New parking permit design
The latest iteration of the Hermosa Beach parking permit puts the beauty of the city’s sunsets in the palm of your hand. Well, the hand of Tim Kelly at least.
Hermosa resident Matt Brandseth was announced last week as the winner of the city’s ninth annual parking permit design contest, with a sun-streaked image of the statue of the famed lifeguard that sits at the head of the Hermosa Pier. Sales of the permits, which allow residents to park their cars in designated areas, begin in February of next year.
Brandseth had only been living in Hermosa for a month or so when he noticed that, at certain times and at certain angles, it looked as though the setting sun were sitting in the hand of Kelly, who is depicted riding on a wave and crouching on a surfboard. So in September, he set up his camera and waited for the opportune time. He then took the image into Photoshop and touched it up to produce the dream-like oranges and yellow that grace the winning design.
Open vector control position
Hermosa Beach is seeking applicants to fill its seat on the Los Angeles County West Vector and Vector-borne Control District Board. The board, which is one of two in the county that addresses the threat of disease posed by mosquitoes and other insects, oversees an area of more than 4 million people and deploys an annual budget of millions of dollars. Hermosa, like many other cities in the West region, lacks a representative on the board. The board meets six times per year at its Culver City headquarters, and Councilmember Jeff Duclos served as the interim representative for the final meeting of 2018. In a motion earlier this year appointing Duclos, the council decided to advertise the position, but received no applications. At a meeting last week, council members voted to allow Duclos to continue in the interim position but to continue to seek interested members of the community to serve as a permanent representative, noting the importance of the issue. Scientists have said that the threat of insect-borne illnesses is likely to increase for Southern California residents in coming years as a result of climate change.
Community movie night
Grab your plain cheese pizza and booby traps: Hermosa will screen the holiday classic “Home Alone” at the Community Theater on Friday night. The screening begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 for children and $10 for those 18 and over.
