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By Mark McDermott Pamela Muelot was 18 years old and about to graduate from Redondo Union High School. She figured that working at the local Ralphs supermarket…

By Mark McDermott The City Council last week grappled with an unusual problem. Its library fund has an $11 million surplus. The City of Manhattan Beach operates…

By Mark McDermott Mayor Joe Franklin’s late-starting and very local career in politics has been premised mostly on a single quality. His downright giddy love…

By Mark McDermott The once-rejected 3-D shark mural reappeared at the Manhattan Beach City Council Tuesday night, and this time found a home. The mural…

By Mark McDermott He wasn’t planning it, but when Steve Napolitano looks back at his career as a public servant, he can’t help but believe each step was almost…

By Mark McDermott A permanent plan for outdoor dining was presented to the City Council last week that would extend sidewalks in the downtown and North…

By Mark McDermott The list is unlike any you will see elsewhere. It includes surfers, Olympian volleyball players, CEOs, writers, actors, a punk rocker…

By Mark McDermott Mayor Bill Brand knew the finish line was approaching. He’d had a frank conversation with a palliative care doctor not long after being…

By Mark McDermott The LoveMB Foundation had a messy birth at Tuesday night’s Manhattan Beach City Council meeting, but by night’s end, the City’s own non-profit…

Online only K9 Koa and his handler Officer Dave Gibbons working together in a police dog competition. by Mark McDermott Manhattan Beach Police Department…