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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.

Readers, coming at ya:

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.

Readers, let's hop to it:

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.

Coming at ya, readers:

Lomita's City Council race has ended in a tie for the third seat, a relative rarity in local elections. Also, check out our post-election coverage.

Say goodbye to bikini-clad baristas in Torrance. The controversial Bikini Espresso is closing.

The family of a man killed in a shootout that also injured a sheriff's deputy this week in Lawndale said the incident could have been avoided had a parole agent arrested Juan Carlos Aguilar for drug possession earlier that day. Check out pictures of the aftermath.

John Bogert opines about a rite of passage -- school dances.

Trial has started for the former Torrance plastic surgeon accused of working while on disability and double-billing for procedures.

Los Angeles city leaders have approved $1.3 billion worth of construction contracts to expand the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX.

Several South Bay cities and agencies will get nearly $13 million for various projects from Los Angeles County, Supervisor Don Knabe announced in his state of the county speech Wednesday.

Two Mira Costa High School girl volleyball players are glamming up the usually inglorious middle blocker position.

Readers, start your week off well-informed of local news:

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.

Readers, let's hit it:

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.

Readers, let's get to it:

The family of a 13-year-old autistic boy Tasered by Hawthorne Police officer last year has filed a federal lawsuit seeking class-action status.

Tony Lopez Perez, the Redondo Beach man accused of killing Cori Daye Desmond, pleaded not guilty to one charge of murder Tuesday.

Just weeks after Gardena High School was placed on a list of a dozen underperforming schools that could be taken over by outside operators, its principal has quit.

What are you doing tomorrow as part of the Great California ShakeOut, a massive statewide earthquake drill?

Rep. Jane Harman talked to South Bay business leaders Tuesday in her annual State of the Region address.

UCLA basketball coach legend John Wooden turns 99 today. Why don't you congratulate him?

Folks broke ground Tuesday for a new senior housing development in Carson.

Readers, let's get started:

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.

Readers, let's hit it:

Rep. Jane Harman has apparently shifted her previous position that any new troops in Afghanistan would be citizens. In an op/ed she's penned, Harman has called for higher troop levels there if the Afghan government can deliver anti-corruption measures.

Gardena city leaders Tuesday night selected its city clerk to fill the seat vacated by Steve Bradford, now an assemblyman. Check out tomorrow's paper for more details.

A new Lomita home for domestic violence victims and their children hosts a gala to raise money in this rotten economy.

Sorry, friends, but you've gotta limit your roosters to just one in Los Angeles, thanks to a new ordinance approved Tuesday.

The man who allegedly sexually assaulted and beat a 69-year-old woman beyond recognition on a Hawthorne street last week has been charged with forcible rape and attempted murder.

A Gardena man pleaded no contest to shooting his ex-con father during an argument. How's that for a nuclear family?