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03/29/2025

Hermosa Beach Council, City Attorney signal intent to fight suit challenging the city's short term vacation rental restrictions. Attorney who filed suit won similar suit in Manhattan Beach. Hermosa has over 300 illegal STVRs advertised, according to STVR site AirDNA

03/23/2025

Attagirl Opens, Vegan Star Closes, Wine Dinners, and MOre Diing News - A La Carte Column for 20 March 2025

Attagirl General Manager David Ruivo and chef-owner Alice Mai. have opened in Hermosa serving a cuisine unlike any other in the area, but the area lost another culinary destination when vegan Italian eatery Pura Vita shut the doors. The Beach Cities also have a new inventive ramen place and a Brazilian pizza specialist, with a Mexican restaurant by a team noted for Italian cuisine on the way. More on openings and closings, plus upcoming culinary events, in this week's A La Carte column.

03/20/2025

A 50-foot tall apartment building is proposed for Hermosa Beach, where the height limit is 30 feet. The property owners have invoked a provision in State law called the Builder's Remedy, which requires the city approve the project. Neighbors want the project stopped. Remember the Esplanade, one opponent told the Planning Commission. The Commission kicked the can down the road, for further study, until May 20.

height limit, Hermosa Beach, neighbors, residential building - 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

03/18/2025

Hermosa Beach Saint Patrick's Day Parade draws big crowds, lots of entries
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Photos by Kenny Ingles (KennyIngles.com
The Hermosa Beach Saint Patrick’s Day Parade celebrated it’s 29th a
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By Kevin Cody via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/14/2025

Best of the Beach 2025 Winners - Retail and Services
Kids Indoor Play Facility

AdventurePlex

AdventurePlex is a favorite for parents looking to let their kids burn off energy in a fun, safe, and active environment.

“Our mission is to make h
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By Special Contributor via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/14/2025

El Segundo High School hosts AI conference, Chevron showcases Spot 2.0
by Ralph Doyle

"AI Movement in Education" (AIM) was the title of a conference hosted by El Segundo High School and sponsored by Chevron on Tuesday, March 11. Local community leaders and educators
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By Special Contributor via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/14/2025

About Town Redondo: Retail cannabis ordinances approved, final election count coming, Springfest next weekend
by Garth Meyer
Final election count to be announced Thursday
Concluding city election results come out Thursday at 2 p.m., including any needed ranked-choice runoff.

The March 4 election night
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By Garth Meyer via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/13/2025

Redondo Beach Iraq vet marks second book with skateboard, kayak trip
by Garth Meyer

Iraq veteran and RUHS graduate Andrew Goldsmith’s second book was published Feb. 25, “The Mediocre Infrantrymen’s Guide to Ranger School” (Double Dagger Books), recounting his elite
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By Garth Meyer via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/13/2025

Redondo Beach "Church on the Beach" alleges religious discrimination by new county permits
by Garth Meyer

A change in county permitting for beach events has led to a threat of legal action to keep Church on the Beach in its spot every Sunday, as it has been for the past 15 years.

The
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By Garth Meyer via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/13/2025

Best of the Beach 2025 Winners Retail and Services
Gratitude for 'the best'
The urge to recognize 'the best' is universal, even though everyone knows 'the best' is too subjective to be scientific. The best of awards are really gratitude ceremonies.
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By Special Contributor via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/13/2025

Police Beat: knives and guns, HBPD full emplyment, Five MB Burglaries, $10,000 for shooting suspect
by Liz Mullen

Hermosa Beach Police Department officers responded to reports of a man brandishing a gun in two separate incidents, in recent weeks, as well as two male transients wielding
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By Judy Rae via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/13/2025

Redondo Beach introduces real-time street sweepers digital map
by Garth Meyer

Redondo Beach Police have launched a new digital mapping tool to manage street-sweeper routes and inform the public about them. The Geographic Informations Systems (GIS) project
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By Garth Meyer via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/13/2025

Lawsuit targets Hermosa Beach's short term vacational rental ban
by Kevin Cody

A lawsuit that contends Hermosa Beach’s ban on short term vacation rentals in the coastal zone (1,000 feet east of the mean high tide) is unlawful has been filed by Hermosa resident. Hermosa currently has 127 Airbnb listings, averaging $391per night, according to Rabbu.com. The city bans short term rentals west of the Greembelt, except in commercial zones.
Illustration courtesy of Rabbu.com

Read more: https://easyreadernews.com/lawsuit-targets-hermosa-beachs-short-term-vacational-rental-ban/

By Kevin Cody via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/12/2025

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
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By Kevin Cody via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/12/2025

Big Waves, Big Screen, Bo Bridges goes bigtime at Cosm
by Mark McDermott

It began, like so many harrowing adventures do, with a small group of party crashers.

Action photographer Bo Bridges, who is based in Manhattan Beach but spans the globe for
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By Mark McDermott via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/12/2025

South Bay Art Calendar March 2025
by Kimie Joe
Saturday, March 15
Garel Fine Art: Coffee/Jazz Art Embrace, Group Exhibit
Saturday, March 15, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Exhibit through Saturday, April 5. Jazz Performance by TRENTON. Group e
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By Special Contributor via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/12/2025

Spotlight:
Saturday, March 15
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Everyone is Irish and the Irish are everyone at the Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day parade. As it has for the past 29 years, the parade will f
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By Judy Rae via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine

03/11/2025

Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk changes students’ lives
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by Kevin Cody

“Lives are changed because of this walk,” Rabbi Yossi Mintz said of the Skechers Pier to Pi
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By Kevin Cody via Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine