Another tragic death from a skateboarding accident! I don't know how school authorities, parents and/or police can stop this but I hope something/someone finds a way... MB

From Donna Littlejohn, Daily Breeze:

"A Lancaster teen has died from injuries suffered over the weekend while he was skateboarding downhill near Averill Park in San Pedro, county coroner's officials said Monday.

Caleb Daniel Simpson, 15, reportedly was skating with his cousin…

"A Harvard business prof and a behavioral economist recently asked more than 5,000 Americans how they thought wealth is distributed in the United States. Most thought that it’s more balanced than it actually is. Asked to choose their ideal…

Feb. 12th San Pedro Art Association is having their 1st exhibit opening reception of the year, Noon to 6 PM titled

   "Love of Art "

                   “In San Pedro”

   

Exhibit runs Feb 12th - April.

SPAA

Ports O' Call Village

Berth 76 San Pedro, CA 90731

310-831-2928

Opening Reception 

Will include

"Paint Your heART" cookies Noon to 3 PM…

San Pedro’s 1st Thursdays Art Walk features 30 some galleries, whose range of work includes contemporary and textile art. Start at 6th and 7th streets at South Pacific Avenue. Walk the loop and soak in the beauty.

San Pedro Art Association proudly announces

Portraiture and Figurative Artist Loretta McNair at the Croatian Center,  7^th and Pacific Ave. 6 PM

Multi talented…

Perhaps there is hope for us after all.

Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Obama supporters, et al:

 

We have stuck together since the late 1950's for the sake of the kids, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has clearly run its course.

Our two…

Camp Run-A-Mutt Opens in Habor Gateway

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Councilman-elect Joe Buscaino, his family including dog Rocco, Small Business Liaison Ana Dragin, joined Director of Business Development for Harbor City/Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce for a tour of the new facility.

From their website: “Camp Run-A-Mutt offers the most unique cage free…

Check out this 2007 book "One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success" by…

January 29, 2012

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Dt 18:15-20; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28

Hollywood loves movies dealing with absolute evil bringing fear into the lives of ordinary people.  The evil comes from vampires, psychopathic killers, zombies, ghosts, demon possessions and anything else that can be dreamed of that will bring fear to an audience.  The scarier the movie and the more evil the antagonist, the more popular the movie will become.  The plots of these films are…

From Donna Littlejohn, via San Pedro Today magazine:

"I got a call this morning from Theresa Sardisco who says the Harbor Animal Care Shelter is in dire need of blanket donations. The nights have been especially cold, she said. Pedro Pet Pals is organizing a shelter blanket drive for February -- but in the meantime, everyone's also encouraged to drop off blankets now if they…

Mike Walker, a local San Pedro auto repair shop owner on N. Gaffey Street (across from Fantastic Cafe), has been doing a tremendous job of supporting our troops overseas for over four years now.  Check out his story at his website http://www.sanpedropackagesforpatriots.com and be sure to click on "Items Needed" for a list of goods he…

I am greatly saddened to learn of the death of San Pedro resident Steve Saggiani, killed tragically Thursday evening, while performing his duties as a longshoreman at the Port of Long Beach. As a person who has family and many friends in the ILWU, I would like to express my deepest personal sympathies and condolences to the Saggiani family and to all his brothers and sisters of the ILWU.

Working as a longshoreman, loading and unloading the ships that import and export the…

On January 22, 2012 the U.S. Postal Service® will implement a postage rate increase for all mail classes including First Class Mail®, Priority Mail and Express Mail along with many special services.

Summary of the 2012 USPS postage rate increase:

• First Class Letters (1 oz.) will increase by one cent to $0.45 from $0.44. Each additional ounce will cost an extra $0.20 (no change)
• First Class Flats (1…

Los Angeles City Engineer, Gary Lee Moore, briefed me Friday morning on the status of the White Point Landslide.

The briefing included a 300-page Preliminary Geotechnical Report which provides a summary of the progress of the investigation and monitoring but offered no analysis, just facts of the current situation .

"I am pleased to report that we have seen no ground movement on…

Understanding the Real Estate market these days can be difficult at best. The reports and articles that keep surfacing about real estate are enough to keep a person's head spinning. Is this a buyer's market? A seller's market? Can I get financing? Will interest…

Thank you everyone for all your well wishes! What an amazing night of my life Tuesday!!  We are an amazing community and we will only get better and stronger! We will grow old together. Much love to all of you! 

On Wednesday, I spent my first unofficial day at City Hall. It was an absolutely wonderful feeling. Here is a video of my first experience on the floor.

Twitter: @JoeBuscaino @LA15th

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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: 

 Jon 3:1-5,10; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20

 The world was shocked when the Cruise Ship Costa Concordia hit a reef off of the Tuscan island of Giglio.  We were even more saddened when we heard that the Captain brought the boat close to the coast to impress a head waiter who was from that island.  Even more troubling are the reports that he fled his ship in time of need and even when he was ordered to return by the Coast Guard, he refused to return…

Once again our civilian leaders who have never been to war, much less seen combat, jump to condemn the very soldiers that allow them to live in the luxury most of us enjoy in America.…

Last week Congresswoman Janice Hahn opened her new congressional district office in San Pedro. Several hundred people attended the opening at 140 West 6th Street. Hahn wants the office to be very accessible to her constituency "this is a great opportunity to have an open house and let people know that we are on their side and any problems they have they have in the Federal Government, we are here to help them," she said. Call the office with any question: (310)…