Following the plea bargain of his co-defendant last month, the second of two local men charged in connection with the stabbing of a Hermosa Beach man inside his home last April pleaded no contest to three charges inside a Torrance Superior Court last week and was sentenced to 15 years in state prison. Ryker Copeland,…Read more Second man in assault sentenced

The Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously voted to eliminate and change several features to the third phase of the pier renovation project after learning the project was estimated to be $1 million over budget. The project will now go out to bid at the beginning of April and the city hopes to award…Read more Council revises pier renovation project

After reviewing the case's information, a Torrance Superior Court judge last Friday dismissed a $1 million defamation of character and conspiracy to commit libel lawsuit against Hermosa Beach residents Roger Creighton and Fred Huebscher filed by Hermosa Beach City Councilman Sam Edgerton. Edgerton brought the lawsuit following the Hermosa Beach City Council race in November…Read more Edgerton’s libel lawsuit is dismissed in court

The Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night voted to allocate $35,000 to fund the first phase of installation of a Wi-Fi system that will constitute the first steps in transforming the entire city into a completely wireless town that will provide Internet access to users anywhere in the city. The vote was 3-1. At its…Read more Hermosa to fund wireless city project

One of two local men charged with the stabbing of a Hermosa Beach man inside his home in April pleaded guilty to several charges last week, including assault with a deadly weapon and residential burglary in a Torrance Superior Court. He also agreed to testify against his co-defendant whom he alleges stabbed the victim numerous…Read more One of two men involved in stabbing takes plea deal

The Hermosa Beach Planning Commission Tuesday night unanimously voted to review conditional use permits of two downtown establishments based on the request by Police Chief Mike Lavin. Both CUP reviews of Aloha Sharkeez and Sangria are expected to occur by way of a public hearing at the commission's next meeting scheduled next month. The commission…Read more Two plaza establishments to be reviewed

With California's primary election just around the corner, two representatives from the League of Women Voters Monday night discussed the pros and cons of all four state ballot measures that will come before California voters on March 2 to the new members of Leadership Hermosa. June Eicher and Susan Grebe presented their impartial analysis of…Read more Four state ballot measures weighed

After a lengthy public discussion, the Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously voted to not pursue a historical designation for a 76-year-old Strand house owned by a local developer who recently bought the property for $2.4 million with plans to demolish it for redevelopment. The council rescinded the action taken at its last meeting…Read more H.B. ‘Lighthouse’ decision reversed

One of two Hermosa Beach residents facing a lawsuit claiming defamation of character and conspiracy to commit libel brought by Hermosa Beach City Councilman Sam Edgerton recently filed a countermotion that claims his role in the alleged matter arises from conduct that falls within his First Amendment right of free speech. In late January, lawyers…Read more Creighton files countermotion to Edgerton’s suit

Josie Baylor-Bates was once a successful defense attorney in Los Angeles, but following a traumatic experience with her last big case, she opts out of life in the fast lane and seeks refuge in Hermosa Beach working for a local law firm. She is content working in town during the week and spending her weekends…Read more Reality set in fiction

Faced with a pier renovation project figured to be $1 million over budget, a group of Hermosa Beach city officials last week brainstormed ideas of how to bring the long-awaited design back down to its appropriate cost estimates in the hopes of putting the plans out to bid in March. During its last meeting, the…Read more Rethinking the Pier Renovation

The Hermosa Beach Board of Appeals Monday night convened for the first time in years, and voted on an issue spanning more than two years related to a retaining wall located on Second Street. The board unanimously agreed that the issue of whether the city's Building Department allegedly violated state codes when it approved the…Read more Board of Appeals convenes on issue for first time since 1998