The city of Redondo Beach last week filed a written response with the Torrance Superior Court urging it to deny Hermosa Beach's request to retain its right to sue its neighbor to the south if the revision of the Heart of the City plan is as ill-favored as the original. In August, Hermosa Beach asked…Read more Revised plan at the Heart of suit

Hermosa Beach activist and resident Jim Lissner, who was arrested Oct. 13 for climbing into a parked police cruiser, will now face two misdemeanor counts in Torrance Superior Court Nov. 18, according to the Hermosa Court Liaison Office. Hermosa Beach City Prosecutor Ken Meersand reviewed the case and will file the two charges this week.…Read more Local activist facing misdemeanor charges in court

If passed in November, the Hermosa Beach school bond, worth $13.6 million, will give school officials some added money to buy land now occupied by Adelphia Cable to build a gym and new classrooms. Although the district will earmark some of this bond money for such a deal, the acquisition will not make or break…Read more Bond backers say land purchase is just one option

A Hermosa Beach resident facing five counts of lewd conduct with a minor rejected a plea deal presented by the district attorney's office last Thursday at the Torrance Superior Courthouse. The case will now go to trial Nov. 4. Christen Kacher, 34, is accused of engaging in sexual relations with a then-13-year-old boy whom he…Read more Resident facing lewd act charges heads to court

Nineteenth-century French literary legend Victor Hugo once dubbed writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe as, "The prince of American literature." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author and mastermind of English fictional gumshoe Sherlock Holmes, once asserted the question, "Where was the detective story until Poe breathed life into it?" With Halloween drawing near, Hermosa Beach residents…Read more Once upon a midnight

Hermosa Beach Police are searching for an unidentified man who is responsible for allegedly stalking, attacking and fondling two women on two separate instances during the last few days of September. According to Hermosa Beach Press Information Officer Paul Wolcott, the assailant is described as a clean-shaven white male with a deep voice and dark…Read more Police searching for man accused of two attacks

While Redondo Beach city officials continue to initiate discussion on the Heart of the City plan, a project it rescinded earlier this year, Hermosa Beach City Councilman Michael Keegan recently conceived his own plan for the proposed site which has received mixed reviews in both cities. During the Sept. 24 council meeting, Keegan urged his…Read more Keegan’s AES site proposal draws mixed reaction

As a way of sidestepping court costs associated with any potential legal challenges, Hermosa Beach city officials recently voted not to adopt an ordinance that would have banned aerial advertising in town. During its last meeting, the municipality instead agreed to monitor both Honolulu and Huntington Beach, two cities that adopted similar ordinances that could…Read more City waits to adopt aerial ad ordinance

The Hermosa Beach Parks and Recreation Commission Tuesday night agreed to take a closer look at how much it would cost to construct a public swimming pool within city limits. The vote was 4-1. Commissioners agreed to the idea at the request of Ashley-Michele Ommen, a Hermosa Valley eighth-grader, who drafted a letter to the…Read more Commission to explore idea of a public swimming pool

With the November election about one month away, supporters and opponents of the Hermosa Beach school bond initiative Measure "J" squared off last Friday during the first public forum on the issue hosted by the Hermosa Beach Coordinating Council. Dozens of measure backers -- city and county officials, residents and district administrators -- attended the…Read more Measure ‘J’ pros and cons debated

With a November election just around the corner, proponents of the Hermosa Beach school bond Measure "J" continue to round up support among city officials, parents and residents. However, the measure is meeting some opposition from some residents who contend that the School District officials shouldn't ask taxpayers to cough up extra money to satisfy…Read more School bond opponents and backers take sides

The Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously agreed to examine the notion of withdrawing its public library from the Los Angeles County system and operating it independently through property tax revenues from the state. A subcommittee of residents recently discussed the library's future with Lee Ireland of Library Systems and Services on the cost…Read more City will explore running its own library