Huntley’s Heroes
Sandbox: They are coming for your tomatoes
by Grace Peng The Redondo Beach City Council is poised to finalize a new set of Objective Residential Standards (ORS) for new homes at its upcoming, August 15 meeting. Why we are doing this is a long and maddening story. But the bottom line is that my yard will be illegal. Most two/three-on-a-lot yards will […]
Captain Troeger remembered
Los Angeles County Lifeguards and Firefighters gathered at the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Training Headquarters in Manhattan Beach on Tuesday, August 1, for a flag ceremony in honor of Steve Troeger. The 31-year lifeguard veteran passed away in January 2023 from colon cancer at age 63. The ceremony was delayed because of the pandemic. Troeger […]
Women lifeguards honored at Medal of Valor dinner
Fifty years ago, the first women lifeguards began patrolling Los Angeles’ 17 miles of beach. Kia Schwartz (nee Nowell) was hired by the Los Angeles City Lifeguards in 1973. A few months later Wendy Jordan (nee Paskin), a future Olympic swimmer, was hired by the Los Angeles County Lifeguards. Male guards were generally accepting of […]
Southern Section ‘A’ team continues Taplin Bell dominance
Baywatch Community Calendar 8-10-23
Spotlight: Glow Ride for Cystic Fibrosis Claire’s Place Foundation hosts its annual Glow Ride for Cystic Fibrosis on Saturday, August 12, from 5 to 9 p.m. Cyclists and walkers will go from the Hermosa Pier to the Manhattan Pier and back to the Hermosa Pier. Registration at the Hermosa pier starts at 5 p.m. Hermosa […]