Several months ago my office coordinated a special meeting of the Public Safety Committee to discuss the safety of the Rancho LPG facility and similar petroleum storage and refinery facilities in my district.  I wanted to address community concerns about the perceived level of danger about having so many petroleum facilities in close proximity to our homes, neighbors, and families.  



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Knowing that this might be their final home game of the 2012-2013 season, the Port Of Los Angeles High girls soccer team wanted to give their home crowd and loyal followers something to remember.

In the case of sophomore…

Spring is blossoming soon... so that means baseball and softball is soon to begin.

For Port Of Los Angeles High softball, it's the start of a brand new challenge, and the dawning of another season to defend their CIF-Los…

With the sky literally falling in Russia last week the conspiracy theorists are at it again. The Russians think the meteor was some new weapons system being tested by the Americans and many nuts just think it's the beginning of the end of the earth.

While the Earth may not be dying anytime soon in the physical or…

For the second time in three years, San Pedro High girls soccer was eliminated in the first round of the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division I playoffs, as they were upset by Birmingham of Lake Balboa, 1-0 at San Pedro High.…

80 grueling minutes of regulation play wasn't enough.

Twenty minutes of overtime? Still not enough.

Ten minutes of sudden death…

Make no bones about it... Port Of Los Angeles High girls soccer wants another shot at a CIF-Los Angeles City Section championship.

The Polar Bears would serve notice from the start with a dominant first half before…

Port Of Los Angeles High girls soccer has a great group of talented players who are willing to do whatever is necessary to bring them back to the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division III championship game.

One player in…

It was a season many wouldn't have dreamed of, but the San Pedro High JV girls basketball team definitely worked hard enough to achieve it.

The 2012-2013 Pirates, normally not known for their girls…

The San Pedro High boys basketball team makes their first big step up in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section as for the first time in a long time, they've reached the Division I playoffs.

Three years after…

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since I stood with my family, raised my right hand, and took the oath of office, being sworn in as the new councilman for the 15th District. It has been challenging, rewarding, exhausting, frustrating, and incredibly fun all at the same time. Just like a roller coaster, there have been ups and downs, but there is no question, this has been the ride of my life. Not a day goes by where I do not reflect on how…

What a wild season it was for San Pedro High boys basketball.

First, the season got going with nine consecutive victories and a Belmont Zone Of…

The Port Of Los Angeles High girls soccer team has done what they needed to do in the regular season, now they can finally move forward to what they've been planning for since the season began... the CIF-Los Angeles City Section playoffs.…

WILMINGTON - It took a combination of taking care of their own business with help from another school, but San Pedro High girls soccer can once again sit atop their throne as Marine League champions.

The visiting Pirates…

It's a familiar scenario for San Pedro High girls soccer... win the Marine League, then encounter a team you faced earlier in the season to kickoff the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division I playoffs.

The road to the 2013…

Former LAPD officer and Navy reservist Christopher Dorner born June 4, 1979 in New York state has obviously reached his limit. What's telling about the series of attacks in Southern California over the past week that left three people dead is the back story which psychologists say may go all the way to his childhood.

On Sunday Feb. 3, Dorner allegedly shot and killed a…

Ever since the 1999-2000 season began, all the San Pedro High JV girls soccer team has done against the Marine League has been nothing but pure dominance.

Regardless of how teams have improved... the Pirates have always…

WILMINGTON - Even in the rain and hail, the Port Of Los Angeles High girls soccer team still posted another dominant victory to clinch a third straight Crosstown League championship. 

Behind two goals from Ariella Martinez…

WILMINGTON - It was a long time coming for the San Pedro High boys and girls basketball teams.

Wednesday, January 9 was the last time both won in the Marine League against rival Banning of Wilmington, and since then, the boys…

LOS ANGELES - A direct scoring barrage was the norm for Port Of Los Angeles High girls soccer as they took care of business against host Animo South Los Angeles, 11-0 in a Crosstown League game at the Roybal Learning Center.…