Results tagged “Palos Verdes Peninsula” from South Bay Pipeline

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A state panel Tuesday recommended keeping the Rocky Point area near the Palos Verdes Peninsula open to fishing despite urging from environmentalists to turn the area into a marine preserve.

El Segundo's aerospace community honored veterans of war Tuesday, and some Wilmington women are busy sewing blankets for wounded soldiers. Check out pictures of The Aerospace Corp. ceremony, as well as images of the ladies.

Speaking of which, check out our list of South Bay events that honor our military service people, and see what offices are closed today.

Lomita City Councilwoman Margaret Estrada was declared Tuesday the winner of a third contested council seat locked in a tie after last week's election. A hand recount of votes revealed she won her seat over a challenger by just three ballots.

Manhattan Beach-based Skechers has expanded its brand to reach health care workers.

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A state panel charged with selecting a recommended plan for creating marine preserve delayed making a decision Thursday, but appeared in favor of allowing fishing off the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

A group of South Bay environmentalists are joining the global movement of dancing to the Michael Jackson classic "Thriller" in Rolling Hills Estates on Saturday. Oh, yeah. They'll be wearing plastic bags in an effort to raise awareness about ocean pollution.

Check out pictures of the group's practice.

A man who worked as a janitor at Los Angeles International Airport has been charged with making four telephoned bomb threats that required airport officials to search terminals.

Palos Verdes High's running back is a 5-foot-7-inch powerhouse. See pics of this small wonder.

The city of Carson has approved the conversion of Colony Cove Mobile Estates to a resident ownership.

An inventive Redondo Beach chiropractor will stretch your spine.

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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.

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Missed the Emmy's last night? Prep for water cooler talk with our round-up, and scroll through pictures of the pretty dresses.

As Redondo Beach's King Harbor turns 50, locals wonder what's next for the landmark.

A 70-year-old woman who was brutally raped and beaten on a Hawthorne street last week has been identified by her son.

A record 14,038 people helped pick up garbage at Southern California beaches Saturday as part of Coastal Cleanup Day, during which volunteers collected more than 300,000 pounds of debris -- including a plastic skull that gave volunteers in Redondo Beach a bit of a fright.

In the wake of last month's 230-acre fire on the Palos Verdes Peninsuala, officials there are negotiating for improved brush clearance strategies.

After more than a decade of wrangling and fallen plans, the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners next month will consider a $1.2 billion waterfront redevelopment plan aimed at reviving San Pedro's image and economy.

The plans call for an increased footprint around quaint but outdated Ports O' Call, but what happens to downtown San Pedro?

Now that the state Legislature is on a break, let's see what new laws South Bay state elected officials got passed -- and what failed.

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A man was killed when struck by a car as he ran across the street late last night near Los Angeles International Airport.

Los Angeles County fire officials believe last week's Palos Verdes fire was accidental and possibly caused by a power pole.

A Harbor College geography professor has been convicted of stalking television weather man Fritz Coleman, whom she believes makes incorrect weather forecasts that endanger people's health.

South Bay students followed a statewide trend by showing a small uptick in an increase in high school pupils passing the exit exam on their first shot.

The AES power plant in Redondo Beach is seeking an injunction against the city's planned ballot measure that could force it to pay millions in taxes.

In more court news: Charges were filed against actress Joyce DeWitt for driving under the influence in El Segundo. A judge tossed out some allegations from Donald Trump against Rancho Palos Verdes.

Gear up for college football season -- and don't forget our local community colleges, Harbor and El Camino. Check out pictures here and here.

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A surprise donation to the South Coast Botanic Garden has caused a flap on the Hill. 

The Cash for Clunkers program has been a boon for car manufacturers and local new vehicle dealers, but others lower in the auto chain might have a different take on the federal stimulus program that ends today.

Speaking of it, we checked in with local dealers Sunday, the last weekend day of the program. Scroll through pictures too.

Cal State Dominguez Hills' ladies soccer team is shooting to replicate the success of their male counterparts.

Check out pictures of Hot Pedro Night's classic car cruise up Pacific Avenue.

A rise in complicated births -- likely attributed to obesity, later motherhood and more C-sections -- has prompted a local hospital to expand its neonatal intensive care unit for newborns.

Rep. Maxine Waters held her own town hall Saturday to discuss health care.

A terminally ill woman who served more than 25 years in prison for her role in killing an abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend could soon be released to her sisters in Carson, the governor announced last week.

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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.

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This is the creepiest story I've read in a long time: A Redondo Beach woman was attacked by a masked man wearing all black while she was in the shower.

Los Angeles Air Force Base honored more than 30 airmen recently back from year-long deployment in Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Check out pictures of the ceremony in El Segundo.
 
South Bay students overall performed well on the STAR exam, and more than half the state hit its testing goals, according to data released earlier this week. See how your kid's school did here.

County leaders have approved a deal to partner with the University of California to reopen Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital.

Hermosa Beach has won a small victory in its ongoing legal battle with Macpherson Oil.

Two former Palos Verdes Peninsula baseball stars are reunited in Tennessee, where they are playing for the Kingsport Mets in the rookie-level Appalachian League.

A small Palos Verdes Estates family-based toy company is folding.

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A Torrance Police Department substation has closed at the Del Amo Fashion Center, leaving no uniformed officers staffing the sprawling mall for the first time in about 20 years.

The Los Angeles Maritime Museum is working to raise about $30,000 that will cover maintenance costs for the 65-year-old Angeles Gate tugboat after the city pulled funding because of budget problems. See pictures of the San Pedro landmark.
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a former Hawthorne resident currently on trial in the United Arab Emirates.

Check out pictures of new basketball backboards at the Torrance-South Bay YMCA, courtesy of the Lakers Foundation and local Rotary Clubs.

The Peninsula Symphony's new conductor started off with dreams of being a mathematician.

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After an extensive search, rescue crews Sunday recovered the body of a diver near Malaga Cove.

A Hermosa Beach woman has developed a program that teaches children yoga for practical purposes, like calming down before bedtime. Check out pictures of the wee 'lil yogis.

How was your Fourth of July? Festivities seemed pretty calm in the South Bay this weekend, which included a 5k race in Redondo Beach.

Four local police officers and their dogs are training for the World Police and Fire Games -- basically the Olympics for cops. Make sure you check out the pictures, too.

And some stragglers from the weekend:

The waters off the Palos Verdes Peninsula have become a battleground between scientists, environmentalists and fishermen attempt to map out which areas of the coastline should be protected from fishing.

A Manhattan Beach man has a close connection to John Dillinger, the violent outlaw currently portrayed on screen by Johnny Depp.

The city of Carson is cracking down on sales of the culinary delicacy bacon-wrapped hot dogs sold outside the Home Depot center. The argue vendors don't follow health codes -- and also eat into concession sales at the facility.

Almost three years after burning to the ground and a year after the proprietor's death, a new Old Venice is rising again in downtown Manhattan Beach.

Steve Kuykendall, who represented part of the South Bay in Congress for two years before his 2000 loss to Jane Harman, is leaving the suburban Palos Verdes Peninsula for the urban wilds of Long Beach.

Kuykendall today confirmed that he has sold his home in Rancho Palos Verdes, where he was once on the City Council and where he remains politically active as a consultant.

He and his wife will move in mid-July to a condo in a new development in downtown Long Beach. The move keeps him in the pretty much the same territory for elected officials -- though he'll switch from Rod Wright's to Alan Lowenthal's state Senate district.

Kuykendall said the move was due to "empty-nester syndrome."

"It has nothing to do with politics," Kuykendall said.

A two-term Assemblyman before his election to Congress, Kuykendall plans to continue his consulting work and wants to remain active in local Republican circles.

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A Redondo Beach police officer shot and wounded a man in Lawndale after what witnesses called a running gun battle between neighbors Saturday night.

Residents of the unincorporated Los Angeles County neighborhood of Wiseburn are miffed that a water company has apparently renigged on a deal that would have turned one of its vacant lots into a park.

A Carson resident took his third Manhattan Beach Grand Prix championship title Sunday. Miss the event? Check out pictures here and here and it was just like you were there.

The Manhattan Beach Brewing Co.,  likely the South Bay's oldest brewery, is going upscale later this summer.

Los Angeles International Airport passengers and employees will see some changes Tuesday, when the effects of Delta and Northwest airlines' merger leaves vacant space in Terminal 2.

A local restaurateur is opening his second new eatery in a year -- and will bring about 100 new jobs to Manhattan Beach.

New state fish consumption guidelines are stricter and more expansive than the traditional warning against avoiding white croaker caught off the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

The rash of BB-gun shattered windows is still spreading across the South Bay.

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A 16-year-old Palos Verdes Peninsula girl plays the harp for ailing patients at Little Company of Mary in San Pedro. Check her out here.

Speaking of which, cardiologists at Little Company of Mary accomplished last week treated a patient suffering heart failure 2,000 miles away on a cruise ship. Doctors at the Torrance facility guided the boat's physicians by phone and fax.

A woman has alleged that a Torrance police officer coerced her into performing sex acts as a way to get out of a traffic violation. She's suing the city, he got fired and he's also suing the city as well.

The peninsula's Marymount College is gearing up for a vote on its expansion plans by upping their public outreach, efforts that include having a political consultant go door-to-door.

One Redondo Beach resident racked up a nearly $34,000 hospital bill for a scare that turned out to be nothing. And he had insurance. Why exactly is health care so expensive? We explain how hospitals bill here.

Don't worry if you missed Saturday's Surfers Walk of Fame induction ceremony in Hermosa Beach. We have lots of pictures here.

Happy Monday, party people. Let's start your week off right:

All things Oscars here, and check out red carpet pictures from one of our staff photographers here.

Los Angeles County planners are considering a pitch for a boat valet service in Marina del Rey, where vessel owners could call ahead and have their boats dropped into the water from a storage unit extended over the water. Needless to say, residents are not happy about the proposed hulking structure.

Laws governing catering trucks are getting even tighter on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

What would it be like to hear after a lifetime spent deaf? A a risky procedure usually performed only on adults has suddenly broadened Torrance 5-year-old Miles Ganalon's senses -- and his world. Check out pictures of Miles.

The tow-truck company owned by Torrance Mayor Frank Scotto has been named in a lawsuit from a Rolling Hills Estates man alleging he was assaulted by one of Scotto's drivers.

Here's a look at what's going on out there today:

The city of Torrance started Wednesday drilling its first new water well in 45 years.

Our local ports launched their clean trucks program Wednesday, and then made a big show by crushing an old truck.

Experts estimate the number Alzheimer's victims will more than double in the next 20 years, and 325,000 South Bay and Long Beach residents will be diagnosed with the disease by 2030, according to a report released by the county Wednesday.

North High takes the boy's individual race and team title; Chadwick took the girl's individual race; and Mira Costa took the girl's team title in the South Bay Cup cross country event Wednesday.

Check out photos of the event here.

Now Bridget Jones can relax: A new Los Angeles-based magazine that celebrates the single life is hitting the newsstands, reports our L.A. Love Story columnist.

To get ready for tonight's vice presidential candidate debate, peruse the Breeze's online election headquarters.