As you drive through San Pedro and surrounding neighborhoods you may have encountered skateboarders racing down our street and blocking traffic. There has been an increase of this issue which has angered drivers and worried residents. Unfortunately while the dare devil skaters continue to dart in and out of traffic, an accident occurred resulting in an untimely death of a young skater. Could this accident been prevented? Now more than ever, we need to rally, as a community, to prevent future…
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…
Councilman Joe Buscaino and Congresswoman Janice Hahn represent us and live here!
Misty Copeland graduated from San Pedro high, and she was a ballerina HERE first, before moving to New York to become a professional ballerina in the American Ballet Theater. We're SO proud of Misty!…
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…
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…
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…
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.
We all have issues regarding our quality of life in the community. The “Community Issues Committee’s” mission statement is to “serve as the gateway, by focusing on quality of life issues that come from the community stakeholders/neighbors and communicate to best resolve and find solutions to advice the City of Los Angeles and the governing board of the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council.
This committee’s goals are to be a “On stop shop” for stakeholders/neighbors and board… Continue
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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)…
Happy New Year everyone. The State of California has 745 new laws that go into effect today, January 1, 2012. Here are 12 notable ones.
1. The new California booster seat law requires that any child under 8 years old be secured in an appropriate child restraint meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards. The law does contain a provision, however, that a child under 8 years old who is 4'9" inches or taller may use a safety…
We have had an exciting 2011 at San Pedro News Pilot. Starting with the launch of the website in April, the rest of the year proved to be eventful. The San Pedro High football team had a great season, the visit of the USS Abraham Lincoln brought in tens of thousands of visitors and the Paseo Del Mar landslide was international news.
Here are the top TEN viewed videos we produced during the year. Enjoy!
California State University, Dominguez Hills is among the Top 20 safest public colleges and universities in California as ranked by StateUniversity.com, an online hub for information on state institutions of higher learning nationwide.
StateUniversity.com analyzed crime statistics from 450 colleges and universities throughout the country and assigned each a safety rating based on occurrences of crime on campus,…
A new representative for the Los Angeles City Council 15th District will be elected on January 17, 2012. As constituents, we will expect our new Councilperson to be assessable, listen to our concerns, and take action to resolve issues. Most importantly, he’ll need to “hit the ground running”. In my opinion, Joe Buscaino is the best candidate for the job.
Joe Buscaino is committed with his heart and soul and has the vision and focus to work on the important issues facing our district.…
San Pedro High School is anxiously awaiting the opening of our additional campus, the John M. and Muriel Olguin Campus of San Pedro High School. In August 2012, the Campus will open with 500 students, a combination of Marine Science Magnet students, Police Academy Magnet students, and 40 resident San Pedro High School students that are chosen by lottery. The state of the…
Following the detachement of 600 feet of Paseo Del Mar in San Pedro on Sunday, November 20, City of Los Angeles engineers assessed Monday morning. A geological survey will begin immediately and last six month.
Don't expect for this issue to be resolved anytime soon. It looks like the timeline could be many years.
Los Angeles City and County officials including Supervisor Don Knabe, LA City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and LA City Council candidate Joe Buscaino visited the Paseo Del Mar landslide in San Pedro Wednesday morning and were briefed by Mark Pestrella, Assistant Director of Public Works and Hector J. Bordas, Area Engineer for the Flood Maintenance Division of Public Works.
"The whole area is unstable," Pestrella told the visiting…
Farmers' markets are one of the oldest forms of direct marketing by small farmers and other vendors. Based on the traditional "mercados" in the Peruvian Andes to the unique…
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On November 16, 2024, join the L.A. Conservancy for a day at San Pedro’s historic Harbor House! “From YMCA to Home” is a special tour that explores the adaptive reuse of this historic building, from YMCA to army hotel to apartment living. The event will also feature the panel discussion "Adaptive Reuse and Preservation’s Broader Role in Housing”: a panel of distinguished guests will discuss how this beautiful Spanish Colonial Revival landmark shows how historic buildings can be…See More
Brouwerij West's newest concert with MBF Productions and Tangent Productions will feature Metalachi this Fourth of July weekend! Supporting the L.A. based metal and mariachi band is Poco Pocho and Spaghetti Cumbia, two…See More
Come experience car-free open streets at CicLAvia’s 52nd event on Sunday, May 19; between 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy this compact neighborhood route as a pop-up park for the day connecting Wilmington Waterfront Park and Banning Park. For all ages and abilities, CicLAvia - Wilmington offers walkers, joggers, bikers, roller skaters, and those who simply want to play with one’s favorite people-powered way to enjoy this 2.25-mile temporary park. Always free, CicLAvia…See More
Defendant Michael Taylor in Case GA1111-32, along with other civilians, were denied access to and from the Hollywood courthouse on May 2nd, 2024 after Taylor...
