Back in court
A Feb. 22 hearing has been scheduled to potentially set a trial date for a long-running $700 million lawsuit against the city.
The 13-year-old breach-of-contract lawsuit by Macpherson Oil Company has been up and down the state court system before landing back in a trial court, for a showdown that could drive the city bankrupt.
Macpherson Oil once held a contract with the city, allowing the company to slant-drill under the Pacific Ocean from municipal land at Sixth Street and Valley Drive. Then Hermosa voters weighed in against the project in 1995, and a previous City Council in 1998 declared the contract canceled, citing safety concerns.
A state appeals court last year told the city that it can get out from under the breach-of-contract claim if it can convince a jury that the oil drilling project was too dangerous to allow. The California Supreme Court let that ruling stand when it declined to entertain an appeal by the city.
Blood drive
Providence-Little Company of Mary Hospital will hold a blood drive 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30 at the Clark Building, 861 Valley Drive. For an appointment to give, see hbeach.givesblood.org, and for questions call 310-406-5907.
Hazard disposal
A household hazardous waste and e-waste roundup will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 at Clark Stadium on Valley Drive between Eighth and 11th Streets. Entrance to the roundup will be on Valley Drive, heading south from Pier Avenue.
Items should be brought in sturdy boxes, preferably in their original labeled containers. Items should not be mixed items together. There is a limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per trip, and participants should remove all other items from their trunks.
For more call 1(888) CLEAN-LA or see CleanLA.com. ER
