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View MoreRedondo Beach tightens hedge rules, requires complaints come from nearby neighbors
Redondo Beach's City Council unanimously approved a new hedge ordinance on July 22 that defines "hedge" in the municipal code for the first time, requires enforcement complaints to come from adjacent residents, and gives code officers clearer standards.
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View MoreHermosa Beach's new Pier Avenue sign plan is $113,000 short
Hermosa Beach's new digital and gateway sign plan near Pier Avenue faces a roughly $113,000 funding gap despite a $500,000 donation from former Mayor Chuck Sheldon and his wife, and Public Works commissioners warn only top-priority entry signs may get built unless City Council finds more money.
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View MoreHermosa Beach council puts half-cent sales tax on November ballot as budget gap widens
The Hermosa Beach City Council voted 4-1 to place a half-cent sales tax measure on the November 3 ballot, expected to generate $2 million annually, as the city confronts rising county contract costs, a $58 million pension liability, and an infrastructure backlog that could top $280 million.
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View MoreHermosa Beach pension debt tops $58 million, exceeding city's annual budget
Hermosa Beach carries a $58.2 million unfunded pension liability to CalPERS — larger than its entire general fund budget — as city officials warn of a structural deficit and the council pursues a half-cent sales tax for the November 2026 ballot.
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View MoreRedondo Beach picks builder and architect for $93 million police, fire station overhaul
Redondo Beach's City Council unanimously approved contracts with Swinerton Builders and LPA Design Studios to design and build a new police headquarters and two fire stations under the $93 million Measure FP bond, with construction expected to start in summer 2027.
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View MoreNew half-cent sales tax hits South Bay wallets starting October 1
LA County's Measure ER sales tax was officially certified by Monday, July 7, adding a half-cent to every taxable purchase countywide starting Thursday, October 1, 2026, and pushing combined rates in Beach Cities as high as 11% in Hawthorne.
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View MoreManhattan Beach council adopts housing zoning overhaul, honors fallen Marine
The Manhattan Beach City Council on July 7 adopted Ordinance No. 26-0009 to implement state-mandated housing element changes, honored fallen Marine Chad Jenson of Redondo Beach, and recognized local resident Orhan Taner as the America 250 Poster Contest winner.
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View MoreRedondo Beach finance commission to weigh letters to council on spending oversight
Redondo Beach's Budget and Finance Commission meets Thursday, July 9, with two potential letters to City Council on contract procurement and the capital improvement process on the agenda, as the city begins spending $92.9 million in Measure FP bond funds on new police and fire facilities.
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View MoreManhattan Beach council to hold public hearing on parking rate hikes, citation penalties July 7
Manhattan Beach City Council meets Tuesday, July 7, with a public hearing on parking rate and citation penalty increases, a federal infrastructure funding check from Congressman Ted Lieu, and consent items including $52,062 more for the Parking Lot 3 feasibility study.
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View MoreSouth Bay's new regional housing trust makes its first-ever funding commitment with $6 million Hawthorne loan
The South Bay Regional Housing Trust, a new joint powers authority representing 11 cities, has made its first-ever funding decision: a $6 million loan toward a 93-unit affordable housing project in Hawthorne, signaling the start of a regional approach to housing production funded by Measure A dollars.
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View MoreManhattan Beach mother urges assembly to pass DUI bill after son killed on Sepulveda
Manhattan Beach mother Jennifer Levi traveled to Sacramento on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, to urge Assembly members to pass a bipartisan bill imposing harsher DUI penalties, months after her 18-year-old son Braun was killed by an alleged repeat drunk driver on Sepulveda Boulevard.
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View MoreManhattan Beach's first seven-story apartment building set to break ground on Sepulveda
A seven-story, 40-unit apartment building at 2301 N. Sepulveda Blvd. in Manhattan Beach is set to begin 22 months of construction starting in July, bringing a year-long lane closure and marking the city's tallest residential project to break ground under state density bonus rules.
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