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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.

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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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As the High Holy Days approach, South Bay synagogues are working to help members afford tickets to services, as well as expensive membership dues, which are typically paid this time of year.

What would Suzanne Somers think? Manhattan Beach park goers might have to leave their ThighMasters at home if city leaders tonight decide to ban personal exercise equipment in town.

An 87-year-old woman forced to testify in court said her son would never, ever murder his former girlfriend 30 years ago in Torrance.

Volunteers from the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro released seals back to the sea Monday. Check out pictures of these cuties -- the seals and the volunteers, of course.

A San Pedro real estate agent and mortgage broker doesn't let blindness impede his business.

South Bay beach city residents had better get ready for a new girls volleyball season. Check out pictures of teams from Mira Costa and Redondo Union.

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The Rancho Palos Verdes fire is out, but blazes continue to rage in the rest of the region, including the massive Station wildfire, in which two firefighters died Sunday.

Scroll through pictures of the aftermath of the PV fire here and here.

Sheriff's deputies are looking for four men believed to be involved in the shooting of a man in Lawndale last night.

Loyola Marymount University opened its brand spanking new library Sunday. Check out pictures of the $63 million facility.

Old Torrance hosted its first ever block party Sunday.

A Long Beach man was first to paddle Sunday into Manhattan Beach in the 34th Catalina Classic Paddleboard Championship. Check out pictures of the event.

And some weekend stragglers...

Shell Oil Co. has discovered methane and benzene contamination beneath a south Carson housing tract.

Patrons of a popular San Pedro cigar shop are fasting for Ramadan in solidarity with the store's owner.

The election for the 51st Assembly seat is Tuesday.

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Going beyond the usual food basket and collection plate donations, South Bay churches are doing their best to help parishioners desperate in the economy, including one congregation that will pay past-due electric bills for residents this weekend.

A group of Wilmington residents say an environmental study of a proposed truck expressway is flawed.

Los Angeles County will sue the state over delays in health and social services funding, supervisors decided Wednesday.

Banning High's boys soccer team earned a spot into the play-offs Wednesday, when it beat their San Pedro High counterparts, 1-0. Check out some pictures of the match here.

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Two years after trading baking for adjudicating, Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Lynn Olson sits down to talk about her new career and the tumultuous aftermath of her successful 2006 election bid, in which the Hermosa Beach resident unseated a popular veteran judge.

While you're feeling judge-y, why don't you check out our online database that tracks South Bay court cases? And mosey over to our Crime and Courts blog, too.

The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that conservative Christians who broke away from the U.S. Episcopal Churches over theological differences can't keep their church properties.

The Manhattan Beach City Council tonight will decide whether to pursue a renovation to its cramped and aging library. Early estimates price the project at $15 million, more than a fifth of which the city has already socked away.

Former Manhattan Beach police Sgt. Shawn Shelton just can't quit: He was caught last month with marijuana inside the Louisiana prison where he's awaiting trial for killing a man. Already, he is serving 35 years to life for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in Las Vegas.

A Torrance widow pulled herself out of a deep depression to build a business that offers after-school reading and math tutoring for youngsters in Redondo Beach and Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood.