Redondo Beach names Hawthorne’s Kauffman as new police chief

After a year of searching, Redondo Beach’s police force has a new leader. Keith Kauffman, a Captain with the Hawthorne Police Department, was named as Redondo Beach’s next Chief of Police in a press release issued on Tuesday afternoon. He was the top pick from a field of 39 candidates vying for a position vacated…

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About Town in Redondo Beach: Cracking down on the Lobster Festival

It takes about 27 seconds, four fluid motions, and a few swings of a blunt object, for Jose Castanada to prepare a freshly-boiled lobster for the plate. One cut, lengthwise, down the lobster’s tail; a twist, separating the tail from the torso; a yank, removing both claws at once; and a pull, separating the top…

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Letters 10/01/15

Leave the lights on Dear ER: Insane (“Power outage,” ER September 24, 2015)! We just spent a year with planned and mostly unplanned power outages to fix these equipment problems. Lyn Coveleski Fisher Website comment   Put tourists in their place Dear ER: I prefer tourists at the new hotels rather than next door, thanks…

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Alta Vista Elementary School earns National Blue Ribbon School Award

After days struggling to keep a lid on a pending announcement, Alta Vista Elementary School Principal Susan Wildes shared excellent news with her school’s staff in a surprise meeting in a darkened library after school Tuesday afternoon: Alta Vista has been named a National Blue Ribbon School for its Exemplary High Performance. Alta Vista is…

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Trump this

New York City’s biggest developer promises Palos Verdes the country’s best golf course, or else… Editor’s note: In December 2002, current Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump addressed Palos Verdes leaders and residents at his newly acquired Peninsula golf course about his “weekend project,” as he described it. The following story about that visit originally…

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The Life of O’Brien

Unexpected turns in Rotary District 5280 Governor-Elect Gregory O’Brien’s life have led him exactly where he wants to be: in Palos Verdes, with the opportunity to serve Rancho Palos Verdes resident Greg O’Brien’s life on The Hill came quite unexpectedly. A longtime resident of Glendora, he and his wife Carolyn had no plans to move…

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Art on the wall and on the plate

Chef Brett Hickey makes the Palos Verdes Art Center a destination for food, as well as art When you’re opening a new restaurant and want to attract a sophisticated clientele, you might tell your designer you want the place to look “artsy.” They’ll know just what you mean and will know where to go to…

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The fast, frugal Toyota Avalon, VW Golf TDI

What are the best fuel-sipping choices for the South Bay driver? Well, we have two vehicles for your consideration that not only give you excellent fuel economy, no-one will know you’re saving money at the pumps. And even more –they’re also surprisingly fun to drive.

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