Results tagged “Port of Los Angeles” from South Bay Pipeline

Readers, so much news today:

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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The day after narrowly losing his bid for a seat on the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, former Mayor John McTaggart died Wednesday. "He's gone out with flying colors," his wife Flo said. "As far as I'm concerned, he gave the city a boot in the you-know-where."

A mint-condition 1965 Volkswagen microbus stolen in the 1970s turned up in a cargo crate at the Port of Los Angeles this week. The pristine car has just 70,000 miles on it and is probably worth up to $30,000 more than it was 35 years ago. Some old hippie is probably totally stoked right now.

No one was injured Thursday when a power pole fell on a school bus carrying physically disabled children in Redondo Beach. Check out pictures of the scene.

Turns out that Carson's prediction of revenue for its new utility-users' tax is a bit too high. Like by at least $1 million.

A Manhattan Beach man rescued his bed-ridden neighbor from her burning home early Thursday.

A Gardena woman has turned her baking habit into a profitable business. Mmm. Cookies.

Two Carson High linebackers like to compare their approach to the game to that of their San Diego Chargers counterparts.

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A Beach Cities Health District program calling for eight-minute sessions of pre-class exercise has expanded to eight Redondo Beach elementary schools in hopes of increasing kids' energy and decreasing obesity rates.

Meantime, it was near mayhem outside the health district's offices Saturday in Redondo Beach, where folks lined up for a drive-through swine flu clinic. Check out pictures.

A turf war is brewing between West Coast and Canadian ports in response to a $7 million marketing campaign launched by the Great White North.

Another Republican has thrown his hat into the ring for Jane Harman's Congressional seat.

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The non-profit South Bay Literacy Council, which has taught people to read for 28 years in the area and operates on $40,000 a year, could fold. Office rent has doubled for the agency and its 85-year-old fundraiser is retiring.

Centinela Valley Union High School District is facing a civil rights complaint alleging the agency unlawfully eliminated an English language learners program from Hawthorne High school.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed complaints against four companies operating at the Port of Los Angeles for alleged pollution.

Budget cuts have forced the Harbor-area animal shelter to pick up three more zip codes of coverage, further straining the San Pedro facility.

Between a massive expected recall and accusations of a patent violation, it's been a rocky year for former automobile golden child Toyota, whose U.S. marketing and sales arm is based in Torrance.

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 A Manhattan Beach couple is running the city's annual 10K this weekend to raise awareness about a rare genetic disorder that plagued their son.

Prominent San Pedro restaurateur John Papadakis is one person smiling over the area's new waterfront redevelopment plan approved earlier this week.

The 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships is underway through Sunday at the Home Depot Center in Carson.

A word to the wise for criminals: If you burgle a house, don't come back to the scene, and make sure your gloves aren't dangling out of your back pocket, like one man allegedly did in Torrance. Oh yeah, he's also a registered sex offender who was wearing a global positioning device.

Breeze biz columnist Muhammed El-Hasan apparently has a saggy nose.

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Carson's vast Samoan community is still reeling over the aftermath of the tsunami that ravaged their homeland earlier this week. Check out pictures of Wednesday's vigil and relief efforts.

A year into the implementation of the Clean Trucks Program at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, more than 5,000 vehicles meet new standards and officials there believe they might reach a goal to reduce diesel truck emissions by 80 percent in 2010, two years ahead of schedule.

Meanwhile, labor turmoil continues at one of the trucking companies at the Port of Los Angeles, making one aspect of the Clean Trucks Program unrealized at Swift Transportation.

In a new study released today, Torrance-area researchers find that alcohol changes the body's chemistry and acts as a buffer to injury, possibly shedding light on the ironic reality that drunk drivers kill others but often escape accidents unscathed.

That middle-aged man who shot up windows all over the South Bay earlier this year because he was bored got six years in prison under terms of a plea deal.

One apparent upside of a drought is clean beaches.

San Pedro High's Pablo Rosales shattered a cross country record Wednesday to win the South Bay Cup. Check out pictures of the meet.

Readers, let's end September with a bang:

Los Angeles County prepared Tuesday in wake of a tsunami warning resulting from a tidal wave that swept Samoa, while the Samoan community in Carson gathered to share information and organize a vigil for relatives affected back home.

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a $1.2 billion waterfront redevelopment plan early Wednesday, after about 500 people crowded the meeting room to sound off on the plan.

The unique Beach Cities Health District is apparently a model of the preventive health care envisioned in national health care reform plans.

Toyota Motor Corp., whose sales and marketing arm is based in Torrance, has announced plans to recall about 3.8 million late-model vehicles in the United States in fear that their floor mats could cause accelerator pedals to jam.

Manhattan Beach's famed dune will remain closed through the end of the year.

Stakeholders at a Wilmington elementary school have voted to change the institution's name to honor George De La Torre, a local businessman and philanthropist who died last year.

Talks continue in Carson over the fate of two mobile homes parks.

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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.

Readers, let's hit it:

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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Like much of the state, South Bay school districts improved on test scores and many exceeded goals, according to figures released Tuesday by the California Department of Education.

Speaking of which, Gardena's 156th Street Elementary School was one of 25 schools statewide to receive honors for their students' standardized test performance.

Prosecutors presented closing arguments Tuesday in the murder re-trial case of Cameron Brown, who is accused of killing his 4-year-old daughter by throwing her over a Rancho Palos Verdes cliff nine years ago.

Though he agrees that President Obama was lying in his health care speech last week, South Bay Congressman Dana Rohrabacher said Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst was wrong. Rohrabacher was one of seven republicans who voted Tuesday to censure Wilson.

The Los Angeles County Health Services Department, an already indebted agency that oversees several South Bay clinics as well as Habor-UCLA Medical Center, will see a $71 million reduction in state funding this fiscal year.

Finally some good economy news: August showed the smallest decline in shipments passing through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year, figures released Tuesday show.

Readers, let's start your week off right:

Improvements to West High School softball fields are nearly complete after one family fileda complaint against Torrance Unified School District alleging a lack of athletic opportunities for girls, guaranteed under Title IX.

Two sisters love their Carson resident brother-in-law so much that they'd give him their kidneys.

Efforts to unionize a Port of Los Angeles trucking company serves as a microcosm for the national debate over the Employee Free Choice Act.

Now that Marymount College has announced plans to become a four-year school, the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council has ordered more environmental review of the institution's controversial expansion plans.

A woman whose body was found in a burning Gardena auto shop Friday killed herself, officials have ruled. See pictures of the scene.

Lomita is more than halfway done with its new reservoir, the biggest public works project in the tiny city's history.

Let's hit it with the news:

We check in with South Bay schools that tuned in Tuesday to watch President Obama address school children across the country.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has awarded a $170 million contract for the construction of a new surgery center at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance.

Meantime, the county will receive nearly $15 million from the Center for Disease Control to combat swine flu as part of an emergency public health fund.

Turns out, Tortilla Flats isn't the best name for a restaurant in Old Torrance, just blocks away from the turf of an East Torrance gang that has adopted the literary moniker.

Trucking companies are protesting a proposed 18-cent state gas tax, which some companies working out of the Port of Los Angeles say would only add to the burden they're feeling after new environmental regulations.

One local company is seeing a profit boost thanks to gold's rising value.

Prep football is here, and today we look at teams from Leuzinger and Inglewood. While you're at it, why don't you check out pictures of Leuzinger's team?

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A Manhattan Beach real estate agent was among the three men killed Wednesday in a Hawthorne airplane crash.

Coworkers said Rajesh "Rich" Vashdev was a nice, hardworking man with a wife and two young children. Scroll through some pictures of the crash site.

Local courthouses saw some frustrated folks looking to do business Wednesday when personnel were away on furlough.

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn is leading a proposal to tax medical marijuana sales.

The Port of Los Angeles Police Department showed off some fancy equipment Wednesday that was instrumental in two recent high-profile searches in the San Pedro Bay.

Emmy nominations came out this morning. Did your favorite show get any nods?

Speaking of show biz, our History blog examines old South Bay theaters.

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Hawthorne police believe a registered sex offender tried to trade a lost dog for sex. Over at our Crime and Courts blog is some more information on this guy.

Sales tax will increase a half-cent to the dollar countywide tomorrow, when the voter approved Measure R goes into effect for 30 years.

The pieces comprising Manhattan Beach's long-awaited sculpture garden were installed around downtown Monday. Check out pictures of a few of the towering sculptures.

The capital murder trial of a man accused of killing a police captain during an early morning attempted robbery in 2004 began this week.

A last-minute compromise struck Monday between the Port of Los Angeles, a local ship builder and the Los Angeles Conservancy will allow a $96 million dredging project at the port to go forward.

Who knew that Japanese fast food chain Yoshinoya was based in Torrance? And its looking to open 13 new restaurants.

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Just like clockwork, the usual June gloom has rolled in, blanketing the South Bay in a thick cloud of haze and dragging down beach business.

A Manhattan Beach private school wants your old jeans. Students at del Sol School are collecting denim to turn into more effective and eco-friendly home insulation.

A man claiming to be the first black spacecraft manager at Boeing has filed suit against the aerospace giant, alleging he was fired because of his age, race and in retaliation for testifying in another age discrimination lawsuit against the company.

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission and City Councilwoman Janice Hahn reached a last-minute agreement Monday over a controversial dredging project at the Port of Los Angeles.

Ted Lieu's mortgage reform bill cleared the Assembly on Monday.

A Torrance father-and-son car dealer team found a favorable result after trading Saturns for used vehicles.

Three El Segundo High School softball players are working to extend the team beyond the shadow of their star Stanford University-bound player. See pictures of the trio of seniors.

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South Bay high school campuses showed mixed dropout statistics for local districts and campuses, according to figures released Tuesday. See how your child's school measures up here.

Mediation is gonna pump your brain up, a study released today shows. Ommmm.

San Pedro's Eastview Little League grapples with what the league will do when their Knoll Hill permit expires in January 2011.

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach will drop by nearly 14 percent this year, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. forecasts.

Mira Costa High's lacrosse team lost the Los Angeles County tournament finals to Loyola in the second period of sudden death overtime Tuesday. Make sure you check out pictures of the game.

Learn how to make homemade tasty treats for your pups.

Arrr! The South Bay has about a dozen shipwrecks hiding beneath its waters. Check out our interactive map of their locations, but no information on any treasure.

Let's get to it, readers:

A man was stabbed to death and another one badly beaten Wednesday night after they confronted two men peering into a car in Hawthorne.

The owner of the South Bay Pavilion in Carson, as well as several other Southern California malls, has filed for bankruptcy.

A San Pedro man shot and killed a pit bull that turned on him after attacking a neighbor's cat Wednesday.

Rancho Palos Verdes planners have rejected elements of Marymount College's expansion plans.

A judge has denied a request to block the Clean Trucks Program in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Hundreds of people gathered at Dockweiler Beach to protest tax hikes Wednesday, as part of a nationwide "Tea Party" tax protest. Check out pictures of the local rally.

Mira Costa High's baseball team overtook West High in Wednesday's season opener. Why don't you browse some pictures of the game?

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Have you filed your taxes yet? If not, here's a list of local post offices that will be open late to enable your procrastination.

As a sort of related matter, protesters will rally today against increasing state and federal taxes at several California locations, including Marina del Rey and Dockweiler state beach.

More than 250 port workers were kept from their jobs Tuesday when they didn't have the correct identification required under a new security program that just kicked in.

The Los Angeles city attorney is going after real estate agents and loan brokers who allegedly scammed a Harbor Gateway couple, as part of a larger mission to reach out to homeowners who have been victimized by shady agents and lenders.

We have more details on Clelia Flores, the El Segundo woman accused of operating a $23 million Ponzi scheme that targeted Latino investors.

Add another one to the list: Z Gallerie, a Gardena-based home goods store, has filed for bankruptcy.

North Torrance High's Andre Turoldo is the Daily Breeze's boys soccer player of the year. His coach, Matt Chavez, takes the crown for coaching duties, and see pictures of the All-Area team here.

The Breeze is on Day 4 of no working office phones. If you need us, send an E-mail. Here's a list of all newsroom contacts.

Shall we, readers?

Passover begins tonight at sunset.

Here's some good-ish news for you: Deaths from heart surgeries at local hospitals ranked about average, according to an annual state report released this week.

Looks like a familiar face is coming to the Port of Los Angeles: former state Assemblyman Wally Knox is set to be the port's new general manager.

Torrance police are embracing technology -- and a $5,000 reward -- to help find the culprits behind a rash of BB gun-smashed windows. The department is using Twitter to spread the word for information about the crimes as @TorrancePD.

Speaking of Twitter, are you following Daily Breeze staffers yet? Check us out:

Editor Phillip Sanfield: editorbreeze
Managing Editor Toni Sciacqua: dailybreezeME
Assistant City Editor (and pets blogger) Josh Grossberg: dbdog
Crime Reporter Larry Altman: dbreezecrime
Courts Reporter Denise Nix: dbreezecourts
Beach Cities Reporter Andrea Woodhouse (That's me!): akwoodhouse
Gardena, Lawndale, Hawthorne Reporter Sandy Mazza: dailybreezeSM
Harbor Area Reporter (and pets blogger) Donna Littlejohn: dbbark
Copy desk chief Jack Mulkey: jacko75
Copy editor Megan Lasswell: MegMegMegMeg
Prep sportswriter Tony Ciniglio: breezepreps
Arts Editor Leo Smith: dailybreezearts
Torrance reporter and soccer columnist Nick Green: lasoccerblog

We have some pictures of the aftermath of a fire that evacuated the Manhattan Beach Marriott Hotel early Tuesday morning here.

Get a head start on South Bay high schools' boy's track and field season.

Get it while it's hot, readers:

Ready your hiking boots and day packs because a 37-mile trail spanning the entire length of Catalina Island opens this weekend. The historic trail will give hikers a chance to see parts of the island never before officially accessible, and hopes to business owners of increased tourism.

We took a sneak peek of the trail this week, and have some amazing pictures and a slideshow to prove it.

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn told off the Port of Los Angeles this week in response to rumors that the governing board would yank its $100,000 annual donation to the local Boys and Girls Club. You go, girl!

We have some more details on the longshoreman now charged with murdering a San Pedro man earlier this week.

Soak up some of Hermosa Beach's rich surfing culture this weekend, when the city adds two more athletes to its Surfers Walk of Fame. Starting with a surf film tonight, the weekend is chockablock with surfing festivities.

Daily Breeze business guru Muhammed El-Hasan looks for signs of economic improvement at a San Pedro cigar shop.

Use modern technology to learn about local history with our new blog, South Bay History, written by Breeze archivist and baker extraordinaire Sam Gnerre.