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Manhattan Beach school officials pledge better communication after gun incident

Community members attended a town hall on Monday, April 7, during which school and police officials detailed the events of a recent incident.

Manhattan Beach Middle School teachers and parents are crying out after the school was not put on lockdown on March 19, 2025 when an unloaded gun was found in a student’s backpack. In this 2023 file photo, school officials unveil a plaque honoring former special education teacher Sandy Casey, who was killed at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, as part of a ribbon cutting for a new music building at Manhattan Beach Middle School on Monday, May 22, 2023.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

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The newly formed Beach Football League will come to Hermosa Beach on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The first official league event, pictured, took place in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, in 2024. (photo courtesy Beach Football League/Rachel O’Brien)

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Super Bowl champ brings beach football to South Bay

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A portion of Hermosa Beach’s greenbelt will be renamed following a decision by the Hermosa Beach City Council on April 8. (photo by Michael Hixon/SCNG)

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Portion of Hermosa Beach greenbelt, South Park playground get new names

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Outgoing Redondo Beach Councilmembers Nils Nehrenheim, Todd Loewenstein and City Attorney Mike Webb will be celebrated at a farewell reception April 1, 2025 at the Redondo Beach Public Library. They are leaving city leadership fter the March 4, 2025 election. (Courtesy photos)

Redondo Beach to host farewell reception for outgoing councilmembers, city attorney

New local officials who were elected in the March 4 election will be sworn in on April 1.

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TBR letters: Here’s what readers had to say for the week of March 27

Readers wrote into The Beach Reporter to discuss current local issues in the community.

TBR Sports

Mira Costa senior Thatcher Fahlbusch had 12 kills from 15 attempts with no errors in the Mustangs 25-19, 25-18, 25-20 win against the Loyola Cubs at Leavey Gymnasium on Friday. (Photo by Ignacio Cervantes)

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Mira Costa boys volleyball snaps 9-match losing streak against rival Loyola

Mira Costa, the top-ranked team in the CIF-SS ratings, swept Loyola Friday

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Dr. Geoffrey Pope conducts the Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra during a rehearsal at Redondo Union High School on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

Theater/Arts: Beach cities symphony to celebrate 75 years

TBR columnist Melissa Heckscher writes about all things theater and arts related in and around...

TBR Entertainment

The Cherry Blossom Cultural Festival at Columbia Park in Torrance takes place on Sunday, April 7, 2024.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

TBR Calendar: Things to do on and around the beach cities, March 27-April 2

Here are some upcoming events and activities for beach cities residents to enjoy.

TBR Business

Phillips 66 will be closing its refinery in Wilmington. The complex built in 1919 has seen multiple owners over the years and over 600 workers and 300 contractors currently operate the facility. Phillips plans to close the refinery in late 2025. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

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Cleanup of Phillips 66 refinery sites could take years, LA water board says

"Significant amounts of contamination" in soil and groundwater exist on the 650-acre complexes in Wilmington...

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Sample Redondo Beach restaurants during Dine Around Artesia next week
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2nd ever Hot Dog on a Stick, on Redondo Beach Pier, to close after Labor Day

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The Soroptimist International Manhattan Beach Film Festival, at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27, 2025 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, raises funds for the Soroptimist International of Manhattan Beach, which supports women locally and globally through scholarships, career development and more. (Courtesy Soroptimist International Manhattan Beach)

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Manhattan Beach festival to highlight films for women by women

The Soroptimist International of Manhattan Beach Film Festival will take place on April 27.

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Response to discovery of unloaded gun at Manhattan Beach Middle School spurs outcry

An April 7 town hall will help assess possible updates to MBUSD school safety plans

South Bay, Long Beach cities set to get sales tax hikes April 1

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Hermosa Beach City Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Hermosa mayor: Ensuring operational efficiency, strengthening infrastructure among 2025 goals

Hermosa Beach Mayor Dean Francois writes about the city's outlook in 2025.

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