My Oppenheimer Moment: The Teacher, the Hypnotist, and the Destroyer of Worlds
by James Westhoff I’m on my bike, slowly climbing up Palos Verdes Drive East towards the radar domes. It’s 8 a.m. and already very hot. I have an audiobook playing on my external speaker – American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. It’s not exactly “Eye of the Tiger,” but I’m riveted. […]
Letters to the Editor 8-3-23
AI generated Dear ER: Should we replace Hermosa Beach Councilmember Justin Massey with AI (“$50 million budget balanced, AI lurks over unfunded jobs,” ER July 27, 2023)? Anna Tattu Hermosa Beach Studied decision Dear ER: As a 20-year Redondo Beach resident, homeowner, husband and parent of two children, youth sports coach, former Planning Commissioner, […]
All Ball Sports: Bronny James shines light on State athletic trainer bill
by Paul Teetor Memo to parents of kids playing high school sports: before you let your teenager go out for the team, before you sign that permission slip, make sure the school has a certified athletic trainer on hand with the proper equipment to handle medical emergencies at games and practices. Ask hard questions of […]
Authenticity and innovation off the beaten path
by Richard Foss The life of commercial fishermen has always been hard, dirty, and unglamorous, which hasn’t stopped restaurants evoking it in their decor. Decorators scavenge nautical wrecking yards for patched nets, rusty lobster pots, and bits of anything that might plausibly have been used to catch fish. As soon as the last rusty binnacle […]