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by Hibah Samad  The Manhattan Beach Unified School District last week launched a new e-bike safety initiative aimed at ensuring students’ safe commutes on the road. Student e-bikes parked at Manhattan Beach Middle School and Mira Costa High School must have a new addition to their bikes —  a District-certified sticker, signifying their completion of […]

Say no more Dear ER: The e-bike enforcement in Hermosa Beach this past weekend was long overdue (“Police Beat: E-bike violations, ER June 13, 2024). The fact that 100 citations were issued is proof of just how bad the problem is. Hopefully enforcements will continue. Robert Aronoff Hermosa Beach   The 3% solution Dear ER:  […]

E-bike general response; Memorial Day tickets Redondo Beach Police wrote 46 e-bike citations over Memorial Day weekend, Friday to Tuesday, off of 76 enforcement stops. “E-bikes continue to be a concern throughout the South Bay,” said Joe Hoffman, Redondo Beach police chief.  The chief went on to say that the RBPD will continue to conduct […]

by Kevin Cody E-bike rentals in Hermosa Beach must be equipped with geofencing devices that disable pedal assist motors when ridden on The Strand, Pier Plaza and the Greenbelt under an emergency ordinance unanimously approved by the Hermosa Beach City Council at their Tuesday, June 4 city council meeting. The ordinance leaves e-bikes legal on […]

E-biking is not a crime Dear ER: Really (“Escalating e-biker confrontations trigger escalating e-bike restrictions,” ER May 16, 2024). License plates front and rear, registration and proof of insurance, impounding, big fines, e-bike monitoring cameras, a city official to report traffic violations to parents, banning e-bikes on portions of public roads because cops are unable […]

by Kevin Cody Richard Roe is mad as hell at rude, young e-bikers. Twice, in recent weeks, the 83-year-old Hermosa Beach resident has been harassed by packs of teenage e-bikers as he bicycled home from American Junkie, on Pier Plaza, where he plays ping pong most afternoons.  “I have a pacemaker. I have two knee […]

by Kevin Cody On opening night of the BeachLife Music Festival, two Fridays ago, May 3, a second generation Beach Cities business owner, and his girlfriend, a 20-year Beach Cities resident with two firefighter sons, left headliner Sting’s performance early to beat the exit crowd. As they were walking to their nearby condominium a group […]

  Community e-bike meeting Thursday night The Redondo Beach Police Department will hold a community e-bike meeting Thursday, March 7, at 6 p.m. at Anderson Park. The “Talk Shop With Cops” event is to discuss, and educate residents about e-bikes, and gather community feedback about safety strategies. Since fall 2022, the RBPD has run an […]

by Kevin Cody  A new civic center, a new sales tax, a new e-bike ordinance, new Conditional Use Permit fees, and new public comment guidelines are all on the agenda for a special Hermosa Beach Council meeting to be held Thursday, February 15. Community input sought on new civic center At top of the Thursday, […]

Police to hold two e-bike meetings The Redondo Beach Police Department will hold two community e-bike meetings, the first on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Alta Vista Park at 6 p.m. The “Talk Shop With Cops” event is to discuss, and educate residents about e-bikes, and gather community feedback about safety strategies. The next meeting is […]