"Where there is no vision, the people perish," warns the bible verse on the wall of the Community Center. But is PLAN Hermosa really a vision, or just an expired document gathering dust in the cupboard ?
Council to discuss 'green energy' rate premiums, and review the city policy that opts everyone in to the most expensive rates by default. One thing is clear - residents are confused.
Hermosa Beach’s current labor contracts lock in raises through June 2028, protect senior staff from layoffs, and pay one group bonuses for meeting just one goal in five. Police pay alone rises about 18%, while the city’s own forecast shows deficits of $3.8 million to $5.6 million ahead.
Appeals court reaches verdict in long-running case over former HbPD officer Jonathan Cruz's dismissal after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic.
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Armed suspects on Ardmore, a BB gun on the Pier Plaza and two hill-section burglaries top this week’s police log.
How well do you know your city? Test yourself against the clock with this week's Hermosa-themed crossword.
How well do you know the Hermosa business scene? Can you name the top 25 businesses by sales tax revenue? See how many you score in this week's quiz.
Election season moves into full swing with the first candidate debate last night.
A privacy overreach or an essential tool in modern policing ? The use of surveillance cameras in our city is in focus this week.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission voted Tuesday night to form an ad hoc pool subcommittee, on a tight mandate and a six-month clock. Neighboring cities' pool projects, and Hermosa Beach's own dog park campaign, tell us that the real work is all still to be done.
How well do you know your city? Test yourself against the clock with this week's Hermosa-themed crossword.
How well do you know the Hermosa business scene? Can you name the top 25 businesses by sales tax revenue? See how many you score in this week's quiz.
Greenbelt is back on the table as a possible site for Hermosa Beach's first off-leash dog park, six weeks after the community group driving the project had walked away from it, following a Council vote Tuesday that revived the option and put a potential November ballot measure into play.
Hermosa Beach has roughly 3,000 dogs and not a single place to legally let any of them off-leash. The City Council on Tuesday will consider whether to change that, with Valley Park East emerging as the preferred location for the city's first off-leash dog park.
Plus ca change, Hermosa Beach. The revenue and spending challenges of 1971 seem mighty familiar.
Exactly 125 years ago today, a kid from Ohio with nothing to do helped survey a town in the sand dunes. Hermosa Beach's 'First Citizen' never left.
Restoration, dedication, celebration. Mural 're-unveiling' sets the scene for Hermosa history in a special birthday week.
Pier Plaza mural has been restored and updated with some new additions to be unveiled on Jan 10th
An in-depth look into the pension debt the city rarely talks about — and what it means as Hermosa faces financial pressures from multiple angles.
Hermosa Beach has joined the South Bay's regional housing trust. Could the trust achieve progress that state mandate and city constraints have struggled to unlock?
An in-depth look at the latest moves by Redondo to avoid the dreaded 'Builders Remedy' sledgehammer under state law. What do our neighbor's legal moves mean for the future of housing development in Hermosa ?
Inside Hermosa Beach's Capital Improvement Program, where the fault lines between what we might want for city infrastructure and what we can afford are really starting to show
Becerra leads Hilton in Governor's Race; County Sales Tax Measure too close to call. Raman overtakes Pratt for second place in LA Mayor contest. Lieu, Goldsmith, Seo Lead Districts 36, 24, 66.
In an interview with The Hermosa Review, Police Chief Landon Phillips offered the most detailed public account yet of last Friday's 'beach takeover'
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge tentatively sided with a local homeowner on Wednesday, finding the city acted outside its authority when it banned short-term rentals without state approval.
Armed suspects on Ardmore, a BB gun on the Pier Plaza and two hill-section burglaries top this week’s police log.
A privacy overreach or an essential tool in modern policing ? The use of surveillance cameras in our city is in focus this week.
Election season moves into full swing with the first candidate debate last night.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission voted Tuesday night to form an ad hoc pool subcommittee, on a tight mandate and a six-month clock. Neighboring cities' pool projects, and Hermosa Beach's own dog park campaign, tell us that the real work is all still to be done.
Tuesday night's City Council meeting had a bit of everything: a heartfelt tribute to one of Hermosa's most familiar civic voices, a long-simmering fight over vacation rentals that finally came to a head, and a feel-good update from a beloved local club celebrating its 90th year.
Facing a budget hole that could hit $4.2 million, Hermosa Beach is turning to the very thing it spent a decade banning: short-term rentals
We go behind 'that door' and discover a memorable Hermosa night out
Strip mall sushi joint that's fresh, friendly and fantastic value
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