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By Hibah Samad The Manhattan Beach Rotary meeting on Monday was dedicated to Manhattan Beach Unified and American Martyr’s educators. For the past 73 years…

The Manhattan Beach Rotary meeting on Monday was dedicated to Manhattan Beach Unified and American Martyrs educators. For the past 73 years…

Manhattan Beach an improbable focal point for protests in 2020 SHARE In November, parents and students held a rally in Polliwog Park, calling for schools to be reopened. Photo by JP Cordero Joe Franklin leads a May 18 rally at the Manhattan Beach City Hall of protesters demanding that businesses be allowed to reopen. In November, Franklin was elected to the city council. Photo by JP Cordero The pandemic in Manhattan Beach was met with an uneasy mixture of community cooperation and outright defiance in a year in which the city’s conflicts would mirror the nation’s.  Manhattan Be...

In-person learning began for the youngest students at Pennekamp Elementary and other MBUSD elementary schools on Tuesday. Photo courtesy MBUSD In-person learning began for the youngest students at Pennekamp Elementary and other MBUSD elementary schools on Tuesday. Photo courtesy MBUSD   Tuesday was the first day of school at Pennekamp Elementary, and Principal Karina Gerger noticed something was very different than years past. It wasn’t the fact that all the kids wore masks, though of course that was different. It wasn’t even the plexiglass-equipped desks and the handwashing stat...