For one man and his family: Justice.
For the country: But one step in a larger journey toward racial justice, too long deferred.
Those were the reactions from Los Angeles Countyâs elected officials on Tuesday, April 20, in the wake of a Hennepin County jury finding former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all three counts he faced â including murder â for killing George Floyd last year.
Floyd, a Black man, died May 25 when Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes. A crowd witnessed the killing. Smartphones captured it â and broadcast it across the world.
The countryâs latest reckoning with police brutality and systemic racism stretched into the summer.Â
Residents fear Greenbelt path for wheelchairs will draw bikes
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by Dan Blackburn
A war of words erupted Tuesday as Hermosa Beach City Council members tangled with dozens of residents during a discussion of the future of the Greenbelt, called by some “the crown jewel of the city.”
At issue was the funding of a study that officials hope will “determine the feasibility of installing an accessible surface path on the Greenbelt to provide a firm, natural looking path that increases accessibility for the disabled and boosts accessibility for all,” according to a staff report.
Diversity of opinion was articulated early in the debate by residents Kent Allen and Raymond Jackson.
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February 18, 2021
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L.A. County Elementary Schools Can Reopen: The L.A. County Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that the COVID-19 infection rate was low enough for elementary schools to reopen. In Hermosa Beach, children in grades TK-2 returned to classes on a part-time basis already, and the Hermosa Beach City School District sent a letter to parents saying that students in grades 3-5 should be able to return in early March. The District asked families to let the District know if they wish to continue with all online classes or have their children in the classroom.
Hermosa has ‘sticker shock’ from special election cost, electric bike riders shocked, too
SHARE “A sign of the Times.” Photo by John Post (JohnPost.com). Hermosa Beach police issued 28 citations over the past weekend to electric bike riders who were riding under power on The Strand. The bikes may only be pedaled on The Strand.
“A sign of the Times.” Photo by John Post (JohnPost.com). Hermosa Beach police issued 28 citations over the past weekend to electric bike riders who were riding under power on The Strand. The bikes may only be pedaled on The Strand.
by Daniel Blackburn
City taxpayers will be hefting a higher cost than previously expected for a May 11 special election to replace council member Hany Fangary, who notified colleagues of his resignation on Christmas Eve.
To fill the seat vacated by Councilmember Hany Fangary, the Hermosa Beach City Council voted unanimously to hold an all-mail special election May 11.
The City Council at its Tuesday meeting had two other options: to appoint a new councilmember or to fill the vacancy with a special election on Nov. 2.
The newly elected councilmember will serve from May until Nov. 8, 2022 which would have been the end of Fangary s second term. Fangary resigned from the panel effective Jan. 4.
Details about the special election s filing deadlines for potential candidates were not yet available, said Mayor Justin Massey in a statement, but would soon be posted on the city s website.