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A Redondo Beach woman has been arrested for allegedly executing a Ponzi scheme that targeted Latino women.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a 12-year legal battle waged against the city of Los Angeles by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness of California over the right to solicit donations at Los Angeles International Airport.
Massive South Bay employer Northrop Grumman will move its corporate headquarters to Washington D.C. by summertime 2011 to be closer to its customers. About 21,000 employees in the county will stay put.
The union representing LAX police officers are urging the federal government to use full-body scanners at airport security.
Hundreds of passengers aboard a giant Qantas Airbus A380 were stranded on an LAX tarmac for several hours Monday.
Hermosa Beach might add one more sport to its proud athletic heritage: beach tennis.
Sen. Jenny Oropeza has introduced legislation that would return funding for mammograms for low-income women.
Bishop Montgomery's lady ballers beat Mira Costa on Monday. Check out some pictures.
A Redondo Beach woman has been arrested for allegedly executing a Ponzi scheme that targeted Latino women.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a 12-year legal battle waged against the city of Los Angeles by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness of California over the right to solicit donations at Los Angeles International Airport.
Massive South Bay employer Northrop Grumman will move its corporate headquarters to Washington D.C. by summertime 2011 to be closer to its customers. About 21,000 employees in the county will stay put.
The union representing LAX police officers are urging the federal government to use full-body scanners at airport security.
Hundreds of passengers aboard a giant Qantas Airbus A380 were stranded on an LAX tarmac for several hours Monday.
Hermosa Beach might add one more sport to its proud athletic heritage: beach tennis.
Sen. Jenny Oropeza has introduced legislation that would return funding for mammograms for low-income women.
Bishop Montgomery's lady ballers beat Mira Costa on Monday. Check out some pictures.
Readers, so much news today:
Residents of the bezene- and methane-contaminated Carousel housing tract in Carson are grappling with what to do now that many neighbors have brought a suit against Shell Oil, which once operated a tank farm on the site.
A pedestrian died Sunday morning in Rancho Palos Verdes when an 18-year-old motorist lost control of his car and jumped the curb, striking and killing the 49-year-old man.
Gardena-based Serra High School's football team took it all in the state bowl game Saturday at Home Depot Center. Whooo hooo! Watch the team prepare for the big game.
Officials at Los Angeles International Airport are stepping up efforts to crack down on aggressive solicitors who pursue donations from jet-lagged and confused passengers as they exit the airport.This year, authorities have arrested more than 130, and plan on getting tougher during the holiday travel rush.
Meanwhile, more than 2 million passengers are set to pass through the hub this season.
South Bay charities make their final pitches for holiday-time donations during a very rough economy. But here's some good news: One cash-strapped South Bay charity once on the verge of closing has earned a reprieve, thanks to our lovely and generous Daily Breeze readers.
Local kitty lovers are infuriated over a recent court ruling ordering Los Angeles to stop paying and supporting programs that spay or neuter stray feral cats.
Residents of the bezene- and methane-contaminated Carousel housing tract in Carson are grappling with what to do now that many neighbors have brought a suit against Shell Oil, which once operated a tank farm on the site.
A pedestrian died Sunday morning in Rancho Palos Verdes when an 18-year-old motorist lost control of his car and jumped the curb, striking and killing the 49-year-old man.
Gardena-based Serra High School's football team took it all in the state bowl game Saturday at Home Depot Center. Whooo hooo! Watch the team prepare for the big game.
Officials at Los Angeles International Airport are stepping up efforts to crack down on aggressive solicitors who pursue donations from jet-lagged and confused passengers as they exit the airport.This year, authorities have arrested more than 130, and plan on getting tougher during the holiday travel rush.
Meanwhile, more than 2 million passengers are set to pass through the hub this season.
South Bay charities make their final pitches for holiday-time donations during a very rough economy. But here's some good news: One cash-strapped South Bay charity once on the verge of closing has earned a reprieve, thanks to our lovely and generous Daily Breeze readers.
Local kitty lovers are infuriated over a recent court ruling ordering Los Angeles to stop paying and supporting programs that spay or neuter stray feral cats.
Readers, so much news:
Seniors and preschoolers gathered together Wednesday for a multi-generational Hanukkah celebration at Temple Menorah in Redondo Beach.
County supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is taking heat for his $700,000 office remodel plans.
The Toberman Neighborhood Center in San Pedro put on an early Christmas feast Wednesday.
Los Angeles city leaders have agreed to reimburse Los Angeles World Airports, the agency that operates LAX, $21.2 million for two payments deemed improper.
Redondo city leaders have delayed approval of a new commercial complex on Catalina Avenue, an area they've long sought to revitalize.
A Manhattan Beach woman is leading the charge for IndyMac depositors to recover their lost money.
Bring on prep soccer: Today we preview teams from Torrance's North and West high schools. Check out some pictures.
Santa Claus is still making his rounds throughout the South Bay.
Seniors and preschoolers gathered together Wednesday for a multi-generational Hanukkah celebration at Temple Menorah in Redondo Beach.
County supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is taking heat for his $700,000 office remodel plans.
The Toberman Neighborhood Center in San Pedro put on an early Christmas feast Wednesday.
Los Angeles city leaders have agreed to reimburse Los Angeles World Airports, the agency that operates LAX, $21.2 million for two payments deemed improper.
Redondo city leaders have delayed approval of a new commercial complex on Catalina Avenue, an area they've long sought to revitalize.
A Manhattan Beach woman is leading the charge for IndyMac depositors to recover their lost money.
Bring on prep soccer: Today we preview teams from Torrance's North and West high schools. Check out some pictures.
Santa Claus is still making his rounds throughout the South Bay.
Readers, here's your morning news:
Hanukkah begins today at sundown. What are your holiday traditions?
The county Coroner's Office has officially ruled the shooting death earlier this week of a Rolling Hills Estates attorney outside his home was a homicide.
Some Los Angeles International Airport workers are learning how to be nice during naughty holiday airport run-ins.
A Torrance researcher participating in a massive women's health study, has found that women who take a popular bone density drug had reduced rates of breast cancer of about 30 percent.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority governing board has moved ahead with the South Bay extension of the Green line as well as the Crenshaw light rail line, sans rail yard in El Segundo or Westchester.
After long maintaining he had nothing to do with the cliff death of his brand-new wife, Brandon Manai said in court Thursday that his bride fell off the Rancho Palos Verdes shoreline.
Mira Costa's football team heads to the Western Division final tonight with a stellar offensive front five. Check out some pictures.
A San Pedro man has turned a love of music into a a more commercial career.
Hanukkah begins today at sundown. What are your holiday traditions?
The county Coroner's Office has officially ruled the shooting death earlier this week of a Rolling Hills Estates attorney outside his home was a homicide.
Some Los Angeles International Airport workers are learning how to be nice during naughty holiday airport run-ins.
A Torrance researcher participating in a massive women's health study, has found that women who take a popular bone density drug had reduced rates of breast cancer of about 30 percent.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority governing board has moved ahead with the South Bay extension of the Green line as well as the Crenshaw light rail line, sans rail yard in El Segundo or Westchester.
After long maintaining he had nothing to do with the cliff death of his brand-new wife, Brandon Manai said in court Thursday that his bride fell off the Rancho Palos Verdes shoreline.
Mira Costa's football team heads to the Western Division final tonight with a stellar offensive front five. Check out some pictures.
A San Pedro man has turned a love of music into a a more commercial career.
Readers, wake up from your turkey and retail coma to catch up on local news:
Plans for a high-density senior housing complex in the heart of Torrance have resurfaced. Again.
How did you spend Thanksgiving? Volunteers at Torrance church offered food, comfort and friendship to South Bay folks.
Bravo shoppers for bucking a dismal economy and flooding stores this morning in search of bargains. Our own business columnist Muhammed El-Hasan shares his Black Friday experience from last year.
And while you're out shopping, why not pick up an athletic ball to bring to the Breeze's annual holiday ball drive, which supports local youth-focused nonprofits?
A jury has found that William Sadowski was legally sane when he killed a Los Angeles International Airport police officer in 2005. Now, he's headed for a lifetime in parole, rather than a mental institution.
One Palos Verdes Estates young lady has reached what could be the highest echelon of academic honor, earning a prestigious Rhodes scholarship.
After more than a year of fighting for a dog park on The Hill, it looks like a Palos Verdes Estates couple is finally starting to see some success.
Thanksgiving is sooo yesterday. Bring on Christmas, and visits from Santa Claus throughout the South Bay.
Plans for a high-density senior housing complex in the heart of Torrance have resurfaced. Again.
How did you spend Thanksgiving? Volunteers at Torrance church offered food, comfort and friendship to South Bay folks.
Bravo shoppers for bucking a dismal economy and flooding stores this morning in search of bargains. Our own business columnist Muhammed El-Hasan shares his Black Friday experience from last year.
And while you're out shopping, why not pick up an athletic ball to bring to the Breeze's annual holiday ball drive, which supports local youth-focused nonprofits?
A jury has found that William Sadowski was legally sane when he killed a Los Angeles International Airport police officer in 2005. Now, he's headed for a lifetime in parole, rather than a mental institution.
One Palos Verdes Estates young lady has reached what could be the highest echelon of academic honor, earning a prestigious Rhodes scholarship.
After more than a year of fighting for a dog park on The Hill, it looks like a Palos Verdes Estates couple is finally starting to see some success.
Thanksgiving is sooo yesterday. Bring on Christmas, and visits from Santa Claus throughout the South Bay.
Readers, we're so thankful for all this news!
What's a South Bay native, Oscar-winning screenwriter to do while in prison for a year? Tweet, of course.
More than 200 active military service men and women got their Thanksgiving eat on Tuesday at the Bob Hope USO at Los Angeles International Airport. See pictures of the festivities.
Meantime, volunteers Tuesday in San Pedro assembled baskets for the needy in anticipation of what will likely be the biggest giveaways ever for First Presbyterian Church's 14th annual tradition.
The former head of the Transportation Security Administration and LAX's first security director has died.
Toyota Motor Corp. is working to mute speculation that the car giant, whose sales and marketing and finance arms are in the South Bay, would move workers out of California.
Defensive back Sean Parker will help his Narbonne High team mates take on Venice in the CIF quarterfinals tonight. Be sure to check out pictures of the player.
Your turkey probably isn't even defrosted yet, but here are some ideas about what to do with all those tasty leftovers.
What's a South Bay native, Oscar-winning screenwriter to do while in prison for a year? Tweet, of course.
More than 200 active military service men and women got their Thanksgiving eat on Tuesday at the Bob Hope USO at Los Angeles International Airport. See pictures of the festivities.
Meantime, volunteers Tuesday in San Pedro assembled baskets for the needy in anticipation of what will likely be the biggest giveaways ever for First Presbyterian Church's 14th annual tradition.
The former head of the Transportation Security Administration and LAX's first security director has died.
Toyota Motor Corp. is working to mute speculation that the car giant, whose sales and marketing and finance arms are in the South Bay, would move workers out of California.
Defensive back Sean Parker will help his Narbonne High team mates take on Venice in the CIF quarterfinals tonight. Be sure to check out pictures of the player.
Your turkey probably isn't even defrosted yet, but here are some ideas about what to do with all those tasty leftovers.
Readers, so much news this morning:
A Carson man was arrested this morning in connection to a Harbor College break-in, but another man escaped.
Trial began Monday for Brandon Manai, the Torrance man accused of throwing his wife of just 13 days over a Rancho Palos Verdes cliff in July 2005.
Los Angeles Unified School District leaders have instigated a a hiring freeze, and slashed other expenses like travel, conferences and eats at district meetings as the district faces a deficit of up to $60 million this year.
Looks like El Segundo's new fire station is almost finished after a few delays.
Los Angeles International Airport traffic in October increased for the second month in a row. Whoo hoo!
More than 2 million drop-side cribs manufactured by an arm of the El Segundo-based Mattel have been recalled.
A Carson man was arrested this morning in connection to a Harbor College break-in, but another man escaped.
Trial began Monday for Brandon Manai, the Torrance man accused of throwing his wife of just 13 days over a Rancho Palos Verdes cliff in July 2005.
Los Angeles Unified School District leaders have instigated a a hiring freeze, and slashed other expenses like travel, conferences and eats at district meetings as the district faces a deficit of up to $60 million this year.
Looks like El Segundo's new fire station is almost finished after a few delays.
Los Angeles International Airport traffic in October increased for the second month in a row. Whoo hoo!
More than 2 million drop-side cribs manufactured by an arm of the El Segundo-based Mattel have been recalled.
Readers, we have so much news this fine autumn morning:
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors enacted sweeping measures in hopes of curbing obesity and smoking, and cashing in on stimulus funds, but stopped at banning soda at county venues.
A psychiatrist told a Los Angeles County Superior Court that William Sadowski was insane when he killed an LAX police officer by dragging him with his own car about four years ago.
A relatively controversial statue unveiled in San Pedro but boxed away in storage ever since, has found a new home on the city's waterfront.
Poor Gardena and San Pedro high schools: The schools drew significantly less interest from charters or outside groups in running them under Los Angeles Unified School District's Public School Choice Plan than the other three dozen or so schools open under the pitch.
Check out these cute pictures of Special Olympics athletes playing at Mattel in El Segundo yesterday.
A South Bay-based firm won a $10 million contract with the European planemaker Airbus.
Mira Costa High's girl volleyball team lost again for the second time this season to Los Alamitos on Tuesday. See pictures.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors enacted sweeping measures in hopes of curbing obesity and smoking, and cashing in on stimulus funds, but stopped at banning soda at county venues.
A psychiatrist told a Los Angeles County Superior Court that William Sadowski was insane when he killed an LAX police officer by dragging him with his own car about four years ago.
A relatively controversial statue unveiled in San Pedro but boxed away in storage ever since, has found a new home on the city's waterfront.
Poor Gardena and San Pedro high schools: The schools drew significantly less interest from charters or outside groups in running them under Los Angeles Unified School District's Public School Choice Plan than the other three dozen or so schools open under the pitch.
Check out these cute pictures of Special Olympics athletes playing at Mattel in El Segundo yesterday.
A South Bay-based firm won a $10 million contract with the European planemaker Airbus.
Mira Costa High's girl volleyball team lost again for the second time this season to Los Alamitos on Tuesday. See pictures.
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.
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.
