Education

A common adage in the making of public agency budgets is that each adopted budget is only a snapshot in time, given the complexity and fluidity of the revenue sources. But for public schools in California, that snapshot is a blurry polaroid at best, more commonly a botched and largely illegible overexposure. School districts must […]

  by Mark McDermott  The 32nd Annual Manhattan Wine Auction on June 6 raised a record $2 million for Manhattan Beach public schools, a 43 percent increase over last year’s event and the largest single-night total in the auction’s history. The dramatic jump was driven in part by the public launch of the Manhattan Beach […]

by Garth Meyer State-mandated “Smarter Balanced” test results are in for the 2024-25 school year and Redondo Unified School District dipped in English/language arts and math each about two percent. Though still well above state levels, the district trailed Mira Costa and Palos Verdes in the metrics.  In a separate state science assessment, RBUSD improved […]

by Hibah Samad  The yearbook program at Manhattan Beach Middle School has evolved into a nationally recognized powerhouse of student journalism. The 2024 edition of Tidal Wave, designed and produced entirely by students under the guidance of MBMS teacher and Yearbook Advisor David Levy, was recently honored by Jostens, one of the most respected names […]

Spotlight:  21 Friday MARCH Collected Treasures, PV Art Center Through Sunday, March 23. The annual fundraiser for the Palos Verdes Art Center, Collected Treasures Estate Sale. Beautiful linens, china, silver, fine and costume jewelry. A curated collection of special items at special prices. Silent Auction on Friday and Sunday. Bidding ends at 4 p.m. Saturday. […]

by Kevin Cody When Liz Tyndorf told her husband, Tim, she wanted to make more time for their twin boys, in the Mira Costa High band, by quitting her job as the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Community Relations Director, he encouraged her. “He told me to follow my passion,” she said. And she did, leaving […]

Spotlight: Saturday, February 22 Lanakila Classic, Seaside Lagoon Open Ocean races (long and short) with outrigger canoes 1- and 2 persons, stand-up and prone paddleboards, surf skis, and V1s. Kids mini-course in the Harbor. Registration opens at 7 a.m. Preregistration online is recommended. $40. Open to the public. Proceeds will be donated to LA Fire […]

by Garth Meyer Five candidates vie for mayor of Redondo Beach in the March 4 election: the current appointed mayor, an eight-year city councilman, a former three-year councilman, a former arts commissioner, and the founder of “Keep the Esplanade Beautiful”. Mayor Jim Light was appointed last February, in a 3-2 vote, to complete the term […]

by Mark McDermott  The Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education is preparing to offer two new courses for the 2025-26 school year that would each meet the state of California’s legally mandated ethnic studies requirements.  A yearlong course, titled “U.S. History: Diversity and Cultural Studies,” would expand on a pilot course offered this […]

Spotlight: Happy Hour with History: Organizing Oil Thursday, February 20, 6 p.m. Hermosa Beach Museum, 710 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach In the early 1970s, Roy Stinnet purchased four oil wells in Hermosa Beach just a year before oil prices increased tenfold. The Fire Department subsequently shut his operations down due to a leak at one […]

Spotlight Sunday, February 9 Super Bowl Sunday 10k/5k run/walk The 47th Annual Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10k/5K Run/Walk starts at 7:30 a.m., followed by the Baby Buggy 10K (8:15 a.m.), 5K (8:30 a.m.), and the 5K Stroller Walk (8:45 a.m.).The Kids’ 1K and the costume contest are 7 a.m. and the Awards Ceremony is […]

Spotlight: 1st Wednesday Bird Walk with Bob Shanman Bird expert and former Birds Unlimited owner Bob Shanman leads a free bird walk through the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy on Wednesday, February 5, starting at 9 a.m. Freed. Binoculars provided. Meet at the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, 1600 Paseo del Mar, San Pedro. Sign […]