AES parkland talks stall between Redondo Beach and Pustilnikov
Ambitions for a 21 acre park on the current AES power plant property were put in jeopardy Tuesday night, when the Redondo Beach City Council shot down a proposal by developer Leo Pustilnikov, who proposes to buy the 50-acre power plant property on Harbor Drive. His proposal to provide open space to the city in […]
Redondo Beach About Town
BCHD Health Living Campus Board Study Session March 19 The Beach Cities Health District’s Board of Directors will hold a public study session of the district’s Healthy Living Campus project. The study session will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 300 N. Harbor Drive, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19. The […]
Coach Perkinson, Costa soccer move on to State with CIF title
In a dominant win on Saturday, Mira Costa High School’s girl’s soccer team took home the CIF Division 2 championship. The victory was especially rewarding for coach Patty Perkinson, who had led her team to four CIF title games over her 30-year coaching career, without a victory. The Mustangs beat Oak Hills 5-1 in the […]
Fast times, new health expo at American Martyrs 5K
Bill Bonner, 37, won the 40th Annual American Martyrs 5K on Saturday with a time of 16:22, a minute faster than last year’s winning time, and nearly a minute-and-a-half faster than his own time last year, when he finished third. Loyola High runner Colin Jacobs, 16, finished second, in 17:17, 15 seconds faster than last […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Mayor Montgomery Richard Montgomery joined rare company Tuesday night, becoming the fourth person in Manhattan Beach history to serve as mayor three times. He took the gavel from Nancy Hersman, who served as mayor over the last year as part of the City Council’s rotating mayorship. Montgomery quickly moved to make a few changes, one […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Baseball field renamed East Field at the Clark Stadium in Hermosa Beach was renamed Logan Goodwin Field during Saturday’s Opening Day ceremonies. Goodwin was described by his coach Travis Synder as an undersized, overachieving ballplayer who distinguished himself by his hustle. Goodwin died April 13, 2017, from an abdominal injury incurred when he […]
Top 5 innovative companies to learn from in 2020
The 2019 year was very productive in terms of introducing innovative technologies by leading companies. The tribute should be paid to the outstanding companies that thanks to innovative technologies managed to get in the top list / hold their positions or even outperform competitors. According to BCG, the most innovative companies in 2019 were: Of […]
MBUSD school board approves layoffs
The Board of Education for the Manhattan Beach Unified School District last week approved $3.6 million in budget reductions that will result in the layoff of approximately 38 employees. The cuts mean that during the next school year classes will be larger, there will be fewer hands-on science classes, fewer music and art classes, […]