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In today's newsletter:

  • How did Hermosa Beach landlords get swept into wildfire rent crackdowns?
  • Where Hermosa’s former city manager is heading next
  • How a Palisades synagogue rebuilt community with a Sukkot in Hermosa Beach

Also on today's calendar: Divorce workshop-Second Saturday and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 50.
  • Saturday: Sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LA County Fire Zones: Investors Snap Up 40% of Devastated Areas (smdp.com) — Hermosa Beach renters are part of a wider fallout from last year’s deadly LA County wildfires, with some local landlords accused of hiking rents far beyond California’s emergency price-gouging limits. The piece details how investors are snapping up burned properties, prices have plunged in fire zones, and state and county officials are rolling out lawsuits, penalties, and mortgage relief to help survivors stay housed.
   

• Lynwood welcomes new city manager (publicceo.com) — Hermosa Beach residents may recognize former city manager Suja Lowenthal, who has just been appointed city manager of Lynwood after leading infrastructure and budget efforts here. Her new role underscores how Hermosa’s recent leadership experience is influencing neighboring cities’ priorities on community engagement, fiscal stability, and quality-of-life initiatives.
   

• 'From a shtetl to a diaspora': After the fire, a Palisades synagogue forges through a year in exile (forward.com) — Hermosa Beach briefly became a gathering spot for displaced Kehillat Israel congregants, as the Pacific Palisades synagogue spent a year holding services and celebrations in borrowed spaces while members rebuilt after last year’s devastating fire. The story follows how clergy and families, still scattered across greater Los Angeles, are slowly rebuilding homes, traditions, and community while preparing to return to a renovated sanctuary this spring.
   

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