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Passings are causes for grief, and celebration. A look back on some of the people the Beach Cities lost 2025.
01/09/2026

Passings are causes for grief, and celebration. A look back on some of the people the Beach Cities lost 2025.

-   Pulcini helped Vietnam war refugees Shortly after graduating from LaVerne College in 1963, June and her husband Ron Pulcini were sent to Vietnam

The former Denny's at the corner of Artesia and Aviation has become a destination for local fans of Chinese food. Our cr...
01/09/2026

The former Denny's at the corner of Artesia and Aviation has become a destination for local fans of Chinese food. Our critic visited the Juicy Dumpling Factory is generally a solid choice for affordable and quick meals, but surprisingly, the dumplings aren't the star of the show. Read all about it in this week's review.

- by Richard Foss Not long ago there were no restaurants in the Beach Cities serving Chinese dumplings, at least as we think of them now. You could get

Top 10 stories from Hermosa Beach in 2025 now on website and print.
01/08/2026

Top 10 stories from Hermosa Beach in 2025 now on website and print.

- by Laura Garber  The year 2025 brought news of devastating fires, and troubling incidents involving minors on e-bikes. But the year also saw Hermosa

Waterfront development, cannabis pause, smoke shops, election, retirements, openings, judges' rulings and a boat ramp.
01/08/2026

Waterfront development, cannabis pause, smoke shops, election, retirements, openings, judges' rulings and a boat ramp.

- Surf Club opens Two and a half years ago, Allen Sanford told the Redondo Beach city council his plans for the first project of note on the waterfront in

When you only do a few things, you have to do them extraordinarily well to keep customers coming back. This week our res...
01/07/2026

When you only do a few things, you have to do them extraordinarily well to keep customers coming back. This week our restaurant critic examines two local places with limited menus but loyal followings - Smashed Wagyu Pasta and Redwood Pie Pizza.

- by Richard Foss Many restaurants operate on one of two strategies: going out of their way to satisfy customer preferences, or expecting them to show up

LGBTQ+ project also proposed for North Branch Library.
01/05/2026

LGBTQ+ project also proposed for North Branch Library.

- by Garth Meyer Placemaking on Artesia Blvd. moved a step closer Dec. 16 when the Redondo Beach city council approved a plan for 10 or more art

Commissioners say they wanted to approve it, but the project fell short of its required parking spots for commercial spa...
01/02/2026

Commissioners say they wanted to approve it, but the project fell short of its required parking spots for commercial space.

- by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach planning commission rejected an application Dec. 18 to build a four-story, 49-unit residential building with commercial

Hermosa Beach surfers get an early season holiday gift in the form of overhead closeouts and a few makeable barrels at t...
01/02/2026

Hermosa Beach surfers get an early season holiday gift in the form of overhead closeouts and a few makeable barrels at the Geebs 16th Street stormdrain.

- Photos by Brad Jacobson by Kevin Cody The reason Dayton Silva left his Encinitas home at 3:30 a.m. the Saturday after Christmas was the same reason no one

Hyperion Outfall Serenaders Dixieland band co-founder Bob White led the official band for the City of Manhattan Beach fo...
01/02/2026

Hyperion Outfall Serenaders Dixieland band co-founder Bob White led the official band for the City of Manhattan Beach for over five decades. The band was a treasured presence at the annual Manhattan Home Town Fair, 10K, and holiday fireworks show dating back to the 1970s. He passed away at 98 the day after Christmas.

- Bob White made Manhattan Manhattan by Kevin Cody Bob White followed a path common to Manhattan Beach’s post World War II generation, when the town’s

North Redondo event could begin in spring 2026.
12/29/2025

North Redondo event could begin in spring 2026.

-   by Garth Meyer A committee is formed, a petition is up, the planning commission agendized it, and a grass-roots effort to start a farmers’ market

23-year veteran RBPD officer starts Dec. 27, succeeding the retired Joe Hoffman.
12/27/2025

23-year veteran RBPD officer starts Dec. 27, succeeding the retired Joe Hoffman.

- by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach native and second-generation RBPD officer Stephen Sprengel was appointed the department’s new police chief Dec. 22, to start

1054 Aviation will be home to a new commercial multi-tenant building.
12/23/2025

1054 Aviation will be home to a new commercial multi-tenant building.

- by Laura Garber  Michael Greenberg, president and co-founder of Skechers, is expanding his footprint in Hermosa Beach. Planning Commissioners

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