A $3.2 million structural deficit has been sitting under Hermosa Beach's budget for five years, masked by pandemic relief, vacancy savings, and unspent carryforward. With all three now exhausted, the council inherits a problem its predecessors chose to defer.
Council meeting opened by recognizing two pillars of the community — a gold-medal winning hockey coach and a century-old civic club — before working through a heavy agenda that included a contested fee study, Little League field improvements and police vehicle contracting.
City budget squeeze laid bare as council prepares to consider a series of difficult options to balance the books.
The first comprehensive update to Hermosa Beach's master fee schedule since 2016 would shift increased costs from taxpayers to applicants, with large hikes landing on developers, businesses and dispute filers.
Hermosa Beach has quietly commissioned a voter survey on city funding and services — a move that typically signals a ballot tax measure is in the works.
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Our regular weekly roundup of crime in Hermosa Beach. This week included a weapons arrest involving a loaded firearm in a traffic stop.
Last year's City financial audit was healthy, but there's no question that the financial pressure is building.
Two residents have forced Hermosa Beach to restart its pickleball fee process, filing open-meetings complaints that the city council voted on fee increases buried inside an unrelated agenda item.
In an interview with The Hermosa Review, Police Chief Landon Phillips offered the most detailed public account yet of last Friday's 'beach takeover'
The Hermosa Beach Lawn Bowling Club celebrates its 90th anniversary this week, and the organization is on top of its game.
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.
The Hermosa Beach Lawn Bowling Club celebrates its 90th anniversary this week, and the organization is on top of its game.
Spending time talking with a group of young e-bike riders shows that there are two sides to this high-profile local issue
Seventy-five years after its founding, Hermosa Beach Little League returned to Clark Field on Saturday with a record 570 players. Proud families cheered them on under a bright blue sky.
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
It's about more than just the tree. Much more.
We go behind 'that door' and discover a memorable Hermosa night out
Strip mall sushi joint that's fresh, friendly and fantastic value
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.
Second undercover sting operation at Cypress Avenue venue by ABC officers results in citation and provisional court date.
Our regular weekly roundup of crime in Hermosa Beach. This week included a weapons arrest involving a loaded firearm in a traffic stop.
A week overshadowed by one shocking event. A suspected homicide that led to a seven-hour police siege.
Two residents have forced Hermosa Beach to restart its pickleball fee process, filing open-meetings complaints that the city council voted on fee increases buried inside an unrelated agenda item.
Council Mulls Structural Budget Deficit as Costs Outpace Revenue
Could a public-private partnership on fruit and vegetables be the answer to the city's budget crisis ?
A split vote approves daily play from 9 to 7, with fees going up and a 90-day review built in
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