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Becker, Eaton shaped surfing
SHARE Mike Eaton (far left) and Phil Becker (in straw hat) with fellow Peninsula surfers, Eddie Clark, Ricky Burns, Richie Clark, Jared Eaton and Frankie Shinn at the end with the zinc oxide nose. The picture was taken at Bluff Cove by May Clark, Eddie’s wife, around ‘54 or ‘55, according to the Eatons’ sister Ann (Eaton) Medve. Photo courtesy of Steve Mangiagli
Phil Becker and Mike Eaton grew up on the Peninsula to become two of the most prolific and influential surfboard shapers in surfing history
by Kevin Cody
Phil Becker and Mike Eaton grew up on the Peninsula, across the street from one another, and retired near to one another on the Big Island of Hawaii. Between those periods, during the Gold Era of Surfing, the lifelong friends became celebrated surfboard shapers.
Five candidates to take part in first Hermosa Beach Council debate March 24
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Dear ER:
In the 1980s, Hermosa Beach schools had an enrollment crisis, similar to today’s declining enrollment (“Hermosa cuts six teachers, including sole physical education teacher,” ER Mar 4, 2021). The answer was to get rid of the district and be absorbed, as the stepchild, into the Manhattan School District. Aviation High School was already on the chopping block. A small group of parents fought hard to remain a self-controlled district, albeit, a much scaled down version. The plan was to retain much of the property, for our posterity, should future needs arise. We were assured, by all the experts, that this area was too expensive for families to live here. School Board member Mary Lou Weiss, saved the day. A deal was carved out to allow Hermosa students to elect which high school they preferred, Mira Costa in Manhattan or Redondo Union in Redondo Beach. The city received what is now the Community Center and other perks. The school district leased out North School to a da
But for some other local news outlets, a hibernation period was simply not possible.
Despite the urgent need for local news outlets to provide relevant information to residents about COVID-19, more than 60 local newsrooms have shuttered since the start of the pandemic, according to the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit journalism think-tank.
Like Easy Reader, newsrooms that did manage to stay afloat often did so through deep staffing cuts. A record 16,160 jobs were cut across broadcast, digital and print news, according to a study by the global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
“It’s a scary time for everybody. There are a lot of unknowns,” Elizabeth Osder, principal of the media consulting firm The Osder Group, told TheWrap. “And it’s incumbent on people to really hunker down on the fundamentals of what matters most about the journalism that they do.”
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