Founded in 1970, the ''Easy Reader'' is a weekly newspaper published every Thursday and delivered to homes in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and

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( Beach Cities/ South Bay, California), with a circulation of approximately 45,000 weekly (70,000 first Thursdays include Palos Verdes), offering local news and extensive entertainment listings. It is the

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for the cities of Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach.City of Redondo Beach Barking Dog Incident Report
page 5, section 5 Easy Reader, Inc. also publishes two monthly magazines: ''Peninsula People'' and ''Beach''. Bob Staake, award-winning editorial cartoonist, had his first long-term position working at the paper for six years. In the 1980s, ''Easy Reader'' was known for its in-depth coverage of the McMartin preschool trial. On January 21, 2014, Freedom Communications, owner of the ''

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'' and other publications, announced that it had signed a long-term agreement to take over management of the ''Easy Reader''. The arrangement was short-lived. Management of the ''Easy Reader'' quickly reverted to publisher Kevin Cody.

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