Ken Rukavina, a veteran civil engineer, was named director of community development for the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, it was announced last week.

When asked for advice on the secrets of a happy marriage, Marlo Thomas has said: “Love, listen, and lust.”

The annual Fourth of July celebration that has been taking place in Rancho Palos Verdes for more than four decades and attracted thousands yearly was cancelled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, but city leaders voted to keep some of the festivities going at its June 16 meeting.

San Pedro residents learned “colonizer” had been sprayed onto a statue of a Spanish conquistador at Cabrillo Beach and red paint was poured onto another depicting a supporter of the Chinese Exclusion Act, so they rushed to clean them before crowds arrived to celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday,…

Statues and other symbols honoring Junipero Serra, a Spanish colonial and leading figure in California’s missionary history, have come under fire recently, as civil rights advocates statewide pick up the mantle of their counterparts across the country — who have called for the removal of mon…

Palos Verdes High School's class of 2020 graduated Thursday, June 11 with a drive-thru ceremony.

A helicopter made a precautionary landing in Rancho Palos Verdes on a grass field Wednesday afternoon, June 10, with no one suffering an injury, authorities said.

Malin Lashley wanted to do something special for her husband on Father’s Day weekend. The Moorpark couple agreed they needed a little break from the new normal of hunkering down at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Walkers, hikers, bikers, and equestrians are happy that many of the trails that criss-cross 1,600 acres of land preserved by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy are open again.

About 150 people — mostly recent high school graduates, mixed with families and children — demonstrated outside the Palos Verdes Estates police station Monday, June 1, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and against police brutality.

More than 100 protesters hoisted signs and chanted slogans outside the gates of Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes on Sunday, May 31, calling for justice in the George Floyd case.

Some suggest it could perhaps be a silver lining in what’s been the horrible coronavirus pandemic.

Palos Verdes Library District to Launch Curbside Hold Pickup Services

Wearing a red, white, and blue plaid shirt and a wide grin, Milt Uzelac stepped out on his balcony and watched as Engine 83 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department led a caravan of 35 cars up Grandpoint Lane in Miraleste Hills.

School leaders in Los Angeles County joined a growing chorus for more state and federal assistance Thursday, May 21, asserting that public school systems will struggle to safely reopen schools this fall without adequate funding.

When doors to Southern California schools closed in mid-March, public school teachers were given anywhere from a couple days to a few hours of preparation for “distance learning” amid the burgeoning pandemic.

It was created to beautify an industrial power plant, a massive mural depicting migrating gray whales that through the years became an iconic fixture in the South Bay after it was created by artist Wyland nearly three decades ago.

The cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula announced they reopened on Monday, May 18 after closing to the public to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

The endangered Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly, native to the Palos Verdes Peninsula, is back.

Rancho Palos Verdes resident Laura Guglielmo was named the new city manager of Palos Verdes Estates at the city’s May 12 city council meeting.

In accordance with guidance from the County of Los Angeles, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes reopened its beaches, parks and trails, including the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve, effective Wednesday, May 13. Physical distancing and other safety measures are required at all locations.

Palos Verdes Peninsula area restaurants offering take-out, online ordering, curbside pick-up/delivery

With stay-at-home orders due to the novel coronavirus ruining graduation ceremonies, high school administrators are looking for creative ways to honor seniors.

Before the novel coronavirus put everything on lockdown, Palos Verdes resident Ute Reckhorn took portraits of people in their homes all over the Los Angeles area.

A visit to the South Coast Botanic Garden on the Palos Verdes Peninsula serves as an antidote to cabin fever brought on by the coronavirus, which has confined Southern Californians to their homes over the past six weeks.

There will be a change in leadership at Montemalaga Elementary School at the end of the current school year.

The average baby goes through 8,000 disposable diapers—at approximately 40 cents each—before potty training at about 21 months old, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 

Q: What is herd immunity and haven't we stayed inside long enough to battle the novel coronavirus?

These Palos Verdes Peninsula area restaurants offer take-out, online ordering, curbside pick-up/delivery services during the novel coronavirus pandemic:

Southern California has two of the top 20 high schools in the nation and five of the top 10 in California – including the three best – according to a report released late Monday night, April 20. 

Instead of preparing to fly to the east coast for the 124th Boston Marathon, Palos Verdes Estates resident Vic Yang found himself competing virtually in the Aravaipa Strong race.

April 19PV Democrats: Zoom live-stream meeting. 2:30-4:30 p.m. pvpdemocrats.org.Applications: Applications are now available for the Palos Verdes Homes Association’s Harry M. Brandel jr. Scholarships, awarded annually to qualified high school seniors (accepted at an accredited college or uni…

Palos Verdes Peninsula area restaurants offering take-out, online ordering, curbside pick-up/delivery include:Avenue Italy – 31243 Palos Verdes Drive West, Rancho Palos Verdes. 310-377-3940, avenueitaly.com.Compagnon Wine Bistro – 335 W. Seventh St., San Pedro. Hrs: Tues.-Wed., 5-9 p.m.; Thu…

A Rancho Palos Verdes resident, whose family says tested positive for the coronavirus, has died, the city has confirmed.

For the first time in nearly four decades, no one is there to watch the whales.

Generation Z is not paying attention.

It was to be an escape from a world fast becoming engulfed by a deadly virus.