TRAVEL: Half Moon Bay–Highway 1’s hidden secret of Pumpkins, wide-open space & Instaworthy photo ops
The Southern California Beach Cities have big wide open beaches, but open fields and sizeable backyards are the tradeoff. They don’t exist here. So when visiting Half Moon Bay recently, just about 45 minutes south of San Francisco, I had to marvel as what a difference a coastal city could make. Like Manhattan/Hermosa and Redondo […]
The unexpected candidate – Why Mike Welsh entered the fray
by Mark McDermott Mike Welsh was perfectly satisfied with his life. He’d run a successful real estate, finance, and development business, his two kids were grown, and he was enjoying his adopted hometown of Manhattan Beach. “I retired, and I was living the life,” he said. “I traveled around the world, and I can’t imagine […]
Godwin wrote tax measure No argument
by Dan Blackburn Council candidate Daniel Godwin doesn’t just oppose the proposed city sales tax increase, Measure B. He wrote the opposing ballot argument. A program manager, and major in the Air Force Reserve, Godwin seeks one of three vacant council seats with an effort to beat down Measure B, and a promise to “restore […]
Running for change – Christy Barnes intends to refocus MBUSD
by Mark McDermott Two things happened that caused Christy Barnes to run for school board. The first was an experience her son had with his history teacher at Manhattan Beach Middle School. “The teacher said the reason there is racism is because of the Republican Party. She said this in class,” Barnes said. “She was […]
Public safety first – Mark Burton offers four decades of municipal experience
by Mark McDermott Every candidate running for Manhattan Beach City Council has spoken of public safety as a priority. Mark Burton believes that he has done more than talk about it. He points to his 31 years as an attorney working on behalf of public safety for the City of Los Angeles, and his four […]