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Photos by Steve Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com) The offshore winds that drove flames from the Pacific Palisades highlands to the sea at the north end of Santa Monica Bay, destroying over 6,000 homes, created ideal conditions for the nearly 200 surfers who competed in the Dive N’ Surf/South Bay Boardriders contest. The contest was held on Saturday, […]
by Garth Meyer When the fire broke out in Pacific Palisades the morning of Jan. 7, two engine crews were quickly summoned from Redondo Beach. Captain Kenny Campos and three fellow RBFD firefighters were assigned to Sunset Boulevard, which runs the length of the town, north to south. When they turned onto Sunset, from […]
by Mark McDermott The term “housing crisis,” so often used to describe California’s housing shortage, just took on new meaning for the thousands of families who lost homes in the Los Angeles County wildfires in the last week. Many of the 5,000 left without homes in Pacific Palisades are looking for temporary and permanent new […]
By Garth Meyer Two Redondo Beach Fire Department engines and their crews were on the scene in Pacific Palisades Tuesday to help fight the sudden wildfire, estimated to have burned 5,000 acres and claimed at least 1,000 structures as of Wednesday morning. Redondo Beach City Manager Mike Witzansky reported the mutual aid dispatch of the […]
Something’s brewing in South Redondo Gasser’s Mike Bouchard on this year’s Brew Lagoon: 5 bands and over 20 breweries The rendezvous took place in a generic shopping center, but as soon as I climbed into the car the person next to me brought out a greasy mechanic’s rag and said, “I’m sorry, padre, but you’ll […]