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Mike Ward owner of Village Runner in Manhattan Beach.
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Caitlyn, host, and Leia, server, at Fishing with Dynamite.
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MB Weekly readers constantly complain about the broken escalator at Met Lox.
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Prominent realtor Abby Waddell.
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Veteran realtor John Altamura and his 1947 antique car.
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A memorial plaque for slain police officer Martin Ganz at Manhattan Village.
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Managers Edgar Aguirre and Shayen Sakr, along with host Suzy Saukkola at BOA Steak.
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MB Police Officer enjoying Hometown Fair.
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Kinecta Manager Marco Franco.
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Mural at The Kettle.
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Mark Nicholas, owner, and Claudia, video associate, of Manhattan Beach Studios.
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Prominent realtor Jen Caskey with her sister at Fishing with Dynamite.
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Jess and Hoover, employees at Urban Plates Manhattan Beach.
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Entrepreneur and former Rotary president, Gerry Morton, Manhattan Beach.
MB WEEKLY – READER RESPONSE:
WOKE • SAFETY • CITY • CRIME • POLITICS
** It is obscene that Mira Costa has rejected a female student from the Girl’s varsity tennis squad in favor of a male player. Not only did the school destroy her rights, but they will now harm multiple girls at SoCal schools who will be forced to compete against and usually lose to a male. I made brief remarks to this effect at a recent MBUSD board meeting. Not that that will have any effect. MBUSD, as we all know, is a parochial school system under the Church of Gender Ideology. Beyond the school district, assembly member Al Muratscuhi needs to answer for this. He voted for the bill ending Girl’s rights to single-sex sports (AB-1266) and is a zealous supporter of gender ideology. —- RD, Manhattan Beach
** Mr. Bowes’ request we respect the privacy of MBUSD students seems a disingenuous attempt to squash the conversation. There is no privacy left to be respected. This poor kid had been stripped of it years ago in an open letter from the father. We should all be loving toward transgender kids, especially those to whom irreversible physical harm has been done before the age of consent. However, the MBUSD Board is not asking for love and kindness. MBUSD Board is imposing affirmation and celebration of cross-sex medical interventions on minors, and MBUSD Board is not setting that just on adults but also on children and adolescent girls. This is the MBUSD Board’s specific decision. Even if BOARD members wrap themselves up in the edicts of the California Interscholastic Federation and the US Department of Education, their decision is nonetheless a violation of Title IX, which requires sexual equality for women not because of their “gender identity” but precisely because of their biological distinction. Other school districts have recognized that and are ready to take on the challenge to the Supreme Court if necessary. MBUSD Board, instead, has decided to sacrifice MBUSD girls to the prevailing woke gender orthodoxy because they agree with it and believe in it. And this is shameful. —- Lucia La Rosa, Manhattan Beach
** It’s a start, Manhattan Beach: Under Manhattan Beach’s law, E-bike riders younger than 18 must wear helmets. All riders must be in marked bike lanes on streets. Bicycles cannot ride on sidewalks or pedestrian-only roads (called “walk streets”), in plazas, on grass areas and lawns, on the Strand, at the Civic Center, at the library, or in parking lots and structures owned by the city, county or state. All riders must abide by traffic signals. All riders must yield to pedestrians. A 20 mph speed limit will be enforced on the beach bike trail. —- Fred R., Manhattan Beach
** I hope you all in Manhattan Beach received the info in your mail on the new proposed Storm and Drain taxes (they call them fees). It included a protest form that you can mail in. Please remember to send your protest form by November 6 if you want to stop this new tax. You only need 50% plus one to defeat this. You can find out more information or get a form at www.manhattanbeach.gov/stormdrainfee or you can contact Julie Bondarchuk at 310-802-5564 or email at jbond@manhattanbeach.gov —- Doreen Yusifzai, Manhattan Beach
** Regarding Stewart Fournier interview – I read with interest the interview with Stewart Fournier who ran for Manhattan Beach City Council last year and lost. In one statement he refers to Manhattan Beach as a “densely democratic town.” Actually that is not true. 42% of registered voters in 2020 were registered Democrats and 58% were Republican or No political preference. What is also interesting is how the local residents vote on initiatives. There were twelve ballot measures voted on in the 2020 election. Manhattan Beach voters voted the Republican position on nine of the twelve. This includes rejecting issuing more bonds for Stem Cell research, rejecting increasing property taxes on commercial property, rejecting bringing back affirmative action, opposing letting 17 year olds vote in primary elections, opposing ending Proposition 13 protections for inherited property, opposing increasing rent control by cities (this was rejected 75% to 25%), opposing Expanding Dialysis Clinic requirements, and opposing ending cash bail. The voters supported the initiative supported by the Republicans and opposed by the Democrats that gutted AB5 and once again made app. based drivers (Uber and Lyft) independent contractors. It is pretty clear from this that many voters do not support the agenda of the Democratic party. Even in the entire State of California voters agreed with the Republican position on seven of the twelve propositions. The question is, why do voters reject on a regular basis initiatives placed on the ballot by the Democratic Party, and then continue to vote for the people whose policies they oppose. —- Russ Lesser, Former MB Mayor
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THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT RECENTLY APPROVED A NEW BAIL SCHEDULE THAT IS SET TO TAKE EFFECT IN ALL OF LA COUNTY ON OCTOBER 1ST?
** All this will do is increase the amount of shoplifting, petty theft, etc. by repeat offenders who don’t really have to worry about being arrested or prosecuted. Another example of public officials disregarding the will of the people. Proposition 25, a measure that replaced cash bail with risk assessments was on the 2020 November election. It was opposed by 57% of Manhattan Beach voters and was also opposed by a majority of all California voters. —- Russ Lesser, Former Mayor of Manhattan Beach
** “The purpose of bail was to ensure that the defendant continues to appear for trials and doesn’t flee. If they don’t make court appearances, they forfeit the money and the court may issue an arrest warrant. With the new bail schedule, many defendants will be cited or booked and released, then flee. Of course, they will sign a promise to appear and in many instances an arrest warrant will be issued when they fail to appear. The bottom line is without bail being posted, the likelihood of defendants fleeing increases significantly. As for its impact on Manhattan Beach, it may be just another policy that erodes law and order in our community, like failing to prosecute misdemeanors.” —- Mark Burton, Former Mayor of Manhattan Beach
** Implementing zero-bail policies represents an insane gamble with our communities’ safety, likely to increase crime rather than alleviate it. While proponents argue that these policies address socio-economic disparities, they fail to acknowledge the potential consequences on crime rates and public security. Zero-bail policies remove the financial deterrent, encouraging defendants to attend court hearings and comply with the law. Without this accountability, individuals charged with crimes might be tempted to re-offend, knowing they can easily evade immediate consequences. This leniency sends a dangerous message: criminal actions bear no immediate repercussions, leading to a potential surge in criminal activities. Buckle up! —- Sara Garcia, El Segundo
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HOME PURCHASES ACROSS THE US ARE GETTING CANCELED AT THE HIGHEST RATE IN ALMOST A YEAR AS RISING BORROWING COSTS WEIGH ON BUYERS?
** Remembering that the Westside of Southern California lives in very rare air, those statistics don’t affect us as much as they affect the rest of the country! Yes, we’re slower, but not scary… —- Nancy Pelegrino, Realtor
** My guess is none of the 60,000 purchasers have a written budget. This basic tool can make a profound difference in a person’s financial life. Wanting to be financially successful and not having a written budget is like wanting to play profession football without bothering to learn how to block and tackle. —- Phillip Cook, Certified Financial Planner
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MB – BULLETIN BOARD:
1. ** Robbery at Randy’s Donuts in El Segundo. Door boarded. —- Lola F., Manhattan Beach
2. ** It’s ridiculously easier to ruin your life than to improve your life. Trust me. —- Amelia J., Manhattan Beach
3. ** People have been going to CVS for years, decades even, but no one knows what it stands for without looking it up. —- Lucas P., Manhattan Beach
4. ** Rats! At the Hawthorne 99-cent Store. I stopped at the store with my daughter last night. A colossal rat raced in front of us at the food area. WTF? —- Gregory M., Manhattan Beach
5. ** The Canadian prime minister has alienated the largest democracy on Earth and played host to a former Nazi. And that was just this week. —- Katie C., Manhattan Beach
6. ** California has spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 billion to address the crisis of people living in tents and ramshackle structures on sidewalks, streets, freeway embankments, public plazas, pedestrian bridges, bicycle paths, parks, parking lots, and beaches. The problem is worse than ever, and it’s clear that voters are furious. —- Luna C., Manhattan Beach
7. ** Margarita Mondays – $8 house margaritas from 4:00 to 9:00 at Mercado in Manhattan Village.
8. ** Dianne Feinstein’s death should be a warning to the people in both parties who believe they can bend their mortality to an electoral calendar or a personal timeline for legacy-building. Shameful. —- Audrey R., Manhattan Beach
9. ** Here’s an indication of just how sick California is. Recently, I received a language request form for voting in the next election; apparently, you can get your ballot in 19 languages. Isn’t that just wonderful for our unity? And I wonder who pays for translating our ballots into 19 different languages? —- John A., Manhattan Beach
10. ** No bail Policy starts. Be prepared! This month will be the wild west. ( you are on your own!) —- Blair Z., Manhattan Beach
11. ** As Columbus Day dies a slow, woke death, it might be a good idea to consider how this national holiday came about in the first place. —- Michael S., Manhattan Beach
12. ** Twelve cities in L.A. County have filed a lawsuit against the new zero-bail policy set to take effect this weekend. WTF is Manhattan Beach doing? —- Frank D., Manhattan Beach
13. ** Building more houses in already too-crowded cities is terrible for the environment. Water shortage is a problem now. —- Ian N., Manhattan Beach
14. ** My husband of six years has left me for my sister. I’m brokenhearted because I thought he was the love of my life. —- Allison J., Manhattan Beach
15. ** Manhattan Beach City Council recently accepted the camellia as the City’s second official flower. Who the f–k has time for this kind of B.S. when the City has real issues? —- Claude R., Manhattan Beach
16. ** MBPD. I just read on the news that an MBPD officer crashed and died on the 405 So sad! —- Lawrence G., Manhattan Beach
17. ** The problem isn’t that Dems have allowed 6 MILLION illegals cross. It’s that their supporters don’t care. —- Marilyn A., Manhattan Beach
18. ** MB Weekly is the area’s only non-partisan, unbiased news outlet. —- Jonathan K., Manhattan Beach
19. ** L.A. County has no homeless coordinator! No one is responsible and can decide. Nobody can do anything. Nothing happens. —- Robby K., Manhattan Beach
20. ** Why does City Councilman Steve Napolitano wear shorts and a baseball cap to City events? —- Stella G., Manhattan Beach
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