Just like the superheroes Batman, Spiderman and Superman, Hermosa Beach resident Brian Kingston is what some might describe as a person with dual lives. By weekday, Kingston drives from the South Bay to Culver City to work in a rather uneventful office environment where he is an accountant. But on the weekend and in his…Read more Local artist brings his jazz work to Java Man

In a public meeting, Hermosa Beach residents and business owners along with a few elected city officials and employees Aug. 4 discussed several ongoing issues that just don't ever seem to go away pertaining to the city's raucous nightlife in the downtown area and on the pier plaza. City officials fielded numerous complaints from residents…Read more Residents complain about plaza patrons

The Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night voted unanimously to award its multimillion-dollar pier renovation contract to George C. Hopkins Construction Company, a project that the construction firm will begin work on this fall. Public Works Director Richard Morgan said the project should be finished by this time next year. "George Hopkins is a very…Read more Council awards pier renovation project contract

After ending in a car-to-car pursuit, Hermosa Beach Police last Thursday morning arrested four men in connection with the carjacking of an SUV belonging to a disc jockey who works at a bar located on the pier plaza. The four young men - Los Angeles resident Danuyel Bryant, 23; Gardena residents Marcus Ramsey, 23, and…Read more Police nab four men in alleged carjacking

By early next month, residents and visitors in Hermosa Beach will be able to access the Internet for free in one particular part of town as city officials this week announced that the first phase of its wireless service will be up and running by Aug. 11. In true Hermosa Beach style, the city will…Read more Hermosa’s Wi-Fi up and running by early August

After thorough review and discussion, the Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously voted to approve a work plan comprising various community projects and efforts for the 2004-05 fiscal year. The plan outlines 18 items that reflect recent decisions in regard to the city's budget. City Manager Steve Burrell drafted the plan as a way…Read more Hermosa makes plans for future projects

The Fourth of July holiday once again drew thousands of people to Hermosa Beach who descended upon the tiny beach town, making use of The Strand and the shoreline. Although police reported no major injuries or crimes and responded to fewer calls related to house parties, drinking in public continued to be a major focus…Read more Police report a safer and saner Fourth

Following a pretrial hearing last month, a Torrance Superior Court judge has now set the trial date for a 27-year-old Hermosa Beach man accused of rape for July 30, according to the court's criminal division office. The accused, Aran Delaney, is a former Manhattan Beach fourth-grade schoolteacher who pleaded not guilty to the charges in…Read more Accused rapist headed to trial

In the hopes of preventing future development of open space in Hermosa Beach, residents Gary Brutsch, Gerald Roberts and Roger Creighton recently drafted an initiative measure they are now circulating that would prohibit the city from constructing a new parking lot on the greenbelt and a bike path on the beach without a vote of…Read more Petition for greenbelt and beach circulates

For those who knew him, local Hermosa Beach lifeguard and surfer Tim Kelly epitomized the unique surfing culture and beach lifestyle synonymous with Southern California. Kelly, who was born in 1941, grew up in Hermosa Beach on 30th Street and loved to surf the breakwater. Later in life, he worked with children via the county's…Read more June fund-raiser set to restore coveted Kelly statue

The Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously voted to adopt a resolution approving the issuance of revenue bonds for the purchase of the Marineland mobile home park by the nonprofit corporation Millennium Housing. The park has been in escrow with Millennium Housing for the past several months. Millennium is a corporation aimed at providing…Read more Revenue bonds approved by council for Marineland site

During a local city election, community members show support for their candidates in the form of a campaign contribution to their respective election that according to the city's ordinance cannot surpass an amount of $249. In recent months, this issue became a topic of debate among current members of the City Council, which is now…Read more City explores revising its campaign finance laws