CenterCal announces new investment partner in Waterfront project

Last week, developer CenterCal announced Westport Capital Partners LLC as a new capital investment partner in the Redondo Beach Waterfront Revitalization Project, which proposes bringing 523,732 square feet of new development to King Harbor. Westport largely invests in commercial projects in the US and internationally and is “committed to making a sizeable investment” on the […]

Learning for a lifetime: Rolling Hills man started a senior learning institution

Burt Cutler had an indisputable voracity for knowledge. It fuelled his weekly, 54-mile round-trip “schleps” from Rolling Hills to UCLA, where he would battle for a parking spot so he could participate in the school’s PLATO Society, a community of retired seniors who meet in member-led discussion groups to further intellectual growth.

Drone’s Eye View in the South Bay

As unmanned aerial vehicles gain prevalence in the skies, South Bay residents and officials — like everyone else — must deal with unprecedented issues of privacy and safety.

Community Calender 9/04/14-9/09/14

Thursday 4 FREE YOGA Redondo Pier Association and the Cancer Support Community-Redondo Beach yoga classes on the Redondo Beach Pier. Free and open to the public. Classes will be led by instructors from Spectrum Athletic Clubs every Thursday in September, 100 Fisherman’s Wharf, Redondo Beach from 6 – 7 p.m.Visit redondopier.com for more information. Friday 5/Saturday 6 […]

PVPUSD welcomes new school chief

As school returned to session on the hill last month, Dr. Don Austin took over as superintendent for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.

Letters to the Editor 9/04/14

Drilling down into oil safety Dear ER: I’ve known John Szot for years. We don’t often agree on what makes the world go ’round, but I’ve respected his intelligence, candor, and willingness to point out when the emperor is naked.  Recently, however, his enthusiasm for all things oil and gas has caused him to be […]

Our Fabled Past-“Myth and Image” at El Camino College

In some ways, mythology is religion without the hardball tactics, or the politics. We can leave Jesus and Mohammed aside while we mingle comfortably with tales of Cupid, Icarus, Prometheus, Pandora, and Gaia. That’s because myths ground all of us in who we are, why we are, and where we come from. It’s serious stuff, […]