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View MoreHermosa Beach merchants push to restore free holiday parking
The Hermosa Beach City Council voted 4-1 on Nov. 10 to bring back two weeks of free downtown holiday parking after business owners pushed back on October's suspension, then raised residential parking permits from $60 to $80 and hiked nearly every other permit fee.
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View MoreLA County weighs suing feds over stalled wildfire funds
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath introduced a motion on Nov. 10 directing county officials to examine legal action to recover more than $800 million in unpaid federal wildfire recovery and hazard mitigation funding nearly two years after the Palisades and Eaton Fires.
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View MoreRedondo Beach Harbor named as stop in coastal ferry plan
A proposed high-speed ferry network linking Malibu to Long Beach has identified Redondo Beach Harbor as one of seven stops, though no launch date or fares have been set. The proposal advances as a coastal flood advisory remains in effect for Los Angeles County beaches through Nov. 10.
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View MoreRedondo Beach approves $34,758 garbage truck road study
The Redondo Beach City Council unanimously approved a consulting agreement to measure how much pavement deterioration garbage trucks and street sweepers cause compared to passenger cars, with a final report expected by April 15.
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View MoreDOJ deploys election monitors to L.A. County polls
The Department of Justice sent approximately 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states on Tuesday, Nov. 3, including to Los Angeles County, where South Bay voters cast ballots. It is the largest such deployment in DOJ history.
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View MoreRedondo Beach secures $4M for Riviera Village street redesign
A $4 million Measure M grant is funding the design of a major overhaul of South Catalina Avenue in Riviera Village, with wider sidewalks, bike lanes and possible curbless streets. The Redondo Beach City Council takes up the district's annual report on Nov. 3.
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View MoreHermosa Beach weighs dropping costly green power default
Hermosa Beach City Council is debating whether to change the city's default electricity tier from the most expensive 100% Green Power plan to a cheaper Clean Power Alliance option, a move that could save typical households roughly $212 a year.
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View MoreRedondo Beach expands drain repair contract to $1.98M before El Niño
The Redondo Beach City Council unanimously approved a $1.6 million expansion to its emergency drain and sewer repair contract with Toro Enterprises, raising the agreement's ceiling to nearly $2 million as the city prepares for El Niño-driven winter storms.
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View MoreManhattan Beach weighs taller buildings at two downtown sites
The Manhattan Beach Planning Commission holds a public hearing Wednesday on proposed zoning changes that would raise the building height cap from 26 to 30 feet at the former Parking Lot 3 and U.S. Bank properties, part of the city's Project Pulse redevelopment initiative.
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View MoreRedondo Beach advances $450K Artesia art plan over resident objections
Redondo Beach City Council unanimously shortlisted artists for a $450,000 Artesia Boulevard public art corridor on Oct. 20, despite resident concerns about spending priorities and traffic safety.
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View MoreCourt upholds Hermosa Beach firing of officer over vaccine refusal
A California appeals court ruled Oct. 15 that Hermosa Beach lawfully fired Officer Jonathan Cruz for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, holding that the state's police officers' bill of rights does not apply to terminations for failing to meet a job qualification.
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View MoreManhattan Beach planners weigh café expansion, height limits
The Manhattan Beach Planning Commission will hold public hearings Oct. 28 on a use permit amendment for Parakeet Café at 1140 Highland Avenue and zoning text amendments that would raise building height limits at two city-owned downtown properties tied to the Project Pulse redevelopment.
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