Hermosa Beach smoking ban to be strictly enforced soon
Attention, Hermosa Beach smokers: You’ve been getting off easy for years, but that’s all about to change.
The city banned smoking on its beaches and along its popular Pier Plaza nearly four years ago, joining other cities like Santa Monica and Los Angeles in outlawing tobacco in many public places….
L.A. City Council president gets restraining order against man accused of racist threat
The Encino-based attorney accused of making a racist threat against Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson is now barred from coming near his home, vehicle or city office.
Wesson obtained a temporary restraining order Thursday against Wayne Spindler, who had turned in a public comment card…
A battered Seal Beach icon burns – yet again
In Seal Beach, residents gather on the pier to sip coffee, watch the surfers, gossip, fish and amble in the sea breeze.
On Friday, in a steady south wind, they gathered to watch it burn over a choppy gray sea.
An abandoned diner at the end of the pier caught fire around 7:45 a.m. Fire boats from…
Once-sedate L.A. Police Commission meetings upended by protesters set on disrupting business as usual
The Police Commission meeting had devolved into chaos. Activists yelled at the five-person board as the commission’s president pounded a gavel, calling for calm. One commissioner looked close to tears. Another, Steve Soboroff, told a member of the audience to “shut up.” “You can run, but you can’t…
Smoke sweeps across Seal Beach Pier as flames erupt in old Ruby’s Diner
Flames erupted Thursday morning in the old Ruby’s Diner at the end of Seal Beach Pier and sent a column of smoke over the area.
The fire erupted just after 7:30 a.m. inside the abandoned restaurant in the 900 block of Ocean Avenue in Seal Beach.
Flames were spotted burning under the pier with fire…
Fire destroys old Ruby’s Diner and damages Seal Beach Pier
Flames erupted Friday morning at Seal Beach Pier, destroying the old Ruby’s Diner and sending a column of smoke over the area.
The fire began just after 7:30 a.m. at the end of the pier in the 900 block of Ocean Avenue in Seal Beach.
Flames were spotted under the pier, with fire extending to the…
How a killing in prison set Reggie Cole on a path to freedom
Reggie Cole struck a pose on the courthouse steps, flexing his biceps in a brand-new silver suit.
“Ladies and gentlemen, today is my first day of freedom,” he shouted on that day in 2010. “I feel good, and I’m just saying — damn, I look good!”
He danced down the steps, and giggles overtook him…
The Smithsonian asked Muslim American children to read Japanese internment-camp letters
The Japanese American children who spent years in World War II internment camps were hopeful. Some thought racial discrimination would end after the war, they wrote in letters about their daily lives. But now, the grown-up survivors are seeing another group endure isolation and hatred: Muslim Americans….
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