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WEBThe more things change, the more they remain the same, or at least they do in “Coup!” set during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. The city has been abandoned; businesses have closed; people are starving; the government of Woodrow Wilson is cracking down on dissenters and anyone spreading criticism of the efforts to curb the…
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WEBSep 5, 2024 · by Mark McDermott One of the City of Manhattan Beach’s key downtown parking structures will require immediate demolition after engineers discovered failing steel columns within its concrete. Parking Lot 3, located on 12th and Morningside, contained 146 metered parking spaces, including many used by downtown businesses.
Slip sliding away: the landslides of Palos Verdes
WEBJul 9, 2012 · On the Palos Verdes peninsula, engineers try to hold back the forces of nature as the ground shifts beneath their feet. In the rainy early morning hours of Nov. 20, Palos Verdes residents received a menacing reminder that they live on a bed of geologic activity far beyond their control. A 600-foot section of Paseo Del Mar in San Pedro below the ...
A Look Within: Overtime, over-response draw scrutiny in Redondo …
WEBRedondo Beach Fire Department Station Two B-shift crew on Sept. 11, 2021, after they did an honorary 110-floor stair climb. Sergeant Raul Saldana joined them at the end to play his bagpipes.
Hermosa Beach Police Captain Scheid leaves HBPD with culture …
WEBHermosa Beach Police Chief Paul LeBaron recognized Scheid as “a pioneer in law enforcement.”. “At the time Dorothy started, the profession didn’t completely value the skills women bring to the profession. Her legacy will be felt for years to come,” LeBaron said. He praised her for strengthening the department organizationally “in ...
Fin whale dies on Torrance Beach, taken to submarine canyon
WEBAug 15, 2024 · He credited a nudge from a Department of Beaches and Harbors front loader. Baywatch towed the whale to a spot over the Redondo Beach submarine canyon, and untied the firehose. The remains sank into the 1,500 foot-deep water. The last fin whale to wash up in Southern California was a juvenile female in San Diego in December 2023.
Redondo Beach first city to sign “Good Neighbor Pledge”
WEBGarth Meyer | August 16, 2024. by Garth Meyer. The Redondo Beach city council voted 4-1 to sign a “Good Neighbor Pledge” not to move homeless people out of the city into others – in light of a June Supreme Court decision. The vote at the Tuesday, August 6 meeting was not conditional on neighboring cities singing the pledge.
Easy Reader 54th Anniversary Writing & Photography Contest
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Easy Reader 54th Anniversary Writing & Photography Contest. An annual reminder. Amidst all the news industry changes since Easy Reader began publishing half a century ago, reporting remains a newspaper’s core responsibility. Taking photos and writing with the goal of informing residents is what motivated Easy Reader’s early, volunteer staff.
IN MEMORIAM Eric Dellenbach’s fight comes to an end
WEBThe Dellenbach family. One of his biggest dreams came to fruition in 2013, when twins Jaxson and Mia were born. “These treasures arrived on April 24th, precisely one day before Eric’s birthday…just as he, himself had arrived (April 25) one day before his own dad’s birthday (April 26),” Andy wrote in an obituary for his brother.
CITY COUNCIL: Six council candidates file for November election
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Six candidates filed nomination papers to run for the Manhattan Beach City Council in the upcoming November 5 election. Three seats on the council dais are up for election. Councilmembers Richard Montgomery, and Steve Napolitano are termed out, and Mayor Joe Franklin is running for a second term. The other four candidates are all new to ...