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What Manhattan Beach City Hall is deciding about homes and land, this week's market, and guides written for Manhattan Beach owners and buyers.

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At Manhattan Beach City Hall

What the City Council and Planning Commission are deciding that touches homes and land: new tracts, zoning, fees and special taxes, roads. Straight from the city's official agendas.

Recently on the agenda

Wed, Nov 4 City Council Regular Meeting

  • 10 Conduct a Public Hearing for Consideration of: a) A Resolution Approving a Coastal Development Permit to Install Pay Stations, Establish Paid Parking Zones and Set the Days, Hours and Time Limits of Paid Parking Enforcement for Paid Parking Zones on City-Owned or Controlled On- and Off-Street Parking Facilities in the City’s Coastal Zone; and b) A Resolution Establishing Paid Parking Zones and Setting the Days, Hours, and Time Limits of Paid Parking Enforcement for Paid Parking Zones on City-Owned or Controlled On- and Off-Street Parking Facilities Outside the City’s Coastal Zone (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire). (Estimated Time: 1 Hr.) A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 26-0114 AND 26-0115 *Public Hearing - Staff Report
  • 12 Selection of Memorial for the Fallen Design, Honoring Manhattan Beach Service Members Who Lost Their Lives in Active Duty (No Budget Impact) (Parks and Recreation Leyman). (Estimated Time: 45 Min.) A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION B) APPROVE *Gen. Bus. - Staff Report
  • 13 Consideration of Olympics Arts Projects (Unbudgeted) (Parks and Recreation Leyman). (Estimated Time: 30 Min.) A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION B) ALLOCATE PUBLIC ARTS FUNDS *Gen. Bus. - Staff Report
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Wed, Oct 28 Planning Commission Regular Meeting

  • 2 Consideration of Minor Zoning Text Amendments to Manhattan Beach Municipal Code and Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program Related to Building Height Limits for Two City-Owned Properties Located at 1155 Morningside Drive (Parking Lot 3) and 400 Manhattan Beach Boulevard. Approved
  • 4 Midyear Status Update on Multi-Family Housing Projects RECEIVE AND FILE Planning Gen. Bus.
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Tue, Oct 20 City Council Regular Meeting

  • 4 Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 26-0012 Amending the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code and the Manhattan Beach Local Coastal Program to Implement Omnibus Zone Text Amendments; and Adoption of Resolution No. 26-0107 Authorizing Submittal of the Ordinance to the California Coastal Commission (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire) A) ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-0012 B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0107 *Consent - Staff Report
  • 5 Consideration of a Resolution Awarding RFP No. 1351-27 to Knorr Systems Int’l. for a Three-Year Contract for Pool Maintenance and Repair Services for Begg Pool in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $90,000 (Budgeted) (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman). ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0110 *Consent - Staff Report
  • 9 Consideration of Management Strategies Associated with Canada Geese at Polliwog Park and Adjacent Sports Fields (Unbudgeted) (Public Works Director Awwad). (Estimated Time: 30 Min.) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION Approved
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Explained for owners

From the city's official agendas, checked November 8. Only items that touch homes, land or neighborhoods are listed; the agenda is the record.

Your next 30 days in Manhattan Beach

The dates a homeowner here needs between now and Mon, Nov 30.

  1. Last day to file an assessment appeal

    File an assessment appeal for the January 1, 2026 value by this date; filing opens July 2.

    Source: State Board of Equalization, County Assessment Appeals Filing Periods for 2026 →Add to calendar

Dates from the county and city; check the source before you rely on one.

The desk note

A closer look at the stories shaping Manhattan Beach neighborhoods this week.

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Weekly desk note
Nov 2, 2026

Biggest Manhattan Beach price cut this week: $400,000 on 1633 Artesia

The asking price on 1633 Artesia dropped from $4,800,000 to $4,400,000. This week in Manhattan Beach: 9 new listings, 5 price cuts, 5 closed sales and 12 homes going under contract. Data as of November 8, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Oct 26, 2026

Biggest Manhattan Beach price cut this week: $610,000 on 1416 The Strand

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Weekly brief
Oct 19, 2026

Lowest-priced home listed in Manhattan Beach this week: $745,000 on 1117 Pacific Avenue 3

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As of November 8. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A new desk note is published every Monday — subscribe via RSS. Card photography is illustrative Manhattan Beach imagery, not the addresses listed.

Latest briefs

Quick reads on Manhattan Beach real estate, lifestyle and the community.

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Weekly brief
Oct 12, 2026

Biggest Manhattan Beach price cut this week: $1,000,000 on 920 The Strand

The asking price on 920 The Strand dropped from $13,950,000 to $12,950,000. This week in Manhattan Beach: 11 new listings, 5 price cuts, 10 closed sales and 11 homes going under contract. Data as of October 18, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Oct 5, 2026

Lowest-priced home listed in Manhattan Beach this week: $950,000 on 1311 Manhattan Beach Boulevard 1

The lowest-priced home listed in Manhattan Beach this week is 1311 Manhattan Beach Boulevard 1 at $950,000, 2 bedrooms. This week in Manhattan Beach: 9 new listings, 7 price cuts, 11 closed sales and 7 homes going under contract. Data as of October 11, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Sep 28, 2026

Manhattan Beach weekly desk note — week of September 28, 2026

Manhattan Beach saw 4 price cuts, 10 new listings and 24 status changes this week — up from 37 last week, as of October 4, 2026.

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Easy Reader & Peninsula
2 days ago

Self-funding shapes Manhattan Beach council race spending

Mark Burton has put more of his own money into the Manhattan Beach City Council race than the other three candidates combined have raised from donors. Burton lent his campaign $39,500. Through Oct…

Easy Reader & Peninsula
6 days ago

Polliwog Park’s Canada geese (poop) problem lingers

“Is that geese screaming at us?” asked Mayor Joe Franklin, midway through last week’s city council meeting. “Geese are mean,” said Councilperson Amy Howorth. The council are understandably spooked…

Easy Reader & Peninsula
Oct 20

Manhattan Beach will appoint poet laureate

Poetry won an unlikely victory in an unlikely place earlier this month. The Manhattan Beach City Council, despite staff misgivings, voted unanimously to establish a poet laureate position within the…

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Guides for Manhattan Beach

Written for Manhattan Beach specifically: the local rules, records and property questions that come up here.

Where prices moved

Closed sales by ZIP, the last twelve months against the twelve before. It tells you which side of Manhattan Beach is moving, not what your house is worth.

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90266$3,607,500Median sale price$1553Median $/sq ft$3,350,000Median a year ago354Closed salesUp vs last year

Nov 2025–Nov 2026 against Nov 2024–Nov 2025, as of November 8, 2026.

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