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  • An advocacy group for California cities supported Prop. 1. Here's why three O.C. cities are leaving March 28, 2024 5:20 pm La Canada Valley Sun Three Orange County cities voted this month to withdraw from the California League of Cities, with some leaders saying the advocacy organization isn’t representing their interests and has handed too much power over to the state. The California League of …
  • Lockheed Secures $440M Navy Contract Modification for F-35 Site Activation, Sustainment Services March 28, 2024 4:26 pm GovCon Wire U.S. Air force photo by, Senior Airman Omari Bernard, licensed under CC0 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $439.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to help military services activate sites and carry out initial aircraft sustainment …
  • Community Outreach Court helps homeless with legal matters March 28, 2024 9:27 am Wave Newspapers - California Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — In efforts to assist individuals experiencing homelessness in resolving legal matters, county and city leaders have unveiled the official launch of the Community Outreach Court. The outreach court was first launched as a …
  • BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: This time ‘It Hits Different’ for Norman Brown March 28, 2024 5:46 am Wave Newspapers - California By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Grammy-winning, multi-platinum selling guitar guru Norman Brown is back with his 14th release to “speak to the invisible part of us that moves the physical part of us.”  “It Hits Different,” on Shanachie Entertainment, …
  • Best of the Beach Food & Beverages 2024 March 27, 2024 11:33 pm Easy Reader News - California Grocery Store (Independent) Grow  You can’t talk about Grow without talking about the Fisher family, because this thoughtfully operated farmers market of a grocery store is the definition of a family business. The Grow origin story is well known – young …
  • MUNICIPAL FINANCE: City has an $11 million library surplus  March 27, 2024 11:33 pm Easy Reader News - California by Mark McDermott  The City Council last week grappled with an unusual problem. Its library fund has an $11 million surplus.  The City of Manhattan Beach operates its own library, but the facility is a branch of the Los Angeles County Library System. …
  • Hermosan Tom Gruzo was longtime fixture in the jazz world March 27, 2024 8:10 pm Easy Reader News - California by Garrick Rawlings Tom Gruzo was a great friend for over 30 years. During the first 13 years we were across-the-street neighbors. I moved into an apartment on Loma drive, next to Clark Stadium right after my divorce in ’96. Tom and his young daughter Niki …
  • Baywatch Community Calendar 3-28-24 March 27, 2024 7:53 pm Easy Reader News - California Through June 2024 Home in Hermosa exhibit at HB Museum In 1977, former Hermosa Beach Mayor and founding member of the Hermosa Beach Museum Pat Gazin became critically aware of the disappearing historic homes in Hermosa, and set out to record their …
  • Best of the Beach Health 2024 March 27, 2024 7:22 pm Easy Reader News - California Hospital Urgent Care Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance Memorial has a 99-year history of treating patients in the community. It has grown to become the largest hospital in the community while maintaining its original mission to offer the most …
  • Field Trip Fest will celebrate community, beer and folk music in San Juan Capistrano March 27, 2024 3:19 pm OC Metro “Inside our brewery, the largest word written on the wall is ‘community,’ and we’re pretty serious about it,” said Brian Hendon, president and co-founder of San Juan Capistrano’s Docent Brewing, during a recent phone interview. “A lot of times, people say …
  • More than 3,000 pack LA Cathedral for 2024 Chrism Mass March 27, 2024 10:21 am Angelus News - California The mission of sanctifying the world and serving others in a priestly way is “not only for those who are ordained,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Chrism Mass March 25. “As the Lord’s ‘priests,’ we share in his …
  • Best of the Beach Transportation 2024 March 26, 2024 11:49 pm Easy Reader News - California Bike Shop (Traditional) Hermosa Cyclery No business says “South Bay institution” more than Hermosa Cyclery, which has kept people happily on two wheels for half a century. The business sells, rents and services bikes, and now sells e-bikes as well. Owner …
  • Beach Cities Easter Services 2024 March 26, 2024 11:49 pm Easy Reader News - California Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach Community Church 303 S. Peck Avenue mbccucc.org Outdoor service, 6:30 a.m. North of Manhattan Beach Pier.  Traditional services, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the church.  Easter Egg Hunt, 10:14 a.m. All services will be led by Rev. …
  • Letters to the Editor 3-28-24 March 26, 2024 11:00 pm Easy Reader News - California Alta Vista tennis in a pickle Dear ER: As a 40-year resident and homeowner in Redondo Beach, and an active member of Alta Vista Tennis Community I support the expansion of pickleball courts, but not at the expense of tennis courts at Alta Vista. We need …
  • Best of the Beach Personal Services 2024 March 26, 2024 10:12 pm Easy Reader News - California Hair Stylist James Carmona  James Carmona was a heavy equipment operator who decided to become a hairdresser. He  has now cut hair in the South Bay for almost 40 years.  He started with his two brothers at Head First Hair Design. Today, he is with Chug …
  • Letters to the Editor: Scripture is up for interpretation. But is Israel's war in Gaza revenge? March 26, 2024 8:50 pm Los Angeles Times Interesting how the author of this piece appears to use the Jewish story of the Book of Esther to suggest that Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack was nothing but an act of “revenge.” (“How should we read the texts of Purim and Passover …
  • Want to design Redondo Beach’s new logo? Here’s how March 26, 2024 8:11 pm Daily Breeze - California Anyone could be the creator of Redondo Beach’s new logo. Community members, artists, logo enthusiasts and beyond can submit what they think the new image of Redondo should be in the city’s logo redesign competition. The contest ends April 8. The fresh logo …
  • Incubus’ Chris Kilmore lists Sherman Oaks home for $4.6 million March 26, 2024 7:33 pm OC Metro The great room and kitchen. (Photo by Jeremy Spann) The kitchen. (Photo by Jeremy Spann) The living room. (Photo by Jeremy Spann) The primary bedroom has a fireplace. (Photo by Jeremy Spann) The primary bathroom boasts heated floors, a quartzite countertop …
  • Is the non-solicitation clause valid? Ask the lawyer March 26, 2024 6:42 pm Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - California Q: We contracted with an agency that provides virtual staff. One of the persons we worked with left the company, and a few months later approached us to see if we would hire her. We did not see any wrong in doing so, and she has been working with us ( …
  • Universal City AMC Workers Vote to Unionize With IATSE March 25, 2024 10:59 pm The Hollywood Reporter - California Workers at the Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood have officially voted to unionize with IATSE. In an election that took place on March 15 and 16, 37 employees voted in favor of joining the Hollywood crew union and six voted against, The Hollywood …
  • Which small US cities are rising hotspots for financial prosperity? March 25, 2024 6:51 pm InsideNoVa - North Virginia There's more to financial prosperity than economic growth indicators. To capture a better picture of the appeal of these cities, we also considered livelihood factors such as unemployment rates, crime rates and entertainment and dining access. Lynwood …
  • Freedom of speech: Letters March 25, 2024 6:12 pm Whittier Daily News - California Rarely have we seen such a display of moral cowardice and hypocrisy as in two stories in the Thursday, March 21 newspaper. Half the members of the Santa Ana City Council can’t distinguish between freedom of speech and bullying. They don’t see the problem …
  • Easter 2024: These restaurants will serve ham, quiche and more on March 31 March 25, 2024 4:33 pm OC Metro Easter falls early this year, meaning March will go out with ham. Several chain restaurants will be offering ham or special brunches on Sunday, March 31, and some will offer family feasts for pickup. Some also have fish or seafood specials for Lent. Here …
  • These 6 South Bay women represent the changing face of Rotary Club March 25, 2024 2:27 pm Daily Breeze - California By Melissa Heckscher, Correspondent The Rotary Club is a lot of things: A public service troop dedicated to humanitarian issues. An extended family of friends who gather for social events. An impressive roster of local professionals. And, for a long time, …
  • Local Natives Announce Sixth Studio Album 'But I'll Wait For You' With First Single April March 25, 2024 2:15 pm Stereoboard Photo: Elizabeth Miranda Local Natives have shared details of their sixth studio album. 'But I’ll Wait For You' will arrive digitally through Loma Vista Recordings on April 19, serving as a companion LP to the Los Angeles-based band's 2023 …
  • It’s Show Time for the Navy’s Elite Pilots March 25, 2024 8:01 am The Lexington Park Leader - Maryland Posted by Java Joe on Monday, March 25, 2024 · Leave a Comment  The US Navy’s Blue Angels in a flyover across the Navy-Marine Stadium in Annapolis, MD, in 2020. (DoD photo) Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning …
  • Best of the Beach Pets 2024 March 24, 2024 8:22 pm Easy Reader News - California Veterinarian Hospital Bay Animal Hospital Our readers praised the knowledge, skill, and compassion of Bay Animal Hospital, with its comprehensive array of services. Those services include emergency and critical care, vaccinations, parasite prevention, …
  • 10th Path of History marker: Old town Redondo March 23, 2024 10:38 pm Easy Reader News - California The Redondo Beach Historical Commission dedicated its 10th “Path of History” marker March 15 at the base of Czulegar Park. The installation tells of the old city hall, library and firehouse, built nearby in 1908.  The fire department and library later …
  • Best of the Beach Sports 2024 March 23, 2024 9:01 pm Easy Reader News - California Neighborhood Gym Beach Life Fitness Boutique  If you were going to try and concoct the perfect neighborhood gym for women at all stages of life, it would be high nigh impossible to come up with a better combination of attributes than Beach Life Fitness …
  • US: Anti-abortion and abortion rights activists stage demonstrations in Manhattan, New York, N.Y., March 23 March 23, 2024 7:39 pm Crisis24 Further rallies by pro-Palestinian activists are likely across the US and Canada through at least late March in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Demonstration organizers have announced the following gatherings: US Redondo Beach, California: …
  • From unemployed to electric-bike-shop entrepreneur, how a South Bay man reinvented himself March 23, 2024 1:15 pm Daily Breeze - California In late 2021, South Bay native Clint Hough was laid off from his boat engine repair job. He was down to his last few COVID-19 unemployment checks — when he took a leap of faith. Hough bought four electric bikes and decided to resell them while sitting on a …
  • Police Beat: Mini-bike convoy, SUV collide March 22, 2024 10:29 pm Easy Reader News - California by Liz Mullen A collision between a black SUV and two mini-motorcycles on Saturday, March 16 in South Redondo is being investigated by Redondo Beach Police Department officers. The two mini-motorcycles were part of a mini-motorcycle convoy police estimate …
  • The Best of the Beach Professional Services 2024 March 22, 2024 9:41 pm Easy Reader News - California Devra Zandell Devra Zandell is known for her “over abundance of positive energy.” For the past 18 years, the RE/MAX Estate Properties Sales Associate has been passionate about helping people buy and sell homes. With the recent interest rate rise, she’s …
  • About Town Redondo: City youth commission, new RBUSD classes, Rotary saloon March 22, 2024 8:05 pm Easy Reader News - California City youth commission to resume The Redondo Beach youth commission is on its way back, at the behest of city councilmember Paige Kaluderovic. The commission has been vacant, for lack of quorum, since December 2021. It has 13 seats, for youth ages 13-19, to …