Rancho Palos Verdes News http://www.topix.com/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca http://www.topix.com/rss/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca.xml Local news for Rancho Palos Verdes, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png More Views of Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/more-views-of-terranea-resort-in-rancho-palos-verdes?fromrss=1 The Daily Breeze reports that construction on the 582-room Terranea Resort has kept a "brisk pace," and is on track for a June 2009 opening on the bluffs of Rancho Palos Verdes. via CurbedLA

]]> CurbedLA Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:06:21 GMT 0802167JF9IT 0 33.760905 -118.362323 Rancho Palos Verdes resort is taking form http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/rancho-palos-verdes-resort-is-taking-form?fromrss=1 "Even the security guards will have a concierge mind-set"

Daily Breeze February LOCAL 446 words Rancho Palos Verdes resort is taking form Megan Bagdonas With the final piece of its steel frame welded and the first layers of stucco slathered on, the $450 million ... via Hotels

]]> Hotels Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:17:02 GMT 080214QOE5S1 0 33.760905 -118.362323 Downtown a hothouse for flourishing flower market http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/downtown-a-hothouse-for-flourishing-flower-market?fromrss=1 "There are very few growers here anymore"

James Hatano looks across the floor of the sprawling Southern California Flower Market and acknowledges that he is one of the last links to a bygone age of flower selling in Los Angeles. via KCPQ

]]> KCPQ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:50:05 GMT 080213HQ1VHP 0 33.760905 -118.362323 Patience, love, prayer: Couples celebrate World Marriage Day http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/patience-love-prayer-couples-celebrate-world-marriage-day?fromrss=1 "What is the result of the real sacrifices?"

Holding hands and gazing into each others' eyes, 75 couples commemorating 25, 50 or 60 years of marriage renewed their vows in front of a packed congregation during the World Marriage Day Mass at the Cathedral ... via The Tidings

]]> The Tidings Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:33:33 GMT 080212DMM7LD 0 33.760905 -118.362323 To protect and serve http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/to-protect-and-serve?fromrss=1 Los Angeles cost-cutting must not cross LAPD's thin blue line. The death of Los Angeles police Officer and Rancho Palos Verdes resident Randal Simmons and the critical wounding of Officer James Veenstra in a ... via Daily Breeze

]]> Daily Breeze Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:34:54 GMT 0802111CS2RO 1 33.760905 -118.362323 Black Leaders Seek Permanent Memorial For Slain SWAT Member http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/black-leaders-seek-permanent-memorial-for-slain-swat-member?fromrss=1 "It is a tragedy what happened out there, but it could have been much worse"

Black activists plan to call on city officials Saturday to designate a permanent memorial in South Los Angeles for slain police Officer Randal Simmons, who died when he and his partner stormed a house where a ... via KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4

]]> KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:20:49 GMT 0802114GT9OM 0 33.760905 -118.362323 Related Article: Officer from RPV killed in gunbattle http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/related-article-officer-from-rpv-killed-in-gunbattle?fromrss=1 "We keep these in our lockers and hope we never have to take them out"

A nearly 11-hour standoff and fierce gunbattle with police in a normally quiet San Fernando Valley neighborhood early Thursday left five people dead - including the first LAPD SWAT officer killed in city ... via Daily Breeze

]]> Daily Breeze Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:50:55 GMT 080210QMCEFF 1 33.760905 -118.362323 Donald Trump - Trump Refuses to Pay $10,000 Flag Application Fee http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/donald-trump-trump-refuses-to-pay-10-000-flag-application-fee?fromrss=1 "Since when do you have to pay to put up the American flag?"

Caption: Donald Trump, Vanessa Trump. 10th Annual Angel Ball held at the Marriott Marquis - Arrivals. via ContactMusic.com

]]> ContactMusic.com Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:48:09 GMT 080209HTI7LA 0 33.760905 -118.362323 Trust fund set up for family of slain SWAT officer http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/trust-fund-set-up-for-family-of-slain-swat-officer?fromrss=1 Trust funds were established today for the family of an LAPD SWAT officer who was shot and killed during a gunbattle in a Winnetka home, and for another officer who was seriously injured in the same shootout. via Daily Breeze

]]> Daily Breeze Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:59:30 GMT 080208D1BB3I 0 33.760905 -118.362323 South Bay voters have their say http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/south-bay-voters-have-their-say?fromrss=1 "I feel he offers up a new vision for the country and the world"

South Bay voters started taking to the polls this morning to cast their votes in what has become the most energized primary election in years. via Daily Breeze

]]> Daily Breeze Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:29:49 GMT 08020686CBK8 4 33.760905 -118.362323 Carjack charges reduced http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/carjack-charges-reduced?fromrss=1 "I think he has a good point on all counts"

Waving his arms over his head, a Rancho Palos Verdes doctor showed a judge how he unsuccessfully tried to stop the thief who stole his car from hitting him with it. via Daily Breeze

]]> Daily Breeze Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:20:46 GMT 080205KQPU7K 3 33.760905 -118.362323 Pay might be to blame for lack of poll workers http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/pay-might-be-to-blame-for-lack-of-poll-workers?fromrss=1 "I do it because I'm interested in my country and my nation"

Roughly 25,000 poll workers will be hard at work Tuesday but in the run-up to the California primary, Los Angeles County scrambled to find all those volunteers - in part because wealthy citizens weren't ... via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

]]> Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:45:48 GMT 080204BUS0OE 0 33.760905 -118.362323 RHE residents answer call to speak out http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/02/rhe-residents-answer-call-to-speak-out?fromrss=1 "I may not agree or disagree with everything everyone said, but that's not the point; we wanted to hear the constituents bring ideas to the table."

Rolling Hills Estates City Council members got an earful of complaints, concerns and calls for action this week at a forum designed to help the city set its priorities. via Daily Breeze

]]> Daily Breeze Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:01:31 GMT 080202GH39CQ 4 33.760905 -118.362323 Rancho Palos Verdes Man Accused Of Bringing Weapon Into Jail http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/01/rancho-palos-verdes-man-accused-of-bringing-weapon-into-jail?fromrss=1 A man awaiting retrial for murder in connection with his 4-year-old daughter's plunge off a cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes is set to be arraigned Feb. via KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4

]]> KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:57:22 GMT 080130C083AF 0 33.760905 -118.362323 Celebrations http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/01/celebrations?fromrss=1 Kelly Ann Murin and Ryan Orlando Kelly are engaged to be married Aug. 2 at Rancho Palos Verdes. via Santa Cruz Sentinel

]]> Santa Cruz Sentinel Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:14:31 GMT 0801282FPTMR 0 33.760905 -118.362323 Governor names Diesman to L.A. Superior Court http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/01/governor-names-diesman-to-l-a-superior-court?fromrss=1 "They're all steppingstones in preparing me to take the bench because we really need strong, fair-minded jurists, and all my experience has given me the tools I need to make the shift."

It's not easy telling a rape victim that charges won't be filed against her attacker or informing a mother that her child is being abused. via Daily Breeze

]]> Daily Breeze Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:54:41 GMT 0801269LJJL8 0 33.760905 -118.362323 Bowled over by wood http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/01/bowled-over-by-wood?fromrss=1 "That was a conscious choice not to take away from the beauty of these special objects. These bowls are the centrepiece of my house."

By Janet Eastman, Los Angeles Times-Washington Post Published: January 26, 2008, 00:19 Ann Ehringer is a modernist at heart, but today in her sleek Santa Monica living room in the US, she is holding a link to ... via Gulfnews

]]> Gulfnews Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:12:57 GMT 080125VMCUCD 0 33.760905 -118.362323 Elk Grove to look at anti-gang law http://www.topix.net/city/rancho-palos-verdes-ca/2008/01/elk-grove-to-look-at-anti-gang-law?fromrss=1 "We don't have a specific area in Elk Grove we can say is claimed by any one gang, like in West Sacramento."

Published 12:00 am PST Friday, January 25, 2008 Story appeared in METRO section, Page B3 The city of Elk Grove will soon consider an ordinance that could make parents criminally liable for the gang activities ... via Sacramento Bee

]]> Sacramento Bee Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:50:16 GMT 080125Q5UA3F 0 33.760905 -118.362323