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View MoreHermosa Beach approves Art Deco digital sign for Pier Avenue gateway
The Hermosa Beach Planning Commission voted 4-0 to approve a privately funded Art Deco digital gateway sign at Pier Avenue and PCH, filling a spot empty since 2019; City Council must still vote before a spring 2027 installation.
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View MoreEl Segundo mayor declares 'SSC Day' as Space Systems Command turns 5
El Segundo Mayor Chris Pimentel declared Thursday, Aug. 13 "Space Systems Command Day" at the command's fifth-anniversary celebration at Los Angeles Air Force Base, spotlighting the base's $5.9 billion economic footprint and the city's deepening ties to the nation's space defense mission.
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View MoreRedondo Beach awards $159K contract to replace King Harbor sign
The Redondo Beach City Council awarded a $158,786 contract to San Pedro Sign Company on Aug. 4 to replace the nearly 60-year-old King Harbor gateway sign by November, more than doubling the originally budgeted $74,000, while a resident group pursues state landmark designation for the structure.
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View MoreManhattan 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.
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View MoreManhattan 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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View MoreManhattan 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.
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View MoreManhattan Beach deficit triples to $32 million in a year
Manhattan Beach's unrestricted net deficit grew from $10.4 million to $32 million in one year, the steepest financial decline among all 88 LA County cities, while grassroots group Stop the Rise MB rallies thousands against proposed high-density housing developments along Sepulveda Boulevard.
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View MoreManhattan Beach council votes Tuesday on business tax ballot measure, parking pad rules
Manhattan Beach City Council will vote Tuesday, August 4, on two resolutions to place a Business License Tax overhaul on the November 3 ballot and will introduce a new ordinance regulating public parking pads across the city.
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View MoreHermosa 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.
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View MoreHermosa 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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View MoreRedondo Beach council defers density cap, leaving BCHD campus project's fate to Planning Commission
The Redondo Beach City Council's 5-0 vote on July 14 to defer density limits for the BCHD campus means the Planning Commission will decide how large Sunrise Senior Living's proposed 217-unit project can be, with BCHD's CEO warning the developer will likely withdraw if the floor-area ratio falls below 1.25.
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View MoreChevron warns El Segundo refinery could close under proposed California climate rules
Chevron warned California regulators that proposed cap-and-invest climate program changes could force the closure of its El Segundo refinery, the West Coast's largest, threatening union jobs and the region's fuel supply.
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