Palos Verdes Estates News

California is in trouble, deep financial trouble, and none of our representatives has a solution.

It will soon be a lot easier - and cheaper - to be green in some cities in the South Bay.

Ed and Pat Long of Palos Verdes Estates who will receive the Van Dine Americanism Award on 4th of July celebration.

In the largely affluent, desirable neighborhoods of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, property tax rolls are flat for the first time in years - and that means a lower-than-expected return for cities.

Palos Verdes Estates. Facing additional funding cuts from the state, the Palos Verdes Peninsula school board is set to consider its budget at a special meeting today.

Local students make a science of winning: A number of local students won awards for their entries at the California State Science Fair held in Los Angeles last month.

The fundraisers, to be held on three consecutive summer weekends, will feature three outstanding chefs who will produce gourmet menus at private Peninsula estates.

For its last gala concert of the season, the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay, under the baton of Frances Steiner, on Saturday offered up a Viennese evening of beautiful music.

Six students from local schools have been honored by the National Achievement Scholarship Program, which awards college funding to about 800 outstanding black high school scholars across the nation.

Major crime dropped 3 1/2 percent in the South Bay and Harbor Area in 2008, continuing a trend that has been heading downward for years.

A judge has ruled against a Palos Verdes Estates woman's bid to force the city to reconsider its approval of a proposed house that she says would block her ocean view.

John Polen recently stood below a large wall photo of the South Bay coast, a serene image in glaring contrast to the stormy waters stoked by the worldwide financial meltdown.

The El Redondo Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is holding its 44th annual Patriot Pride Colonial Luncheon on Saturday.

The body of a man who was reported to be suicidal was recovered from the base of cliffs in Palos Verdes Estates on Monday.

South Bay residents will have a lot of reading material to choose from starting today at local used-book sales: The Peninsula Friends of the Library are featuring new books about horses, Indians, gardening, ...

A taco truck caters to workers at a construction site on Via Arco in Palos Verdes Estates.

Students from Kim Erbe's second-grade class meet musicians at the Celebrate Mozart program at Dapplegray Elementary.

Even Harry Houdini couldn't have conjured the stunt that Dapplegray Elementary School Principal Fred London performed recently.

A billboard at Western Avenue and Palos Verdes Drive North bearing a quote from Abraham Lincoln is part of Sheryl Iannitti's campaign for the Palos Verdes Estates City Council.

Authorities say an explosion sparked a fire that burned most of the upper floor of a two-story home in Palos Verdes Estates Tuesday.