Parker Herriott fought beachfront hotel, that is now Noble Park
by Kevin Cody Parker Herriott, a relentless Hermosa Beach activist credited with blocking hotel development on the Hermosa Beach Strand, on the site of the former Biltmore Hotel, passed away last week at 86 from natural causes. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Herriott led the fight against six, City Council-supported, general election ballot measures, […]
Letters to the Editor 4-17-25
Dias bias Dear ER: Re: March 25 City Council Meeting April 11, 2025 After hearing comments from Councilmember Raymond Jackson in the March 25 Hermosa Beach City Council meeting regarding my short-term rental ban lawsuit, I am compelled to respond to him (“Hermosa Beach signals intent to fight short-term rentals challenge,” ER March 27, 2025). […]
British Open winner’s trophy rises from Altadena fire ashes
by Kevin Cody Mo Martin won the 2014 Woman’s British Open in one of the most fabled finishes in the prestigious tournament’s four-decade history. The Redondo Beach resident began the final round at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England three shots behind, in a six-way tie for seventh. She finished the final round […]
Best of the Beach 2025 Dining & Entertainment
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Letters to the Editor 4-10-25
District border not a wall Dear ER: The primary service recipients of Beach Cities Health District, its programs, and its services have always been – and continue to be, now and in the future – the residents of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach (“Shing light in the district, ER Letters April 3, 2025). […]
Decoupling policy proposed to defuse pickleball disputes in Hermosa Beach
by Kevin Cody Tracey Tozser lives across the street from the Kelly Courts pickleball courts on Valley Drive in Hermosa Beach. By Tozser’s calculations, she hears 900 pickleball pops per hour, per court, every day except Sundays and Mondays when the courts are closed. “You do the math,” Tozser told the Hermosa Beach Parks and […]
Letters to the Editor 4-3-25
Devil in the details Dear ER: There should be a distinction between short term vacation rentals and a family home whose owner wants to rent their place out when they’re away on vacation (“Where goes the neighborhood,” ER March 20, 2025). We’ve got the Los Angeles Olympics coming in 2028. It would be wonderful to […]
The Luck of the Irish prevails in South Bay Friendship Foundation’s charity Quick Pitch
by Kevin Cody Pitch perfect timing was a key factor in Katie Vernon’s winning pitch for the $10,000 prize in the South Bay Friendship Foundation’s Quick Pitch Contest at the Lighthouse Cafe on Wednesday, March 5. A dozen charities participated in the fifth annual event. But only Vernon could argue an immediate need for the […]
Hermosa Beach signals intent to fight short term rentals challenge
Hermosa Beach currently has 320 STVRs, averaging $443 a night, according to the aggregate STVR website AirDNA. Image courtesy of AirDNA.com) by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach City Attorney Patrick Donegan signaled the city’s intention to fight a lawsuit challenging the city’s ban on Short Term Vacation Rentals (STVRs) in the residential coastal zone (between the […]
Letters to the Editor 3-20-27
Neighborhood voices Dear ER: Folks from Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach have finally discovered the impact of the growing number of state housing mandates. Complaining to city officials has no impact. Their hands are tied. Communities face even more draconian state overreach if their City Councils blatantly defy these state mandates. The problem is not […]
Letters to the Editor 3-27-25
Losing team Dear ER: Imposing a large fine on a property owner in Hermosa Beach for using the property as a short term rental is serious (Lawsuit targets Hermosa Beach’s Short Term Vacation rental ban,” ER March 13, 2025). Hermosa did this previously, and attorney Frank Angel was successful in appealing the fines. He was […]
Bo Bridges Movie Big Wave: No Room for Error at Cosm
A star-studded crowd was on hand for the premier of locally-based filmmaker Bo Bridges movie, “Big Wave: No Room for Error” at the Cosm entertainment venue in Inglewood. The film played on a three-story high 65,000 sq. ft. screen. Photos by Kevin Cody
Hermosa Beach neighbors protest 50-foot tall ‘Builder’s Remedy’ apartments
A 50-foot tall residential building is proposed for Hermosa Beach, where the height limit is 30 feet. Neighbors aren’t happy. by Kevin Cody Tony and Renardo Ferraro could not have anticipated alienating their long time neighbors when they planned tearing down their apartment fourplex in the 3400 block of Hermosa Avenue, in Hermosa Beach. Since […]
Letters to the Editor 3-20-25
Neighborhood voices Dear ER: Folks from Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach have finally discovered the impact of the growing number of state housing mandates. Complaining to city officials has no impact. Their hands are tied. Communities face even more draconian state overreach if their City Councils blatantly defy these state mandates. The problem is not […]
Letters to the Editor 3-13-25
There goes the height limit Dear ER: For decades the residential height limit in Hermosa Beach has been 30 feet. Next Tuesday, the Planning Commission will consider a proposal for the first 50-foot residential development in the city’s history. The proposed five-story complex on Palm Drive in North Hermosa, would be 20 feet taller than […]
Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk changes students’ lives
by Kevin Cody “Lives are changed because of this walk,” Rabbi Yossi Mintz said of the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk during a “partner appreciation” night at Top Golf in El Segundo on Thursday, February 27. Since the walk began in 2009 it has raised over $27 million for education foundations, college scholarships, and […]