Archive for January 2011
About Town
Limits lifted The City council has voted to lift limits on campaign contributions for independent political action committees that are not affiliated with a political candidate. The council acted on the advice of City Attorney Michael Jenkins, who said the $250 limit was vulnerable to a legal challenge on constitutional grounds. The city retains its…
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Thursday January 27 PJ Story time Brush your teeth…Put on your pajamas…grab a cuddly buddy…and join us for story time at the Library! Free and open to all ages. 6:45 p.m. No sign-up or registration required. Redondo Main Library, 303 N. PCH. 310-318-0675 option 6. Author reception Helen Simonson’s debut novel “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand”…
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Setting aside the issue of gun control, another issue of national significance raised by the Jan. 8 shooting of Gabrielle Giffords is health care.
What will be the total cost of repairing her wounded brain and leading her to recovery — the hospitalization, the teams of medical specialists, the surgeries, the medications, and all the rehabilitation therapies — speech, occupational, physical – that will last for months or quite possibly years? The figure will be astronomical, and it will be paid for almost entirely by her federal insurance plan.
A la carte
Coolest Train Set In Town… I have enjoyed meals in railroad dining cars on a couple of continents, including this one – Amtrak’s service is short on innovation, but the atmosphere and ever-changing view more than compensate. I never thought I’d be able to get even a shadow of the experience in the South Bay, where the rails have long been subsumed by greenbelt. So it was a surprise when I visited The Dining Car, a wonderful project by Chef Hannes in El Segundo. Chef-owner Johannes Kraschitzer expanded into the long, narrow space next door and decided to recreate the ambiance of a railroad dining car, complete with electric trains running around and even inside the tables.
Read MoreAn Elegy for the Ancient Mariner
On Saturday, the large white tent was filled to its 750-seat capacity, and easily there were dozens upon dozens more wherever one looked, standing at the perimeters. They had come to the Cabrillo Marine Museum for the public memorial celebration that honored and bid farewell to San Pedro’s favorite son, John Olguin, who had passed away on January the first, a few oar strokes shy of his 90th birthday.
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Pigeon plague
Dear ER:
Regarding the “Birdman of Manhattan” [ER Jan. 20, 2011], I am sure he is a well intentioned individual, just as the neighbor of ours who started feeding pigeons daily in her driveway some 20 years ago.
We were soon inundated with pigeons in our neighborhood who aggressively sought to establish nests in the gutters, roof tiles and eves of houses.
On Local Government
A little over 50 years ago, approaching my 12th birthday, I spent the morning of January 20, 1961, shoveling snow from a massive snowstorm that paralyzed the Northeast. At noon, I watched the inauguration of John Kennedy as he gave us the clarion call of our generation. “Ask not,” he exhorted us, “what our country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”
Read MoreRedondo girls continue to rule the court
Redondo’s girls basketball team remained undefeated in Bay League competition after completing the first round of games. The home-and-away series between league foes continues Friday as teams gear up for the CIF Southern Section playoffs.
Mira Costa’s boys soccer team moved into a first-place tie with Palos Verdes after snapping the Sea King’s 13-game winning streak.
All-Star game turns into defensive struggle
Playing the role of Monday morning quarterback, Derek Largent would have done things differently. Although he made tremendous strides in what amounted to only one full season of playing football, Largent can’t help but second guess at what could have been. After seeing limited playing time during his junior year – and first year playing…
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Volleyball Registration and volunteer positions now open for the United States youth Volleyball League (USYVL) Spring Season. The 8-week league in El Segundo at Washington Park and Hermosa Beach at South Park will run from April to June and is also looking for volunteer coaches, site directors and clinicians (volleyball instructors). For more information, log…
Read MoreNew swell due this week
Thursday morning a moderately potent, 14-16 second interval, NW swell moves in from a fairly steep angle of 295-305 degrees. The best West facing breaks should go head high plus or better on the sets.
Read MoreLine of fire: Manhattan Beach native says Tucson shot to his shoulder felt like a sledge hammer
One moment Manhattan Beach native Jim Tucker was shaking hands with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at a meet-and-greet outside a Tucson, Arizona supermarket. The next moment, both lay bleeding on the ground. Tucker, a Mira Costa High School graduate, had been third in line to meet Giffords at her Jan. 8 “Congress on Your Corner”…
Read MoreSB Boardriders Club Big Wave contest gets some waves
The South Bay Boardriders Club Big Wave Contest finally made it past the talking stage and into the water last weekend when a solid, overhead swell swept in. The surfer who is documented paddling into the biggest South Bay wave ridden this winter will be honored at the First Annual South Bay Big Wave Challenge…
Read MoreBig Wave Surfing, the South Bay [PHOTOS]
The South Bay Boardriders Club Big Wave Contest finally made it past the talking stage and into the water last weekend when a solid, overhead swell swept in. The surfer who is documented paddling into the biggest South Bay wave ridden this winter will be honored at the First Annual South Bay Big Wave Challenge…
Read MoreLions and tigers and Broadway, oh my!
She’s wined and dined on Mulligan stew and never wished for turkey. Probably hitched and hiked and grifted, too, from Maine to Albuquerque. But, social circles may spin too fast for she, as her Hobohemia seems her place to be.
Read MorePam Barrett & Jim Hill celebrated for service to the Norris Center
If Pam Barrett’s father hadn’t been an officer in the Coast Guard, she might never have met the man who’s been the love of her life for the past 22 years.
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