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by Laura Garber Bark for a Park organizers celebrated in council chambers, some with dogs in tow, after a 3-2 vote Tuesday, May 12 directed city staff to evaluate two potential locations for an off-leash dog park: the east corner of Valley Park and a portion of the Greenbelt between Pier Avenue and 11th Street. […]
Hearts of Hermosa’s 31st annual gala, “Come Sail Away,” brought donors and community members together to celebrate the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation’s work over the past year. The yacht-themed signature event raised over $400,000, with community partner support, for the Hermosa Beach City School District. Live auction items included tickets for a ride in the […]
by Laura Garber One million conscious minds. That is the goal for Indivisible Arts, a Hermosa Beach-based non-profit organization aiming to meld youth and teen artistic expression with mental and emotional wellbeing. Indivisible Arts will host their biggest event of the year “State of the Art” (SOTA,) an immersive fundraising experience, on Saturday, May 16 […]
by Laura Garber The Studio event venue on Cypress Avenue in Hermosa Beach was transformed into an intimate R&B lounge on Sunday, March 29. Walls of candles illuminating the stage, and bean bags for seating created an atmosphere notably different from dedicated music venues. The evening was presented by Sofar Sounds (“Songs From a Room”), […]
by Laura Garber The City of Hermosa Beach is facing an intense timeline to save its pier. A draft plan that officials hope is finalized by year’s end was presented to commissioners during a joint Public Works and Parks and Recreation meeting on Tuesday. “The pier is in poor to serious condition,” Public Works Director […]
by Laura Garber “Doing nothing is no longer an option.” That was Hermosa Beach’s City Manager Steve Napolitano’s message to Council Tuesday, April 26 during the first of seven scheduled budget sessions centered on a looming $3.2 million 2027 deficit. “The city’s current fiscal path is unsustainable,” Napolitano said. “Hard choices will be proposed to […]
by Laura Garber The Hermosa Beach City Council approved the city’s first fee update in nearly a decade Tuesday, but not without a fight from the business community. The city’s first update since 2016 was a correction to years of under-pricing, Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker told the Council in his presentation. Community Development currently […]
by Laura Garber School districts across California are bracing for mass layoffs. The Los Angeles Unified School District issued 3,200 pink slips, Sacramento City Unified 800, and Long Beach Unified 515 to teachers alone. But the Hermosa Beach City School District has no such plans. “We’re not laying off anyone,” said 12-year HBCSD board member […]
by Laura Garber A Hermosa Beach Police report filed by Councilmember Michael Keegan alleges misuse of the City’s logo by fellow councilmember Raymond Jackson on Jackson’s personal Instagram and Facebook accounts. The report was filed by Keegan on Wednesday, April 15 and appears in this week’s police department crime summary. “Person posted a picture with […]
by Laura Garber The Hermosa Beach City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve the Nike After Dark Tour LA, a 13.1-mile women’s half marathon scheduled for October 24, clearing the way for what Nike describes as the only North American stop on its global race series. The event will begin and end in Redondo Beach, […]
by Laura Garber A small fishing town 850 miles away from Hermosa Beach is closer to our 1.4-mile suburban beach city than most residents realize. For 59 years, Loreto, a pueblo sitting on the Sea of Cortez on the east cape of the Baja peninsula in Mexico, has been the adopted sister city of Hermosa […]