Results tagged “Hermosa Beach” from South Bay Pipeline

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A teenage boy was killed in San Pedro after a fight this weekend. Check out pictures of the scene afterward.

Nearly 30 years after buying some coastal land from its school district, Rancho Palos Verdes is finally getting ready to build a park that isn't sitting so well with neighbors.

South Bay unemployment rates stayed mostly stable in October, bucking a downward trend across the county and state. Poor Torrance was the only city in the area to see an increase in the statistics released last week.

Local nonprofits are gearing up for record holiday needs, beginning with a massive food drive that starts Tuesday. Meantime, one San Pedro-based group is working on its first effort to give Thanksgiving baskets to families who have lost children to violent crimes.

What's that stench coming from the Walteria Sump in Torrance?

Rancho Palos Verdes city officials ponder why its hotel tax increase failed at the polls earlier this month, and what the possible ramifications could be.

Three former Hermosa Beach surf buddies are busy brewing beer.

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A proposal to build a light rail line through the Crenshaw corridor that would also improve South Bay mass transit made it through a  Metropolitan Transportation Authority committee Wednesday.

Remember the owners of Hermosa Beach's Club Sushi who were on the lam for allegedly absconding with investors' cash? Turns out, they quietly turned themselves in at the Torrance courthouse last week.

El Segundo has finally approved revisions to its filming regulations this week.

Looks like Redondo Beach dog owners will face an uphill battle in getting the city to overturn a ban on pooches in city parks.

Our South Bay History blog recalls when residents at a Torrance apartment complex had a, um, swinging good time.

West High's Dan Henggeler says he's a bruiser on the football field. Check out pictures of the running back.

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A large swine flu clinic in Carson saw a low turnout Monday, but workers at the Home Depot Center were prepared just in case.

Speaking of which, did you see this weekend's story about an otherwise strapping Redondo Beach man who nearly died of H1N1?

Los Angeles County Superior Court jurors found a man guilty of murdering an airport police officer, but now they must decide if William Sadowski was insane at the time of the 2005 crime.

A burglar  jumped from rooftop to rooftop to evade Hermosa Beach police, but was caught hiding under a tarp Monday. Whoops.

Movie industry groups are opposing El Segundo's proposed revisions to its filming ordinances, ironically designed to be looser and attract more production to down.

Check out this pretty public art installation in Redondo Beach.

Robinson Elementary student Dalton Phillips won a ride in a Manhattan Beach fire truck for his entry in a safety contest.

I don't know about you, the last things I wanted to be called in high school were "pit bull" and "beast," but these Bishop Montgomery volleyball players like their nicknames.

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The owners of the South Bay Galleria want to revamp a 11-acre piece of property adjacent to the Redondo Beach mall with a $32 million retail complex. This development -- curiously titled SouthBay South -- would replace the old bowling alley site, as well as buildings that once housed CompUSA and Thrifty Drug.

Boxing champ Mike Tyson was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after a Wednesday night scuffle with the paparazzi.

Speaking of LAX, why don't you mosey over to our South Bay History blog to read up on the providence of the iconic Theme Building?

The heads of the west coast's six largest ports -- including Los Angeles -- are in China touting their facilities to Asian shippers in hopes of luring back business.

Two robbers who held up an Inglewood autoparts store who led Hawthorne police on a freeway chase in a high-jacked car are still at large after about nine hours of searching Wednesday.

Make sure you check out pictures of Hermosa Beach's candlelight Veteran's Day ceremony

Serra High's defensive end duo are best friends who place weekly wagers on who gets the most sacks.

A Manhattan Beach developer is responsible for the Santa Fe springs housing tract being touted as the largest solar-powered residential community in the United States.

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Torrance will hold a swine flu vaccination clinic, but the city won't take any chances of a repeat of last month's high-traffic clinic in Redondo Beach.

The Los Angeles Conservancy hopes to raise awareness of local landmarks nearing their 50th birthday with "It's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod City" tour of the area's 1960s era architecture.

A Redondo Beach man has built in his garage an exact replica of a Pan Am 747 first-class cabin. The aviation enthusiast has spent 20 years collecting materials from 1960s and 1970s versions of the aircraft. Check out pictures of the set-up.

Get your skate on starting Tuesday at Redondo Beach's seaside ice skating rink. In its second year, the temporary facility will include more dine-and-skate nights, 80s night and a swimsuit weekend. Only in L.A., right?

A South Bay surf legend celebrates 50 years of board shaping with a special tribute. Check out pictures of Dewey Weber's son, Shea.

Three jurors who recently convicted a Lomita great-grandfather of molesting two neighborhood girls say they made a mistake and want to help the man get a new trial.

Carson city leaders have really muffled gadflies of late: Mayor Jim Dear has reinstated use of the mute button at City Council meetings, and the body voted to only allow government content on the city's public access channel, which used to feature activist programming that was often critical of the city.

A Rancho Palos Verdes man is working to compile a list of local charity, in hopes of increasing holiday giving and preventing scams.

With all seven precincts counted, Hermosa voters ousted one City Council incumbent, but kept another and added two new folks to the dais today.

With 24.8 percent of the vote, Howard Fishman was the top vote-getter. Following were Jeff Duclos and current Mayor Kit Bobko, respectively earning 18.3 and 15.8 percent of the vote.

Two-term Councilman Michael Keegan finished fourth with 13.7 percent of the vote.

Also trailing in the eight-candidate field were Josh Ochs with 10.6 percent; Kathleen Midstokke with 9.3 percent, Christopher Reed with 6.4 percent, and Marc Schoonover with 1.1 percent.

With absentee votes and three of seven precincts reporting in the Hermosa Beach City Council race, Howard Fishman is still leading in the race for three seats.

Fishman has 23.9 percent of the vote; Jeff Duclos has 18.7 percent, and current Mayor Kit Bobko has 15.6 percent.

Incumbent Michael Keegan is still trailing with 12.9 percent.

Readers, absentee votes are also in for the Hermosa Beach City School District race for three seats.

Here are the early results: Jack Burns leads with 28.3 percent of the vote, followed by Ray Waters with 25.3 percent and Carleen Beste with 24.2 percent.

Trailing are Sienna Tucker with 14.3 percent and Jake Pike with 7.9 percent.

There is so much more to come, so stay tuned.

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Looks like absentee votes are counted in Hermosa Beach's race for three City Council seats.

Here's the so-far top vote-getters in a field of eight candidates: Howard Fishman leads with 23.64 percent; Jeff Duclos follows with 18.0%; and current Mayor Kit Bobko has 15.76 percent.

Incumbent Michael Keegan is trailing with 12.62 percent.

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The South Bay's first female military casualty in Afghanistan dreamed of joining the Armed Forces since she was a child growing up in Hawthorne.

It's a gorgeous day in the South Bay, but, boy, was it windy last night.

Swine flu shots will be rationed according to risk groups, the county has decided, and El Segundo has canceled its November clinic after the havoc at a weekend Redondo Beach clinic.

Hermosa Beach will keep its post office branch, but might have to head to a different locale in town to drop off mail.

A registered sex offender has been arrested in Hawthorne for allegedly exposing himself to a group of students walking home from school.

Gallerie Z, the Gardena-based national chain of funky home decorations, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The Lakers beat the Clippers opening night. Check out pictures of the game.

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The board that oversees Los Angeles International Airport is expected today to approve two contracts worth more than $1.1 billion to build nine new gates and add 1 million square feet to the airport's Tom Bradley International Terminal.

Did you see the Breeze's comprehensive look at the Marine Life Protection Act? Check out pictures of the South Bay marine area that has pitted environmentalists against anglers here and here.

Looming mid-year budget cuts for California State University, Dominguez Hills has students worried it'll take longer to graduate and faculty members concerned about job losses.

Loa Pele Faletogo is maintaining Samoan culture right here in the South Bay.

Hermosa is going old school in an attempt to save its Post Office branch.

Hey, did you know Torrance has a celebrity chef? Yeah, me neither.

Some Scottsdale Estates residents have collected enough signatures to take control of the board, until now under the control of a longtime board president.

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More than 190 Carson residents have filed suit against Shell Oil Co. over alleged soil contamination beneath their homes.

South Bay relief efforts for tsunami-ravaged Samoa continued this week.

Hermosa Beach has approved a master plan for its South Park that would replace an unused roller rink with universally accessible playgrounds.

Los Angeles city leaders Wednesday gave the OK to a $1.5 billion expansion project for the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport.

On the crime front, Gardena police havs released a sketch of man sought in a rape of a woman at a massage business in town, and Hermosa Beach has arrested a man suspected of stealing bikes, a violation on the rise in the South Bay beach cities.

A trial has begun for Roy Senter, a 74-year-old man accused of molesting little girls in his Lomita neighborhood.

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A group of South Bay ocean lovers are working to spiff up the unfairly tarnished image of sharks by traveling next week to Baja California for a five-day expedition during which they'll tag whale sharks, the biggest fish on earth.

Thanks to a $5.5 million state grant, now just $400,000 stands between Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy's acquisition of a 191-acre parcel of land that would link preserves dotted all over south Palos Verdes. The piece of open land prompted the organization's founding more than 20 years ago.

A Harbor Gateway neighborhood was without water for 12 hours this weekend after a water main broke.

Golf legend Arnold Palmer was in town this weekend to discuss a plans to reconfigure the Rolling Hills Country Club. Check out pictures of the visit.

A man posing as a fertility doctor in Marina del Rey has been busted for allegedly sexually assaulting college-aged, male patients.

One woman's heroism spared two little girls from perishing last week in an early-morning fire in Scottsdale Estates, a Carson condominium complex where five children died in a fire four years ago.

A group of San Pedro nuns will travel this week to Rome, where their order's founder will be canonized.

Flu shots should be arriving this week, but in limited supply. A shortage prompted the cancellation of a clinic in Hermosa Beach last week.

Hermosa Beach voters have one less candidate to consider next month when they elect City Council members.

Marc Schoonover, an antiques dealer and political newcomer, confirmed this morning that he has indeed dropped out of the race.

Now, seven people will compete for three seats: Incumbents Kit Bobko and Michael Keegan, Jeff Duclos, Howard Fishman,  Kathleen Midstokke, Josh Ochs and Christopher Reed.

Schoonover did not attend last night's candidate debate, hosted by the Hermosa Beach Neighborhood Association.

Also absent were Bobko, an attorney who apparently had a work conflict, and Keegan, who was out of state visiting his ill father-in-law.

Three other debates remain until the Nov. 3 election: The Hermosa Beach Women's Club will host a forum at 1 p.m. Oct. 14, at the Clark Building, 861 Valley Drive; the city's Chamber of Commerce has one scheduled at 10 a.m., Oct. 15 at City Hall, 1315 Valley Drive; and Leadership Hermosa Beach will sponsor one at 7 p.m. Oct. 15.

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Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year begins today at sunset.

It's also National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which the folks at the Los Angeles Air Force Base have commemorated with a 24-hour torch run.

Members of Hermosa Beach's Hope Chapel Foursquare Church have sued a former pastor, accusing him of duping them into a ponzi scheme in which they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Two sleuthing folks staying in Torrance traced stolen tires and rims from their trailer to a Craiglist ad. Police arranged to meet the sellers/thiefs, and then made an arrest.

The Hermosa Beach Historical Society Museum has secured its first rotating exhibit -- a group of valuable paddle boards and other lifeguard-themed memorabilia set for official unveiling at a gala Saturday.

San Pedro's Cabrillo Beach is apparently still dirty, even after Port of Los Angeles officials removed a rocky jetting aimed at improving water circulation.

Yum! A San Pedro woman is honoring her Italian heritage with cupcakes.

Mira Costa High School's football team lost in the last minute Thursday. Denied!

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Signs indicate the recession might be ending, but food pantries have seen a 34 percent increase in need compared to the same time last year.

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn has formed a committee to explore the possibility of her running for lieutenant governor in 2010.

Meanwhile, political consultant Mattie Fein is preparing to run against Jane Harman as a Republican in the 36th Congressional District.

John Bogert's son is learning to drive!

The ruckus over how South Bay Botanic Garden board members spent a surprise donation has apparently settled down.

El Segundo has given its school board an extra $150,000 cash payment, but the high school still wants more lucrative filming time.

Three more South Bay post offices, including Hermosa's and another in Redondo Beach and Torrance, have been added to the list of possible branches set for closure in an effort to cut United State Postal Service costs.

Cal-OSHA has levied nearly $33,000 in fines upon Exxon-Mobil over the April death of a worker at its Torrance refinery.

A Manhattan Beach man will take the helm of Northrop Grumman once its current CEO steps down Dec. 31.

Palos Verdes High School's boys water polo team apparently has a got shot at a title this season.

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Los Angeles County is developing a grading grading for day care centers in hopes of giving parents guidance on where to send their children. A voluntary pilot program has started in San Pedro and Wilmington.

Local Beatles fans flocked Wednesday to electronic stores to buy the latest offering from the Fab Four.

On the first day of school for the Los Angeles Unified School District, we check in with San Pedro High's new principal, who apparently has her plate full at the troubled campus.

Two South Bay beach cities are a little bit closer to a consolidated fire department.

Gardena city leaders have approved a new condo complex, but nixed a commercial development because it included a nail salon and tobacco shop.

Narbonne High School running back Melvin Davis starts his season Friday in memory of his friend, slain former player Dannie Farber. Check out pictures.

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Firefighters are still working to contain the wild fires. Make sure to check back to the Daily Breeze for updates throughout the day.

Recession-rocked California hospitals are asking state leaders for relief from seismic safety rules that could lead to closure if not met on time, but several South Bay hospitals are busy with reconstruction plans.

Los Angeles County residents could save up to 40 percent in prescription medicine costs under a program announced Monday by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

A 62-year-old Hermosa Beach woman and her granddaughter both started their first day of classes Monday at Cal State Long Beach.

A Hawthorne man was shot to death after taking his niece and nephew to the Wilmington church, where his father was the pastor.

The Torrance City Council is set tonight to approve an $18 million purchase of a site for a new transit center.

A lawyer has accused Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. of Torrance of obstruction of justice.

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Harbor-area police are investigating two shootings just blocks apart Monday night in San Pedro.

A judge has blocked construction of a Hermosa Beach house whose basement's unique construction is alleged by a neighbor to have damaged her house next door.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants parents and community stakeholders to choose what kind of schools get built in thier neighborhoods -- a plan set for a Los Angeles Unified School District board vote today that the teachers union opposes.

Two women arrested for shoplifting cell phone accessories from a Hermosa Beach store could be linked to many other crimes in the South Bay.

Meanwhile, three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in four street robberies in Hawthorne.

News columnist John Bogert weighs in on the recession and school supplies.

Torrance's All-Star baseball team has advanced to the next round in in the Babe Ruth World Series.

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Welcome baby Simantha: A robotic baby will help staffers at Torrance Memorial Medical Center practice their medical skills. Check out pictures of Simantha's baby shower Thursday.

The Los Angeles Police Department is still short is touted 10,000-officer level.

The Wiseburn School District has finally reached a long-running goal to open two charter schools. Da Vinci Science and Da Vinci Design held their first days of classes this week.

Little Lauren Sarene Key was thrown over a Palos Verdes cliff to her death nine years ago, an expert witness testified Thursday in the murder retrial of her father.

Plans for a new 24-hour convenience store have won approval in San Pedro, despite neighborhood protests over traffic and crime.

News columnist John Bogert brings his boy to traffic court.

Torrance optician Ernie Rounsefell thinks green eyes are the most attractive. Well, thank you, Ernie.

Tyrone Taylor is helping to bring Torrance's Babe Ruth All-Star team to victory.

No plans tonight yet? Check out the Beach Shorts Film Fest in Hermosa Beach.