Scrutiny follows Redondo mayor pro-tem vote after Brand announcement
by Garth Meyer With Mayor Bill Brand stepping back to focus on a new treatment for his lung cancer, the city council looks to fill-in as necessary, led by a new mayor pro-tem. Councilman Nils Nehrenheim was named to the role in a 3-2 council vote June 21. The decision represented a change from a […]
Redondo Riviera Village Summer Fest returns
Bill “Missile” Austin is Missing
Bill “Missile” Austin earned his nickname for his headfirst approach to the hoops at Live Oak Park, and to everything else he undertook, including sailing by Paul Teetor When Bill Austin first showed up at the Live Oak Park 3-on-3 basketball games 20 years ago, one of the regulars noticed his positive, fast-forward energy, and […]
An officer remembered by his department, and by his partner
Gary Moss is the only Hermosa Beach police officer to have died in the line of duty by Paul Wolcott Hermosa Beach Police Officer Gary Moss was remembered on the 40th anniversary of his death, during a memorial service at City Hall last week. Moss died June 24, 1982 from injuries sustained during a high […]
Travel: San Francisco’s Tastiest Neighborhood? North Beach
There is no beach in San Francisco’s North Beach. There was, once upon a time, before it got filled up and replaced with streets and buildings. But what has remained constant: a huge Italian community. It’s not as big as it once was, but the spirit of the Italian culture and food lives on, in […]