LA County closes Dockweiler RV park for possible use as a COVID-19 quarantine area
The County of Los Angeles is closing the Dockweiller Beach RV park for possible use as a novel coronavirus quarantine area. Notices were passed out to current residents of the RV Park on Friday. According to Fox News 11, which first reported on the closure, the notice said that current reservations would be canceled […]
MB households emit 55 tons of CO2 each
Second of two parts During the first half of the city’s Climate Town Hall meeting on March 2, United States Geological Survey climate scientist Juliette Hart laid out in stark terms what rising seas would mean for Manhattan Beach. The increase of two to six feet in sea level projected to occur over the […]
Montgomery takes the gavel
Richard Montgomery joined rare company on March 3, becoming the fourth person in Manhattan Beach history to serve as mayor three times. He took the gavel from Nancy Hersman, who served as mayor over the last year as part of the City Council’s rotating mayorship. Montgomery quickly moved to make changes, one ceremonial […]
Kids at the forefront of SB Eco Fest
Next month’s South Bay Eco Festival will feature businesses that provide products that are good for the environment, groups whose mission is to promote environmental sustainability and stewardship, and resources for anyone who is trying to live more lightly upon the Earth. And while the event is squarely aimed at reaching the entire South […]
Manhattan Beach Unified announces school closures
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District has announced that all of its campuses will be closed beginning Monday and instruction will be provided remotely. Superintendent Mike Matthews sent out an email to district families last night after the city announced two reported cases in Manhattan Beach: Dear Families, This evening, we received notification that the […]
Manhattan Beach closes Joslyn Community Center, cancels large events and senior programming
The City of Manhattan Beach today announced the closing of the Joslyn Community Center and the cancellation of all large events and city programming for older adults until the end of April. In a statement, the city said that the actions were taken out of “an abundance of caution” to prevent the spread of […]
Two cases of coronavirus reported in Manhattan Beach
Two cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in Manhattan Beach, marking the possible arrival of the pandemic in the South Bay. City officials were contacted Wednesday by a man who said he’d tested positive with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The man reported that he has been self-quarantined in his […]
Hermosa Beach’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Hearts of Hermosa education fundraiser canceled due to coronavirus
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Hearts of Hermosa education foundation fundraiser, two beloved civic events associated with spring in Hermosa Beach, have been canceled, officials announced Thursday, as a precautionary measure to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Hermosa events were part of a wave of cancellations in the South Bay. […]
Manhattan Beach Police Beat
Armed robberies Manhattan Beach police received two reports of armed robberies on March 3 that they believe were perpetrates by the same suspects. According to police reports, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a man was walking in the area of 19th Street and Ardmore Avenue. Two suspects approached the victim, pistol-whipped him and robbed him of […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Support Our Schools The Manhattan Beach Education Foundation will host a weeklong community fundraising campaign, “Support Our Schools,” March 21-28 to offset budget cuts to the Manhattan Beach Unified School District. Throughout the campaign, local businesses will give a portion of proceeds of their choosing to MBEF. So far, the campaign has more than 50 […]
Climate change could result in a beachless Manhattan Beach
First of two parts A week after delivering a buoyant State of the City address and a day before the end of her mayorship, Mayor Nancy Hersman Monday night led a town hall meeting on climate change that included an ominous look at the future of Manhattan Beach’s defining trait, its beach, and suggestions from […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Mayor Montgomery Richard Montgomery joined rare company Tuesday night, becoming the fourth person in Manhattan Beach history to serve as mayor three times. He took the gavel from Nancy Hersman, who served as mayor over the last year as part of the City Council’s rotating mayorship. Montgomery quickly moved to make a few changes, one […]
MBUSD school board approves layoffs
The Board of Education for the Manhattan Beach Unified School District last week approved $3.6 million in budget reductions that will result in the layoff of approximately 38 employees. The cuts mean that during the next school year classes will be larger, there will be fewer hands-on science classes, fewer music and art classes, […]
The rescuer: Lifeguard Stephens Troeger was one of the most unheralded of the great South Bay watermen
A recording used for several years in LA County Lifeguard training documents a call between Stephens Troeger, then the Baywatch captain on Catalina Island, and a team of doctors assisting him in trying to revive a two-month-old girl who had stopped breathing. People who hear the recording never forget it. The baby was suffering […]
The volunteer who has taught 1,171 people how to save a life
Manhattan Beach Fire Department Chief Daryn Drum was working one Saturday morning last year when he decided to walk across the street from the fire station to the Joslyn Community Center to peek in on a community CPR class. The class was offered by the all-volunteer Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Drum was new […]
City Council approves new fee increases
The Manhattan Beach City Council Tuesday approved an array of fee increases residents and businesses will pay for city services ranging from building permits to fire inspections. The increases total more than $550,0000, but fall short of the $931,000 a consultant’s report determined was the full cost of services the city is currently not recovering, […]