Accused medical marijuana grower to serve as own lawyer on felony charges
Despite cautions from a judge, Tim Beck, who describes himself as a medical marijuana grower, will serve as his own lawyer on felony charges of cultivating marijuana and cultivating marijuana for sale. Beck also turned down a plea agreement that would have called for 90 days community service and three years probation in exchange for […]
Hermosa Beach News Briefs, Nov. 30, 2011
Tree lighting The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 at the foot of the Hermosa pier. A city fire truck will serve as the sleigh for Santa who, along with Mrs. Claus, will be available for photos and field holiday requests from kids. […]
Beach Cities Sports: Baseball, martial arts, running, surfing, volleyball and more
Fundraisers: Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) will be holding a fundraiser on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 5-9 p.m. at the Veggie Grill at Rolling Hills Plaza, 2533 Pacific Coast Hwy in Torrance. Mention the fundraiser and 50% of food and beverage purchases will be donated to B4BC outreach programs, educating the younger generation about […]
Redondo girls race to Nike Cross Nationals in Portland
Capitalizing on Lyndsey Mull’s 7th-place finish, Redondo’s girls cross country team turned in one of its best races of the season Saturday to finish third in the CIF State Championships held at Woodward Park in Fresno. Coach Bob Leetch’s squad finished with a team time of 18 minutes, 28 seconds to tally 101 points. CIF […]
Basketball coaches evaluate teams after first tournaments
Mira Costa and Redondo boys and girls basketball teams enjoyed opening-game wins in their tournaments which run throughout the week with championship contest being held Saturday.
DJ Jimmy Sullivan spins dancers, hecklers and tunes
It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday night, and as the ocean fog rolls onto the Pier Plaza, “Jimbo” — DJ Jimmy Sullivan — stands inside Sharkeez behind a pair of turntables and a mixer, headphones on, ready to get a young jeans-and-T-shirt crowd onto the floor. When it’s slow, a club scene can look like […]