Hermosa Beach News

Southern California beaches had overall good water quality last year, with most receiving good to excellent ratings, an annual report by Heal the Bay said.

Virtual Piggy, Inc. , an innovator in safe youth payments, today announced a partnership with JumpStart, an award-winning educational software developer trusted by over 30 million parents.

South Bay and Harbor Area residents will honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country as well as current and former members of the military at several events throughout the Memorial Day weekend.

The report card, scheduled to be publicized at 11 a.m., grades 445 beaches on an A through F scale throughout California based on water pollution levels.

Car2Go, the South Bay's first regional car share program was approved by the Hermosa Beach City Council making Hermosa Beach the first of the three beach cities to approve the proposed nine-city eco-friendly car sharing model.

Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start of summer and here in the South Bay there's only one way to kick-off the beach season.

FILE PHOTO: A Marine of the Mounted Color Guard salutes as he and Old Glory pass by the grand marshal in the 51st Annual Armed Forces Day Parade in Torrance May 15, 2010.

Hermosa Beach has been cited by county public health officials because E&B Natural Resources failed to obtain a permit for recent soil and groundwater testing tied to a proposed drilling project, City Manager Tom Bakaly said.

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A high-pressure system brought above-normal temperatures to Los Angeles County Monday, but relief is forecast for Tuesday.

A Hermosa Beach school student has won West Basin Municipal Water District's Water is Life Student Art Contest and been awarded a Mac Book Pro lap top computer.

Survivor: Caramoan -- Fans Vs. Favorites came to an end Sunday night, with a returning favorite, 26-year-old Harvard Law School student John Cochran, being named "Sole Survivor." Aside from the Washington, D.C., native and Survivor: South Pacific veteran winning a million bucks, his fellow castaway Malcolm Freberg, a 25-year-old bartender from ... (more)

Discounted advance tickets for Fiesta Hermosa carnival rides are available for Hermosa Beach residents through May 17, according to the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau .

Dear Annie: My husband and I are a blended family with grown stepchildren and grandchildren.

Fog rolled into Hermosa Beach Sunday, with the National Weather Service reporting a one-quarter mile visibility in town at 1 p.m. Previously: When Fog Rolls In, Hermosa's Fog Horn Goes On Previously: Patchy Dense Fog to Affect the Area Sunday Afternoon Were you out and about in the fog today? Did you hear the fog horn?

Here is a look at some of the top news stories this week in the Beach Cities and on the Palos Verdes peninsula as reported by Patch : Hermosa Beach E&B Testing in City Yard Rankles Residents : When Mike Collins woke up Tuesday morning and went upstairs to make coffee, he saw something he didn't expect: a rig being used in the city's Public Works ... (more)

The following story was provided by AOLJobs.com By Debra Auerbach for CareerBuilder Have you ever had an itch to quit your job and instead do work that makes a real difference in the world? In honor of Earth Day on April 22, we've compiled a list of seven jobs that help people live a better life-from the buildings they work and live in, to the ... (more)

Two victims of what police are calling an apparent road rage situation that involved baseball bats Thursday night have yet to cooperate with Hermosa Beach Police, leading them to believe there may be something more to the incident, Lt.

On Saturday evening we'll have an opportunity to answer that old Firesign Theatre riddle: How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all? That's because there are two local art shows opening on that day, both of them with receptions from 6 to 9 p.m. So, is it "Imagined Realities" at Zask Gallery in Rolling Hills Estates, or is ... (more)

Hermosa Beach, CA May 9, 2013 - PowerStone Property Management as part of its 20th anniversary celebration continues its support of the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation which hosted their 15th Annual Bank of America, Merrill Lynch Half Marathon, 10K Run, 5K Run/Walk, 1K Kids' Fun Run & Snyder Langston Bike Tour event at the Irvine Spectrum ... (more)