Kevin Cody

2 days ago | easyreadernews.com | Kevin Cody

There is a troubling shift in Hermosa Beach, a city I am proud to represent and call home. As we are seeing at the national level, our political climate has become toxic, poisoned by misinformation, racism, and personal attacks. No one locally has borne the unfair brunt of this more than our now-former City Manager, Suja Lowenthal.

6 days ago | easyreadernews.com | Kevin Cody

by Kevin CodyHermosa Beach City Manager Suja Lowenthal issued a resignation statement at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8. Her resignation follows two recent City Council closed session reviews of her performance, on Tuesday, April 22, and Tuesday. May 5. The two closed sessions lasted over five hours, after which interim City Attorney Todd Leishman announced the council had taken no action that required reporting to the public under the Brown Act.

1 week ago | easyreadernews.com | Kevin Cody

by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach City Council sat poker-faced during Monday night’s special council meeting while listening to interim City Attorney Todd Leishman deliver his closed session report. The report followed an hour long closed session, which was a continuation of a two hour long closed session at the Council’s April 22 meeting. The subject was whether or not to fire City Manager Suja Lowenthal. Last month’s closed session was preceded by two hours of public comments.

1 week ago | easyreadernews.com | Kevin Cody

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2 weeks ago | easyreadernews.com | Kevin Cody

by Kevin CodyThe history of modern surfing, as seen from the perspective of Hermosa Beach, was on exhibit at the 21st Annual Hermosa Beach Surfers Walk of Fame inductions on Pier Plaza on Saturday, April 26. The first and oldest of this year’s four inductees was the underrecognized, hugely influential Tak Kawahara. Kawahara grew up in Santa Monica and owned CHP (California and Hawaiian Promotions) Surf Shop in Redondo Beach in the late ‘90s.