties’ Waterfront: Redondo Beach project.…
Read MoreRedondo Beach Police search for missing man
Redondo Beach Police are searching for Justin Richard Sandburg, 35, of San Diego. According to police, Sandburg, who has a history of mental illness with schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder, left the home he shares with his father on Tuesday, September 27 in a fit of anger without taking his medication. In the past, Sandburg has…
Read More“Four wheels and a piece of wood will set you free.” — Jake Piasecki, Hermosa Beach skater
Hermosa Beach’s Jacob Earl Piasecki was one skateboarding’s most influential skaters. The things he could do on a skateboard were truly magical. I was 10 years old when Jake told me if you want to skate the ramp you’ve got a drop in. I walked up on the platform and dropped in.
Read MoreHermosa Beach Officer Brunn, K-9 Keef hit jackpot in Vegas K-9 Competition
Hermosa Beach Police officer George Brunn and K-9 partner Keef returned from the 24th Annual Las Vegas Metro Police Department K-9 Trials two weeks ago with a first place in Narcotic Searches and a third place in Overall Top Narcotics Dogs.
Read MoreFamily that surfs together wins Jimmy Miller Surf Fiesta
The family theme promoted at the Jimmy Miller Surf Fiesta on Sunday carried through all the way to the finals, where brothers Jeff and Greg Browning and Greg’s sons Parker and Drew met Aaron Rosenberg and his sons Jake and Zack.
Read MoreSkateboard pioneer Jake Piasecki drowns in ocean off of Hermosa Beach [Update]
Seminal Hermosa Beach skaterboarder Jake Piasecki, 46, drowned in the ocean off First Street in Hermosa Beach Thursday evening. “The things he could do on a skateboard were truly magical. He used to tell me that four wheels and a piece of wood will set you free,” former pro skater Dave Hatton said of his lifelong friend.
Read MoreAccident closes Sepulveda Boulevard in Manhattan Beach
A collision between a white Jeep and a black sedan closed down Sepulveda Boulevard, between Sixth and Third streets, between 2:30 and 3:30 Thursday afternoon.
Read MoreRedondo Beach City Council OKs Waterfront project, appeal denied
Shortly before 2 a.m., after nearly eight hours of deliberations, the Redondo Beach City Council rendered a decision on what some speakers called a fight for the “soul of the city.” By a three to one vote, with one recusal, the Council voted to deny an appeal of the CenterCal Waterfront Environmental Impact Report, filed…
Read MoreHermosa Beach baker rescues bees from county death bucket
A swarm of bees about to be drowned in a bucket by two Los Angeles County employees were rescued Thursday morning by baker David Wallace, owner of Hermosa Pie and Cake.
Read MorePedestrian killed in Redondo Beach car crash
One man is dead following a single-car vehicle/pedestrian crash on Torrance Boulevard this morning. According to preliminary information from Redondo Beach Police, an adult male pedestrian was struck when a vehicle seemingly lost control going westbound on Torrance Boulevard, near South Francisca Avenue. The vehicle appears to have crossed over the sidewalk, striking the man…
Read MoreRedondo Beach City Council kills campaign reform proposal
Despite an August vote asking the City Attorney to return with an ordinance establishing campaign finance reform regulations, the Redondo Beach City Council chose to let the measure die on the floor at their October 11 meeting, amid fights over the ordinance’s language. The item, which was initially on the night’s consent calendar (a list…
Read MoreRedondo Beach Harbor Commission approves boat ramp plan
The boat ramp lives. At its Monday, October 10 meeting, the Redondo Beach Harbor Commission chose to certify construction of a boat ramp facility at Mole B, one of King Harbor’s four man-made outcroppings, in a 4-2 vote with one abstention. “This is a proper place, with everything we need…please, accept my 25 years…
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