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Manhattan Beach parking meters jump to $4 per hour downtown as new rates take effect

The Manhattan Beach City Council's July 7 vote raised summer meter rates by up to $1 per hour and hiked common citation fees from $59 to $65, with all changes effective Aug. 1 — just ahead of the AVP Manhattan Beach Open.

· 3 min read

A car parked at a coin-operated parking meter on a downtown street.

Manhattan Beach Mayor David Lesser won't seek re-election; filing deadline extended to Aug. 12

Manhattan Beach Mayor David Lesser announced Aug. 5 he will not seek a fourth City Council term, automatically extending the candidate filing deadline to Aug. 12 and reshaping the November race for two open seats.

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Manhattan Beach Studios pitched as defense and aerospace hub after $240 million loan default

Lenders are marketing Manhattan Beach Studios' $240 million distressed loan to aerospace and defense investors after owner Hackman Capital Partners defaulted, raising the prospect that the 22-acre film campus on Rosecrans Avenue could be converted to advanced manufacturing.

· 3 min read

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Hermosa Beach council to decide on splitting former Bank of America into four shops

The Hermosa Beach City Council is set to vote Tuesday, July 28 on converting the vacant former Bank of America building at 90 Pier Avenue into four commercial tenant spaces, a project that would return the 1922 structure to its original multi-tenant layout.

Hermosa Beach's budget crisis isn't new — an editor warned of the same squeeze in 1971

A 1971 Hermosa Beach Review editorial reprinted July 22 warned of the same fiscal pressures — no industrial tax base, skeleton staff, borrowed money — that drove the city council's June 23 vote to place a half-cent sales tax on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

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