Chevron’s Rod Spackman honored by Manhattan Beach City Council

  Rod Spackman enjoyed the somewhat complicated title of manager for policy, government, and public affairs at Chevron for 37 years and eight months during his 40-year career with the company. But in so doing, he played a fundamental role in the South Bay community that went beyond his title. Spackman was a champion for […]

Judge rules Manhattan Beach’s short-term rental ban is illegal in coastal zon

  Superior Court Judge James Chalfant issued a final judgment last week that the City of Manhattan Beach’s short-term rental ban is in violation of the California Coastal Act and can no longer be enforced by the city.  The judgment, issued on August 25, affirmed a proposed judgment Chalfant wrote in July and is effective […]