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$258K Is Top Pay at City Hall

City Manager Steve Burrell is the city's highest-paid employee, and the fire captain is not…
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Week in Review: Salaries and Benefits

In the midst of a lawsuit, the City posts its employees' salaries and benefits online for all…
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City Budget Talk Moves Forward

How do you think the city of Hermosa Beach should save money?
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County Assessor, Two Others Arrested in Corruption Probe

L.A. County assessor John Noguez is said to have reduced property tax assessments for…
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Council Keeps City Treasurer Position Status Quo, For Now

Residents will still elect the city treasurer per a unanimous vote by City Council Tuesday…
David Cohn at his swearing in in Nov. 2011.
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David Cohn at his swearing in in Nov. 2011.

City Allowed to Move Forward with Pension Changes

A temporary restraining order to stop retirement benefit reductions was denied.
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City Settles Lawsuit Over Officer's Firing

Hermosa Beach will pay $157,500 to the policeman who filed the lawsuit.
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Council Hires Bakaly as New Hermosa Beach City Manager

Despite misgivings from some councilmen over compensation, the city council votes 3-2 to hire…
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Letter to the Editor: Outsourcing Parking Enforcement

Hermosa Beach Mayor Pro Tem Kit Bobko expresses his thoughts about potentially outsourcing the…
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Council Denies Proposal to Outsource Hermosa Parking…

The proposal would have potentially outsourced the city's current community service officer…
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Labor Day, According to the Numbers

The first observance of Labor Day is said to have been a parade of thousands of workers on…
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School to Start Soon: The Numbers

How many students in the U.S. are expected to graduate next year? Which state do most apples…
Schools  

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Lovely Hermosa, Meter Maids!

Hermosa Beach is now in the middle of the public sector pension problems afflicting the state…
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Cal State Faculty Approves Strike

Anger over contract talks has faculty planning rolling two day strike at local schools,…
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County Changes Fees for Health Permits, Inspections

The fee schedule for public health licenses, permits and inspections is revised, planned to be…
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Council OKs City-Balanced Budget

But Hermosa Beach Councilman Kit Bobko criticizes lack of information needed for 'fair and…
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Council Approves $36.6 Million City Budget

Councilman Bobko casts the only dissenting vote, citing the city's unwillingness to cut…
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Police, Fire Unions Sue City Over Pensions

A lawsuit was filed against the city for planning to cut back on its contributions to newly…
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Councilman’s Residency Questioned

Kit Bobko, who is being accused by a retired firefighter of possibly living outside of his…
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Update: Cut Pension Costs, City Urged

Hermosa Beach has among the highest CalPERS employer contribution rates of any jurisdiction in…
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Job Cuts Loom at Hermosa Beach Schools

Nine temporary teachers will be laid off on March 15, with additional cuts on the way.
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With Emergency Services, Sharing is Caring

There may be some cost benefits to consolidating the beach cities, creating a "Mandonosa…
Police & Fire  

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School Board to Explore Parcel Tax, Other Options

Board agrees to form panels to study the district's sustainability options, which also include…
Schools  

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Not Emergency Plans, but School Choice and Armed Guards

State Sen. Ted Lieu wants schools to enact emergency plans or face a fine. Lieu should support…
Arthur Christopher Schaper's B…  

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Libertarian Collett Seeks Fewer Regulations

Steve Collett is among the 16 candidates vying May 17 to represent the 36th Congressional…
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Councilman: Outsource Parking Enforcement

Mayor Pro Tem Kit Bobko says outsourcing the city's parking enforcement division will help…
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NBA Lockout Reaches Local Businesses

The recent work stoppage in the NBA has stretched outside of the league's front offices and…
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City Treasurer's Silence Causes Concern

Two City Council members want to make sure the city's finances have not been compromised in…
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7 Jobs that Make the World a Better Place

Want to make a real difference in the world? Consider one of these seven "green" careers that…
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7 Jobs that Make the World a Better Place

Want to make a real difference in the world? Consider one of these seven "green" careers that…
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