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“He had a great street sense and was absolutely confident when he worked in the streets. He was always big on tactics and safety.”

A funeral service will be held today for a Hawthorne police detective, a decorated ex-Marine, who died in his sleep in his Redondo Beach home on his 34th birthday. via Daily Breeze

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A tag cloud is a visual list of key terms associated with a piece of content. Larger and bolder tags are more relevant to the content. via The Orange County Register

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“I stagger away and I hear pop, pop”

Five police officers involved in shooting assailants wielding knives and guns will be honored Thursday with the South Bay's highest award for heroism. via Daily Breeze

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“So they gave me a choice. I could either do the tour or come to New York and be the Kim cover and be in the ensemble.”

The large cast rehearses a scene from "Miss Saigon," opening this weekend at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. via Daily Breeze

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“I exaggerated a little bit on my stories”

He claimed to be a Marine -- a decorated veteran of two tours in Iraq, wounded as he dodged roadside bombs that killed his buddies and leaders. via Press-Telegram

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“It's predictable that my albums will be completely different”

To Hawaiian musician and slack key guitar maestro Makana there are many ways to honor tradition. via Daily Breeze

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Efforts in Redondo Beach to draw up a blueprint to revitalize the city's harbor area have taken many turns over the past decade, but a compromise vote by the City Council last week may be a turning point in the ... via Daily Breeze

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“He started out with just the seed of something”

Al Adams, who was Mira Costa High School's band director from 1988 to 2003, leads students in a practice in 1999. via Daily Breeze

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“What we're trying to do is safeguard it for future generations. We don't just randomly go down there and rip stuff off.”

With a cold splash, the 100 pounds of bulky equipment that steals agility on land becomes weightless, buoyant even. via Daily Breeze

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“We also visit most buildings in the city to figure out how we'd fight a fire in that structure”

The firefighters are in big trouble, struggling in full turnout gear on hands and knees in complete darkness, their 30-minute air bottles burning out fast. via Daily Breeze

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