Boardmembers question school testing drops
by Garth Meyer Test results in the Redondo Unified School District have drawn scrutiny from two school board members saying that drops in math and English/language arts are beyond pandemic learning loss. Susan Wildes, assistant superintendent of educational services, presented a rundown of test scores at the Oct. 10 school board meeting. The numbers for […]
CITY COUNCIL: City bolsters prosecution to pursue nuisance crimes
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council, thwarted by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office in its hopes of prosecuting non-violent crimes the DA no longer pursues, finally found a way to address at least some of those crimes. On Tuesday night, the Council unanimously voted to add prosecutorial capacity to pursue some […]
MB About Town: Veterans day, Begg Pool, MB Pier Lighting and Open House
Veterans Day ceremony The City of Manhattan Beach’s 26th Annual Veteran’s Day ceremony takes place at Veteran’s Parkway, at Valley and Ardmore, 11 a.m. on Saturday. The event features opening music provided by the Manhattan Beach Middle School Choir, presentations by members of Boy Scout Troop 849, and a keynote address delivered by Chief Master […]
About Town Redondo: Revisiting free parking, Kiwanis Fair Saturday
Vietnam POW to speak at Veterans Day ceremony The annual Redondo Beach Veterans’ Day ceremony will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Veterans’ Park, with keynote speaker Colonel Kenneth Hughey, a retired Air Force pilot who spent six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. The event features music by the 562nd […]
San Clemente artist and surfboard shaper, Tim Bessell at Gallery 208
