Rolling Hills manager goes to PVE
Tony Dahlerbruch, former Rolling Hills city manager, this week took over as city manager of neighboring Palos Verdes Estates.
Students show off engineering skills
An underwater rover. A robot that throws Frisbees. A solar-powered boat. These are several of the projects designed by Palos Verdes students in middle and high school that were on display last week at the Student Engineering Expo and Symposium.
Neighbors worried over plant demolition
In the long history of the Palos Verdes Landfill there have been many controversies. Now the Sanitation District wants to demolish the power plant on the site because there isn’t enough gas left to justify its operation.
Hermosa Beach visit by Ecuadorians hits a parking snag
Fourteen middle-aged couples from Ecuador rode into Hermosa Beach on their Harleys Tuesday noon, all eager for lunch by the pier. They parked their bikes behind The Lighthouse, paid for their spots by machine, and quickly headed for a look at the sea and eats along the Promenade. Midway through their meals, they heard their […]
New addition to Redondo Beach Unified School District team
From July 1, Dr. Tom Stekol will take over from Nancy Kelly as the Redondo Beach Unified School District’s assistant superintendent of human resources. Stekol has worked extensively on all aspects of human resource management in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He earned a B.A. in history at the University of California at Berkeley, […]
Redondo Union’s Mix It Up At Lunch event a success
Buoyed by the success of an experiment she conducted at Redondo Union High School’s cafeteria last week, 18-year-old Alex Nelson is energized in her quest to beat bullying and break down social barriers. Nelson, who volunteers with Alabama-based civil rights organization Southern Poverty Law Center, coordinated a lunchtime event at the high school last Friday, […]
About Town in Redondo Beach: Week of June 6
Luau fundraiser Polynesian dance group Manea Dancers is putting on a fundraiser luau at Seaside Lagoon on Saturday, June 8, from noon. A $30 ticket includes a Hawaiian buffet, red velvet waffles and ice cream, hula workshops, dance and fire shows, live music, temporary tattoos and face painting. For tickets, visit spendingshift.com or call (310) 387-1742. Harmony […]
Manhattan Beach firefighters, CERT teach hands-only CPR to save lives [PHOTOS]
[scrollGallery id = 614] As part of National CPR week and Los Angeles County’s Sidewalk CPR Day, Manhattan Beach firefighters and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) took to the streets Tuesday in an effort to equip the community with a lifesaving technique called hands-only CPR. Hands-only CPR, a two-step resuscitation for cardiac arrests, has […]
Failed underground equipment causes power outage in downtown Manhattan Beach
Businesses and homes in downtown Manhattan Beach were among the 3,611 Southern California Edison customers to lose power for several hours Saturday night, due to what an Edison spokesperson described as “failed underground equipment.” The outage began at 10:11 p.m. and lasted until 1:03 a.m., primarily impacting Manhattan Beach and Torrance. The affected perimeters were […]