It's the time of year again when social service workers start sweating. At Harbor Interfaith Services in San Pedro, 225 needy families have signed up to receive turkeys for Thanksgiving this year. via Daily Breeze

Bandits hit the apartment complex while it was being fumigated. The burglars looted all eight units in the building, as it was being fumigated for termites. via ABC7.com

On Monday, poisonous gas filled Corinna Talavera's apartment building in San Pedro. via Press-Telegram

San Pedro's new Fire Station 36 bears little resemblance to its namesake from yesteryear. via Daily Breeze

For decades, residents of South Los Angeles have had few places in their neighborhoods to shop for groceries. via Los Angeles Times

Harbor commissioners Monday ratified a historic environmental agreement to phase out dirty diesel trucks servicing the nation's largest seaport within five years. via Press-Telegram

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a phased ban of old-model trucks, a move that is expected to reduce harmful diesel emissions by 80% within five years but also ignite ... via Los Angeles Times

Francisco Castaneda says he spent more than 10 months in immigration jails in Southern California pleading for medical help as lesions on his penis grew larger and more painful, but the government's only ... via SFGate

The Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan , moves into its third series of workshops following a successful first-ever Zero Waste Conference last month. via The City of Los Angeles

A federal judge denied a government request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two men who alleged they were forcibly drugged by immigration officials attempting to deport them. via North County Times

Rick Lawler, VIP Graphix, San Pedro, CA, drove away from the Specialty Graphics Imaging Association Expo and convention in Orlando in a tricked-out Roush Stage 3 Mustang as the winner of the 3M Graphics Market ... via Wide-Format Imaging

Ostensibly the Lomita City Council race that will be decided Tuesday is between three candidates for two seats. via Daily Breeze

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Monday urged the federal government to rescue millions of distressed subprime mortgage borrowers with a program that would help them keep up payments and avoid losing their ... via Boston.com

One of two men who killed a 15-year-old boy in San Pedro in a gang-related shooting was sentenced Monday to 90 years to life in prison. via Daily Breeze

It's called the 'blitz' build, the final week of construction. About 1,000 volunteers have been working at the construction site since early morning. via ABC7.com

This month, the Gateway Cities Council of Governments celebrated the five-year anniversary of its landmark Fleet Modernization program for heavy-duty trucks. via Earth Times

People who need temporary housing for pet ducks, geese, swans and other birds should call the center at (310) 514-2573.

"We want people who have pet ducks and geese, as well as other wildlife centers that need to evacuate, to know that our doors are open to them," Jay Holcomb, the center's director, said.

The center has already received several birds, including wild and domestic ducks and coots, that had to be evacuated due to the firestorms. Read more