BeachLife brings another kind of music to the holidays
SHARE Hermosa Brewing Company’s Dave Davis and BeachLife’s Tammy Saunt. Local restaurants and BeachLife are partnering on a program to distribute gift cards over the holidays.
Redondo Union High School Principal Jens Brand accepts holiday contributions from BeachLife communications director Tammy Saunt. Photos by JP Cordero
Last May’s much-anticipated, second annual BeachLife Festival was canceled, but the organization behind it has been busy with a project more relevant to our times. Instead of entertaining residents, they’re helping them with a program that gets gift cards to people who can use some help. It’s called Operation Smiles, and it’s a lifeline for local businesses as well as their patrons.
When newly elected Congressman Steve Kuykendall arrived in Washington, D.C. in January 1999, the Palos Verdes Republican made a point of visiting Tom DeLay as soon as possible. DeLay, a Republican from the Houston area then entering his eighth term in the House of Representatives, had served as the majority whip since 1995. In a legislature, the whip is responsible for ensuring that party members fall in line for upcoming votes. For those on the fence, DeLay would threaten to support primary challenges in an upcoming election, or to cripple a representative’s fundraising with unfavorable calls to influential donors. His reputation for intolerance of even occasional lapses earned him the nickname “The Hammer.”
Valerie Lee of Beach Cities Health District stands ready to assist people coming for COVID-19 tests at the BCHD campus in Redondo Beach (photo courtesy of BCHD).
Valerie Lee of Beach Cities Health District stands ready to assist people coming for COVID-19 tests at the BCHD campus in Redondo Beach (photo courtesy of BCHD).
By Dan Smith, BCHD
The Los Angeles County COVID-19 drive-thru test site at the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) campus will administer its 100,000
th test today, the site’s 259
th day of operation.
The Redondo Beach site was set up in April at the South Bay Galleria, before relocating to BCHD in early June when the Galleria re-opened for shoppers. A team comprised of Los Angeles County Fire and Lifeguard personnel, Redondo Beach Police, Providence Little Company of Mary nurses and BCHD staff worked together to provide testing for more than 17,000 L.A. County residents at the Galleria location from April 3 to June 5, a total of 64 days.
William Kim, M.D., receives the first dose of his COVID-19 vaccine Sunday, Dec. 20 at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. Kim received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which requires he receive a second injection in three weeks to complete the vaccine process. Dr. Kim serves as Chief Medical Advisor for BCHD. (photo courtesy of Dr. William Kim)
William Kim, M.D., receives the first dose of his COVID-19 vaccine Sunday, Dec. 20 at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. Kim received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which requires he receive a second injection in three weeks to complete the vaccine process. Dr. Kim serves as Chief Medical Advisor for BCHD. (photo courtesy of Dr. William Kim)
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