February 13, 2012: South Bay Pets

Westminster - What to watch for

It's one of the most watched programs in the dog world. And tonight's the night.The Westminster Kennel Club dog show in N.Y., which will be broadcast on USA & CNBC tonight and Tuesday (8-11 p.m.).Here's a pretty good primer on what to watch for as the various breeds and groups are pranced out for judging.Every dog entered in Westminster has  ...

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February 13, 2012: South Bay Pets

Westminster show - Live

The show airs tonight and Tuesday night. But you can watch live as the judges make selections at the NY show: <other/> And here's the details for the show's television broadcasts Monday & Tuesday nights: NIGHT 1: Monday, February 13 Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding Groups 8-9 p.m. (ET) live on USA Network 9-11 p.m. (ET) live on CNBC NIGHT  ...

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February 11, 2012: Pure Preps | High School Sports in the South Bay

Final Bay League Boys Basketball Standings

1. Leuzinger 21-5, 10-0 2. Peninsula 18-7, 7-3 2. West Torrance 18-8, 7-3 4. Mira Costa 17-9, 4-6 5. Redondo 10-16, 2-8 6. Palos Verdes 6-21, 0-10  ...

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February 11, 2012: Pure Preps | High School Sports in the South Bay

Final Marine League Boys Basketball Standings

1. Washington 20-10, 12-0 2. Banning        16-10, 8-4 3. Carson          18-9, 7-5 3. Narbonne      13-15, 7-5 5. San Pedro     14-13, 6-6 6. Gardena         11-17, 2-10 7. King-Drew      3-22, 0-12  ...

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February 11, 2012: Pure Preps | High School Sports in the South Bay

Final Marine League Boys Soccer Standings

1. Narbonne 13-6-4, 7-2-1 2. Banning 11-6-1, 7-3 3. Gardena 9-11-1, 6-4 4. San Pedro 7-9-4, 4-4-2 5. Carson 4-8-1, 4-5-1 6. Washington 0-11, 0-10  ...

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February 11, 2012: Pure Preps | High School Sports in the South Bay

Final Bay League Boys Soccer Standings

1. Palos Verdes 22-2-3, 9-1 2. Leuzinger 19-7-3, 7-3 3. West Torrance 15-4-4, 5-3-2 4. Mira Costa 9-9-7, 3-5-2 5. Peninsula 6-12-2, 2-8 6. Redondo 8-12-2, 2-8  ...

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February 11, 2012: Food Drink Think

Wine and Beer Review: Lot 96 Petite Sirah, Big House Red 2010, & Newcastle Founders' Ale

From time to time, we will set up a small panel of wine and beer aficionados and select a few items to taste and report on our findings. This tasting included some very common and affordable items found at any supermarket in the Southern California area. Foppiano Vineyards' Lot 96 Sonoma County Petite Sirah is a casual and affordable table wine.  ...

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February 10, 2012: Food Drink Think

The Pasty Kitchen: British "Meat Pies" in Los Alamitos

Los Angeles has a lot of fantastic food, from pretty much all over the world. One of the things we don't have a lot of are "non Hispanic meat filled dough" places...we can get some fantastic empanada's at pretty much any local market, but blimey, what about a good English meat pie!Well, fear not my friends for I have  ...

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February 10, 2012: Biz Waves

MUHAMMED EL-HASAN: From Food Stamp Pres to Local Recipients

When Newt Gingrich calls President Obama the "food stamp president," that feeds on a Republican red meat issue. But how do food stamp recipients feel about their plight? I talked to two such people for this week's Business Casual column. Here's how I started the column: Food stamps have been in the news lately after Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich  ...

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February 9, 2012: Pure Preps | High School Sports in the South Bay

Pioneer League Boys Soccer (Final) Standings

Final Pioneer League Standings (Boys Soccer) 1. South Torrance  7-0-3 2. North Torrance   5-1-4 3. El Segundo         4-4-2 4. Lawndale            3-4-3 5. Centennial          3-7 6. Torrance             1-7-2  ...

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February 9, 2012: Pure Preps | High School Sports in the South Bay

Local boys hoopsters ranked by CIF

CIF Southern Section Boys Basketball Rankings IIAA: Inglewood 14thIIA: Leuzinger 4th, North Torrance 8th, Peninsula 13th, Mira Costa 14thIIIAAA: West Torrance 7th, Lawndale 11thIIIAA: South Torrance 2nd, Torrance 3rd, Palos Verdes 16thIVAA: Serra 1st, Bishop Montgomery 3rd, Morningside 15thVAA: St. Bernard 1stVA: Rolling Hills Prep tied for 2nd  ...

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February 9, 2012: South Bay Pets

Pet event Sunday at Manhattan Beach Toyota

There's a big Pet Lovers Event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Manhattan Beach Toyota, 1500 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (310-546-4848), that will include pet adoptions, contests (bring your pet), a low-cost vaccination clinic (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) and training and grooming tips.Vendors include the Lovejoy Foundation, PURRfect Partners and Centinela Feed and Pet Supply. Celebrity pet expert Harrison  ...

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February 9, 2012: South Bay Pets

Rancho Palos Verdes Dog Beach? The city wants to hear from you

You may know this area as the old "Trump dog beach," an unofficial, public off-leash dog beach below the famous golf course and country club.The area last year was transferred from private Trump ownership to the city of Rancho Palos Verdes and now city officials are trying to decide the best use for it.The City Council will be weighing the  ...

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February 9, 2012: 100 Percent Soccer

Thursday Kicks: MLS Preseason in SoCal & more

I'm under a directive to burn some vacation hours so will take an extended break through next Tuesday. That means no column next week, but one of this country's best soccer writers has stepped in with an apt Galaxy-centric column that breaks down the past and, hopefully, future sucess of the club. In other local soccer news: *No fewer than  ...

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February 9, 2012: Crime & Courts

San Pedro gang member gets 180 days in jail

A San Pedro gang member has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for possessing an assault rifle, prosecutors said Thursday.Joseph Giacco, a member of the Rancho San Pedro gang, was sentenced Wednesday in Long Beach court after he entered a no contest plea to weapons possession, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office spokesman Frank Mateljan said.The charge stemmed from Dec.  ...

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February 9, 2012: Crime & Courts

Charges filed against 3 reputed Harbor Area gang members

Three reputed gang members have been charged in a crackdown on gangs in the Harbor Area, prosecutors said Thursday.Bruno Pineda, a reputed Rancho San Pedro street gang member, faces one count of receiving stolen property and 10 counts of forgery, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office spokesman Frank Mateljan said.Pineda, 20, of San Pedro allegedly deposited 10 checks he received from  ...

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February 8, 2012: Crime & Courts

Student arrested in threats against Mira Costa High School

A Mira Costa High School student has been arrested on suspicion of making threats against classmates and staff at the Manhattan Beach campus, police said Wednesday.The 16-year-old boy was taken into custody at his Manhattan Beach home Wednesday on suspicion of making criminal threats and possession of marijuana for sales on Wednesday, Manhattan Beach police Officer Stephanie Martin said.Detectives made  ...

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February 8, 2012: South Bay Pipeline

USS Iowa vets find room in San Pedro after all

Kudos to the San Pedro Convention & Visitors Bureau which announced today that the USS Iowa Veterans Association will be staying in San Pedro this summer after all. Final details were nailed down just last night.We ran a story late last year about how the group wasn't able to find enough centralized space in any of the San Pedro hotels.  ...

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February 7, 2012: 100 Percent Soccer

Galaxy, Chivas USA both fall in scrimmages today

*Despite the presence of watching projected NFL top draft choice Andrew Luck in Carson today, the Galaxy lost 4-1 to the Portland Timbers at Home Depot Center. Dan Keat had a goal on a bicycle kick in the losing cause. The Galaxy starting lineup: Saunders; Jordan, Meyer, DeLaGarza, Dunivant; Franklin, Beckham, Sarvas, Stephens; Buddle, Cardozo Second half: Noble; Davies, Boyens,  ...

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February 7, 2012: Food Drink Think

Super Bowl? How about Guac Bowl?

Editor Stephanie Woo spent her Sunday with a super bowl of another sort... Here's her report from the Guac Bowl:Every Super Bowl Sunday, dozens crowd the Los Angeles home of Adam Pava for his annual Guac Bowl, a virtual Dionysian tribute to all things guac ... and many things that shouldn't be guac.The event is a culinary science fair of  ...

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