Division among council on the subject of business fee hikes. Jackson pushes for more, while Saemann makes the case for a more careful approach in the current climate
City budget finally approved. 2026-27 is balanced, but deficit still looms in future years. Sales tax increase proposal back on the ballot in November.
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.
Council green-lights Nike's After Dark women's half marathon in concept, but sends it back for more money, better resident protections, and clarity on what other cities are getting in return for their support.
Michael Detoy took the gavel as Hermosa Beach's new mayor Monday night, with Michael Keegan elected mayor pro tem on a 4-1 vote — a lone dissent the only crack in a mercifully drama-free evening
All's Well That Ends Well? City staff arrived at Tuesday's hearing with a last-minute revision. Robert's Liquor left with its 35-year-old permit intact and exactly the four conditions it was promised.
A commissioner resigned. A neighbor locked the gates. Tennis balls with hostile messages were lobbed at a nearby house. And now, after an $826,000 renovation, Hermosa Beach is ready to do it all again.
