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View MoreManhattan Beach council reviews Project Pulse downtown designs
The Manhattan Beach City Council on Sept. 15 reviewed schematic designs for 400 Manhattan Beach Blvd. as part of Project Pulse, the city's plan to redevelop two downtown properties it acquired or cleared in recent years.
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View MoreEl Segundo weighs data center moratorium, wave pool plan
The El Segundo City Council on Sept. 15 discussed a 45-day moratorium on new data centers and held a public hearing on a proposed wave pool surf club, following months of resident opposition to large-scale data center development.
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View MoreHermosa Beach puts sales tax, council race on November ballot
Six candidates will compete for three Hermosa Beach City Council seats on Nov. 3, and voters will also weigh Measure HB, a sales tax increase aimed at closing the city's $3.2 million structural deficit.
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View MoreSouth Bay targets 250 yearly crashes with micromobility plan
The South Bay Cities Council of Governments launched a federally funded Micromobility Safety Action Plan that includes intersection safety audits, a school e-bike sticker program aligned with new state law Assembly Bill 1569, and a public Ride and Drive event Oct. 6 at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
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View MoreRedondo Beach negotiates with BeachLife over Seaside Lagoon
The Redondo Beach City Council entered closed-session negotiations Sept. 1 with BeachLife Festival's Allen Sanford over the Seaside Lagoon and Marina Parking Lot, even as the city's $9.47 million lagoon rehab plan awaits a final decision after a Harbor Commission review.
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View MoreManhattan Beach cancels Sept. 1 council meeting
Manhattan Beach City Council has cancelled its regular Tuesday, Sept. 1 meeting; the next scheduled session is Sept. 15.
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View MoreRedondo Beach wins appeal blocking coastal condo project
A California appellate court ruled July 30 that the Coastal Act overrides the state's builder's remedy housing mandate, upholding Redondo Beach's rejection of a 30-unit condo project proposed for a zone reserved for public access and fishing services.
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View MoreHermosa Beach sets Sept. 8 hearing on citation rule changes
The Hermosa Beach City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 8, on a proposed ordinance to update how the city issues and enforces administrative citations under Municipal Code Chapter 1.10.
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View MoreRedondo Beach commission rejects $9.47M lagoon plan
The Redondo Beach Harbor Commission voted Aug. 25 to reject the city council's $9.47 million Seaside Lagoon rehabilitation plan, sending a note of caution back to the council and putting the waterfront project's 2028 completion deadline in doubt.
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View MoreHermosa Beach council votes 3-2 to legalize coastal short-term rentals
The Hermosa Beach City Council voted 3-2 to permit short-term vacation rentals in the Coastal Zone, expecting about $1 million a year in new tax revenue, while two councilmembers faced a recusal challenge over their own rental properties.
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View MoreManhattan Beach weighs reduced setback for 25th Street home
Manhattan Beach's Planning Commission is set to vote Thursday on a revised setback variance for a proposed 2,735-square-foot home at 620 25th Street, with city staff recommending approval based on the lot's unusual shape while neighbors warn of precedent-setting "canyonization."
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View MoreRedondo Beach gains zero-emission travel network this fall
The SBCCOG confirmed its Local Travel Network will launch in Redondo Beach this fall, bringing the zero-emission micromobility corridor that started in El Segundo in 2023 to a second South Bay city, as the regional body elected Lomita's William Uphoff as its new chair.
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