Amaral steps down as boys basketball coach

     Mira Costa High School boys basketball coach Jeff Amaral, who achieved the rare distinction of coaching a team he once played for and led it to a consistent winning record until this year, has resigned after seven seasons on the job. The Mustang program is already facing the looming question of where it will […]

SB Boardriders claim West Coast title at Huntington Beach contest

by Dickie O’Reilly and Kevin Cody A South Bay Boardriders Club goal when it was founded in 2008 was to resurrect the South Bay’s reputation as a center of California surfing, a position it owned during surfing’s Golden Years, but had relinquished to Huntington Beach. That year, the club’s application to the Malibu Surfrider contest […]

Hermosa Beach About Town

Talking education Hermosa Beach School Board President Maggie Bove LaMonica will host her monthly “Ed Talk,” an informal discussion of issues facing the school district, this Sunday. This week’s discussion will focus on school safety and will feature Superintendent Pat Escalante and members of the Hermosa Beach Police Department. The discussion will run from 9:30 […]