The game was for the taking, but it got taken away...

At least there was no pepper spray this time around.

San Pedro High football was a…

Friday, November 26, 2010 will forever be known to San Pedro and Venice High football fans as: "The Pepper Spray Incident".

A simple postgame handshake gone terribly wrong when trash talking between the two schools ensued,…

The San Pedro High football team has gone through the rigors of the 2012 regular season. Now they're after higher stakes and you can't get any higher than the CIF-Los Angeles City Section playoffs.

With rival Narbonne of…

San Pedro High football wasn't even considered a threat during their struggles in the 1970's and most of the 1980's until Mike Walsh became the head coach of the Pirates in 1991. 

Then everything changed after…

Many of you may have seen the large black plume of smoke coming out of the Harbor Area today. The source was the Phillips 66 refinery in Wilmington where a non-emergency flaring operation was conducted following a loss of power to the plant. The LAFD said no response was required from them. 

"At approximately 2pm Saturday, there was a complete loss of…

8/1/2012 - That's right, Wine Tasting from [REVISED TIMES] 4pm til 7pm on Fridays!! And San Pedro Brewery is being brought back for Beer Tasting "First Sunday"s, 2-6pm.

AND THIS JUST IN - Starting Friday, Crafted will be offering "THREE FREE FRIDAYS" for you! Show up with 3 people in your car and you park for FREE on FRIDAYS!!

Thanks to Heart & Soule for these…

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Over the years I have found that San Pedro has many places that are very eye catching and pleasing. These are really good places for people to get pumped and do a nice workout. Places like the area between Point Fermin and the White Point Nature Preserve offer so much inspiration for a beginning jogger like myself. It's a good length strip next to the street with a view to the  ocean, surrounding trees and grass. This is a good place for a beginner to challenge themselves to make it from one…

It was my pleasure, representing the City of Los Angeles, to participate in the many amazing Fourth of July events in San Pedro. From the 26th annual flag raising at the Villa family home on 18th St. in San Pedro to the annual Korean Friendship Bell ringing to the commissioning of the Iowa and lastly the fireworks at Cabrillo Beach it was an epic day for me personally. For the past six years on the fourth, I worked the streets as an LAPD officer keeping the community safe from illegal…

On Monday, June 18, 2012, City Engineer Gary Lee Moore, and geotechnical experts from the consulting firm Shannon & Wilson presented the findings contained in an 800-page report on the White Point Landslide – the November 20th 2011 geologic event that destroyed a…

Haffway House & Delacreme Presents Audy Murphy Sticky Ricky & Big Vic(CNC Squad) Release Party with Also Performing will be Tony San’s Yung LA, FABrelle & More. Show is Saturday July 28^th, 2012 at The Plush Lounge Down Stairs of The World Famous Key Club (9039 Sunset Blvd West Hollywood CA 90069)

This is an 18+ event, and…

Almost everyday someone approaches me and says "Joe please do something about Port O' Call." I want everyone to know that the redevelopment of the LA Waterfront is my highest priority and that the Request For Proposals is going out soon. We have already started showing and promoting the property to major developers. We will make the LA Waterfront a major attraction in Southern California.…

On Thursday May 10, 2012, I was proud to mark my first 100 days in office.

Celebrating the occasion, we put out one of our trademark videos, a compilation of clips and photos from the 55 videos on my YouTube channel –…

I had the pleasure of competing in Dance Champs II on Sunday April 15, 2012 at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro. It was a benefit for the Assistance League. Competitors include my partner Clarita Bassett, Michael Brophy and Cindy Bradley, Jan Kain and Lou Mardesich, Kathleen Mastin and Frank Sterling, Diane Lopez and Frank…

Recently, Archbishop Gomez asked me to become the assistant Vicar of Clergy for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 

This position requires a six year commitment, three of which I will serve as the assistant, followed by three more years as the Vicar of Clergy. 

This office cares for the well being of all the Priest in the Archdiocese of…

Construction workers found a large granite block with "City Hall 1907" written on it at a North Gaffey residential development. According Anne Hansford of the San Pedro Bay Historical Society, the date is consistent with the original San Pedro City Hall which was built in 1907. "Its been buried for over 100 years and I'm amazed in what good condition most of it is."…

Great things about San Pedro

• 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!…

It was my pleasure to be on hand to welcome Misty Copeland, soloist at the American Ballet Theater in New York, back to San Pedro High School on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.

She spoke to the students about her experiences and I was honored to present her with a Certificate on behalf of the City.

Following two tragic deaths of teen skaters in San Pedro, most recently Caleb Daniel Simpson on Saturday, January 28, 2012, Councilman Joe Buscaino took advantage of the visit of skating and television superstar Rob Dyrdek to City Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 1, to ask him to speak directly to San Pedro teens who are "bombing" city streets at speeds of up to 40mph in hopes of reaching them and getting them to be safe when they skate.…