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Bruce’s Beach Update: Supervisor Hahn Takes First Steps in Returning Beach Front Land to Descendants of Original Owners

Betti Halsell, Contributing WriterApril 15, 2021

The original owners of Bruce’s beach were harassed for owning their land for years, until it was finally seized by the city; Hahn is looking to make a progressive step in the right direction today.

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Update: Hahn Moving Forward With Effort To `Right The Wrongs’ Of Bruce’s Beach

City News ServiceApril 8, 2021

County Supervisor Janice Hahn on Friday will announce initial steps to return a scenic parcel of Manhattan Beach land to the ancestors of a couple who were subjected to years of harassment for operating a Black beach resort that was ultimately condemned and seized by city.