Redondo Beach honors three police officers at retirement
by Garth Meyer Three retiring Redondo Beach Police officers were honored by Mayor Jim Light Tuesday night, Dec. 3, representing more than 70 years of combined local law enforcement. Lt. Michael Snakenborg started as an RBPD cadet in 1993, then was hired as an officer two years later. Across his career, he worked in patrol, […]
Cafe Stories: How the Hermosa Beach Museum got its lifeguard tower
by Kevin Cody A blue, beach lifeguard tower stands in the middle of the Hermosa Beach Museum, separating the Main Room’s Tongva native and Hermosa civic exhibits from the Beach Culture room’s surfing, volleyball and lifeguard exhibits. Last month, during a Museum “Cafe Stories” talk, retired Los Angeles County Lifeguard Captain Shannon Carr-Davey, and her […]
Blessing of the Trees opens mass Hermosa Kiwanis tree sales
by Elka Worner Following a Blessing of the Trees by Rev. Josh Paget of St. Cross Episcopal Church, the Hermosa Kiwanis sold more than 700 noble pines and Douglas firs in just three days at their 38th Annual Holiday Tree Lot. But they quickly restocked the lot with 750 new trees. The lot, at Pacific […]
About Town Redondo: Muratsuchi bill in response to Trump’s talk of mass deportation; City funds new mental health program for RBPD, RBFD
City approves money for officer, firefighter mental health program The Redondo Beach city council Tuesday night, Dec. 3, approved an expenditure of no more than $75,600 next year for Sharp Performance, Inc., a cognitive coaching platform for high-risk professions such as police and fire departments. It is the only commercially-available program of its kind, consisting […]
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Labor of love and lights: How Manhattan Beach’s holiday fireworks became a tradition
by Jefferson Graham Back in 1989, Pete Moffett, the owner of Manhattan Coolers, a popular restaurant on Manhattan Beach Boulevard, had a brainstorm: how about fireworks in December, instead of July, as a way to kick off the holiday season downtown? Together with other merchants in the area, he sold the city on the idea. […]