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09/19/2026

Manhattan Beach contemplates Project Pulse, the biggest new downtown development proposal since Metlox Plaza opened in 2005.

The Manhattan Beach City Council on Tuesday night had its first look at two coalescing projects that together represent the most significant makeover in the downtown area since the Metlox…

09/18/2026

Lost weekend: Rams, Chargers, Sea Hawks, Mustangs all lose.

by Paul Teetor Rams spit the bit What is there to say about the Rams dispiriting, season-opening 27-7 loss to San Francisco Wednesday night in a land down under? Not much. The Rams were so thoroughly…

09/17/2026

Coastal Commission expected to weigh in early next year.

by Garth Meyer After back-to-back public meetings Monday and Tuesday night at city hall about updating Seaside Lagoon, the city council voted to submit its plan to the Coastal Commission for…

09/16/2026

Kelly Cheng three-peats, partner Megan Kraft gets first pro victory at old school Wedbush Hermosa Open.

by Kevin Cody The Wedbush Hermosa Beach Open began in 2024 as an effort to bring professional beach volleyball back to its roots with side-out instead of rally scoring, and courtside seating in the…

09/15/2026

The 40th annual neighborhood block party in the 300 block of North Gertruda Avenue was largely rained out last Sunday.

By Garth Meyer The 40th annual neighborhood block party in the 300 block of North Gertruda Avenue was largely rained out last Sunday. While a couple dozen kids did engage the waterslide and sat in…

09/15/2026

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Hermosa Councilmember Raymond Jackson's garage appears converted to living space.

09/14/2026

Michael Noble survived 9/11, he says, by chance and timing.

by Laura Garber Hermosa Beach resident Michael Noble was working on the 66th floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower when he felt the building violently shake. It was 8:46 a.m., and the North…

09/14/2026

Kim Linz now oversees the Manhattan Beach Unified School District as superintendent. Previously, she was the Chief Business Officer at El Segundo Unified and a principal at Pacific Elementary and Manhattan Beach Middle School.

Drop-off time at local schools is a community ritual in Manhattan Beach. Within the parent community, it’s when everybody sees everybody. It’s the visible part of the village raising its own…

09/12/2026

Remember not only September 11, but also September 12 when the nation came together, Manhattan Beach Police Chief Rachel Johnson urges at 25th anniversary September 11 ceremony.

by Kevin Cody Some laid flowers at the base of the September 11 Memorial next to the downtown Manhattan Beach Fire Department during the city’s 25th September 11 commemoration. Others laid their…

09/11/2026

Regan started his career with RBFD IN 2012 at age 35.

by Garth Meyer His twin brother was the point guard and he was the shooting guard. That was until college, when Brian Regan took over as a point guard, which he just did also for the Redondo Beach…