Friday night lights fade to black
Unlike at Redondo Unioni High, football games at Peninsula are always played during the day. Photo A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has effectively nailed the coffin shut on hopes that Palos Verdes Peninsula High School would get stadium lights on its football stadium any time soon. The ruling marks the end of a nearly 3-year effort by parents and alumni to bring Friday night football to Peninsula High, which has never enjoyed home games under the lights. The effort electrified the community, but also brought controversy. Principal Mitzi Cress, who supported the lights, said she was disappointed. “I greatly appreciate the efforts and dedication of the Peninsula High parents and alumni who spearheaded the effort to bring football lights to Peninsula High,” Cress said. “Sadly, their efforts did not prevail.” Kevin Moen, who helped lead the effort, said this week the group would be returning to area residents more than $250,000 in donations that it has held for the past two years. “People have been very patient and allowed their donations to sit with us. Our intent is to return all our donors’ money,” Moen said. “Unfortunately the real losers are the kids who would have been the…
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