Laura Garber

by Laura Garber Hermosa Beach will ask voters in November to approve a half-cent local sales tax. The City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to place the measure on the ballot. If approved, the tax would generate an estimated $2 million annually, all of which would remain in Hermosa Beach.  The city faces a structural $3.7 […]

by Laura Garber  Mayor Mike Detoy hosted “Conversation & Beach Cleanup,” during which he talked to residents about local issues while picking up trash. The event was held in partnership with Surfrider Foundation and South Bay LGBTQ center on the beach at 10th street on Saturday, June 20.  “The last time I was Mayor, we […]

by Laura Garber Underground Pub & Grill, Hermosa Beach’s only British-style pub, was at its 338-person capacity on Wednesday, June 17, for the 1 p.m. World Cup match pinning England against Croatia.  The bar opened early, at 10 a.m., for the Portugal and DR Congo game. But the line to get in began forming at […]

by Laura Garber  Olympic soccer star and former U.S. women’s national team player Abby Wambach and musical comedian Kristin Key formed a celebrity cornhole team for Pride Play Day on Sunday, June 14, hosted by Hermosa Beach Pride. The duo faced off against tournament winners Kate Moreau and Hannah Rubin of the ‘Corn Stars’ in […]

by Laura Garber Leadership Hermosa unveiled its latest class project Saturday, a 700-square-foot painted mural at 601 Cypress Avenue celebrating the street’s history as a hub for artists and creators. Artist Josh Barnes, who has lived in Hermosa for 12 years, incorporated elements tied to Cypress Avenue’s creative past, including surfboards honoring the shapers who […]

by Laura Garber  An estimated 180 to 250 Hermosa Beach property owners who operated unlicensed short term vacation rentals (STVRs) will be required to pay the city’s 14 percent Transient Occupancy Tax, going back four years, the city announced in a press release last week. The city’s estimated total for the unpaid STVR taxes is […]

Hermosa Beach Police Detective Luis Pineda and Officer Kevin Jones were honored with the Life Saving Award at the 50th Annual South Bay Medal of Valor Awards presented by South Bay Police & Fire Memorial Foundation on Thursday, May 21. The award was presented by Glen Walker, a former KTLA news anchor.  On November 26, […]

 

by Laura Garber  Republican candidate G. Rick Marshall led early results in the race to replace termed-out State Senator Ben Allen, whose district includes the Beach Cities. Allen has represented the 24th State Senate district since 2014.  Marshall, the Chief Financial Officer for the California Taxpayers Action Network, collected 37,902 votes, or 20.5%, in Tuesday’s […]

by Laura Garber  On the morning of the May 1 Flower Moon, a small group of people trickled onto the sand, sat circled together and babbled quietly in anticipation of their weekly ocean dunk. This Friday morning ritual is a new kind of social club in the vibrant ecosystem of Los Angeles meetups, promoting community […]

by Laura Garber  Hermosa Beach has gone to voters twice, once in 2022 and again in 2024, with a sales tax measure and been turned down both times. A new poll suggests the third attempt could be different, if the city can agree on what to ask. At its Tuesday, May 26 meeting, the City […]

by Laura Garber  After a nine-year dream of appearing on the famed quiz show Jeopardy!, Dr. Sunil Hebbar, an 11-year Redondo Beach resident and family physician at Torrance Memorial in Hermosa Beach, battled tough trivia and tedious buzzers to finish in third place.  The episode aired Tuesday, May 19, at 7 p.m. on ABC 7 […]