City has apparently closed its $3.2 million budget gap for next year without cutting jobs, but the path the city took to get there is still challenged by looming fire and lifeguard contract negotiations
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.
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
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.
Tuesday's agenda charts opposite paths for two sports at the same facility. Pickleball is poised for expanded access after a million-dollar renovation. Basketball hopes to rescue hoops removed after an unscheduled safety review
The police department is already running overtime patrols to assist with public safety concerns, including problems with e-bikes. Now council will decide whether to provide that effort with new resources.
Hermosa Beach faces a $548K budget shortfall at midyear, with projected spending increases vs. original forecast outpacing revenue gains 3-to-1. Staff proposes one-time funds to close the gap for the third straight year.
A year-long structural assessment of the Hermosa Beach pier comes to City Council Tuesday — with a cost-benefit analysis that could reframe how the city thinks about the structure's future.
