The sixth annual King Harbor Sea Fair will take place from noon to 5 p.m. today outside King Harbor Yacht Club, 280 Yacht Club Way, Redondo Beach.
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Betsy Butler Plans Run for Assembly Seat
April 14, 2013 at 11:34 am
malibu.patch.com
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Former Assemblywoman Betsy Butler has announced her candidacy for the 62nd Assembly District where Steven Bradford will be termed out in 2014.
Butler told friends and family that she will return to her home in Marina del Rey to run in the district, the Sacramento Bee reported Sunday.
After redistricting of her 53rd Assembly District, Butler made a bid to represent the 50th Assembly District (Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Malibu and Beverly Hills). She lost to former Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom.
The 62nd Assembly District she seeks covers Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, El Segundo, Del Aire, Marina del Rey, West Athens, Westmont and other parts of Los Angeles.
“I am running for Assembly to focus on legislation that reflects my values. If elected, I will continue to fight for environmental and consumer protections, equality for all, and safe and healthy lives for our seniors and those who have served this country. I pledge my continued commitment to giving a voice to the unheard,” Butler said on her website.
What do you think of Betsy Butler’s political plans? Tell us in the comments!
Former Assemblywoman Betsy Butler has announced her candidacy for the 62nd Assembly District where Steven Bradford will be termed out in 2014.
Butler told friends and family that she will return to her home in Marina del Rey to run in the district, the Sacramento Bee reported Sunday.
After redistricting of her 53rd Assembly District, Butler made a bid to represent the 50th Assembly District (Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Malibu and Beverly Hills). She lost to former Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom.
The 62nd Assembly District she seeks covers Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, El Segundo, Del Aire, Marina del Rey, West Athens, Westmont and other parts of Los Angeles.
“I am running for Assembly to focus on legislation that reflects my values. If elected, I will continue to fight for environmental and consumer protections, equality for all, and safe and healthy lives for our seniors and those who have served this country. I pledge my continued commitment to giving a voice to the unheard,” Butler said on her website.
What do you think of Betsy Butler’s political plans? Tell us in the comments!
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Former Assemblywoman Betsy Butler has announced her candidacy for the 62nd Assembly District where Steven Bradford will be termed out in 2014.
Butler told friends and family that she will return to her home in Marina del Rey to run in the district, the Sacramento Bee reported Sunday.
After redistricting of her 53rd Assembly District, Butler made a bid to represent the 50th Assembly District (Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Malibu and Beverly Hills). She lost to former Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom.
The 62nd Assembly District she seeks covers Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, El Segundo, Del Aire, Marina del Rey, West Athens, Westmont and other parts of Los Angeles.
“I am running for Assembly to focus on legislation that reflects my values. If elected, I will continue to fight for environmental and consumer protections, equality for all, and safe and healthy lives for our seniors and those who have served this country. I pledge my continued commitment to giving a voice to the unheard,” Butler said on her website.
What do you think of Betsy Butler’s political plans? Tell us in the comments!
">Rita’s Ice Comes To Redondo Beach From Philadelphia
April 9, 2013 at 11:50 am
losangeles.grubstreet.com
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Rita’s
Rita’s, a representative of the Philadelphia phenomenon of water ice and custard, is now open in Redondo Beach. This first unit in a planned West Coast franchise expansion soft-opened yesterday with 60 fruity and creamy flavors of frozen ice, along with milk shakes, pretzels, and old fashioned frozen custard in flavors like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, available in sundaes or topped with gelati. These extra additions, on top of the chain’s signature offerings, bode better for its long-term success following the short-fated aspirations of Rhode Island’s Del’s to spread frozen lemonade through the state. Rita’s will soon turn its attentions towards an address on Santa Monica’s Main Street, and is giving away free small ices to South Bay customers coming by today.
http://www.ritasice.com/“>Rita’s Ice, 403 North Pacific Coast Hwy. Suite #101. Redondo Beach; 424-247-7511.
Read more posts by Hadley Tomicki
Filed Under: imports, openings, redondo beach, rita’s ice, sweet stuff
Rita’s
Rita’s, a representative of the Philadelphia phenomenon of water ice and custard, is now open in Redondo Beach. This first unit in a planned West Coast franchise expansion soft-opened yesterday with 60 fruity and creamy flavors of frozen ice, along with milk shakes, pretzels, and old fashioned frozen custard in flavors like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, available in sundaes or topped with gelati. These extra additions, on top of the chain’s signature offerings, bode better for its long-term success following the short-fated aspirations of Rhode Island’s Del’s to spread frozen lemonade through the state. Rita’s will soon turn its attentions towards an address on Santa Monica’s Main Street, and is giving away free small ices to South Bay customers coming by today.
http://www.ritasice.com/“>Rita’s Ice, 403 North Pacific Coast Hwy. Suite #101. Redondo Beach; 424-247-7511.
Read more posts by Hadley Tomicki
Filed Under: imports, openings, redondo beach, rita’s ice, sweet stuff
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Rita’s
Rita’s, a representative of the Philadelphia phenomenon of water ice and custard, is now open in Redondo Beach. This first unit in a planned West Coast franchise expansion soft-opened yesterday with 60 fruity and creamy flavors of frozen ice, along with milk shakes, pretzels, and old fashioned frozen custard in flavors like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, available in sundaes or topped with gelati. These extra additions, on top of the chain’s signature offerings, bode better for its long-term success following the short-fated aspirations of Rhode Island’s Del’s to spread frozen lemonade through the state. Rita’s will soon turn its attentions towards an address on Santa Monica’s Main Street, and is giving away free small ices to South Bay customers coming by today.
http://www.ritasice.com/“>Rita’s Ice, 403 North Pacific Coast Hwy. Suite #101. Redondo Beach; 424-247-7511.
Read more posts by Hadley Tomicki
Filed Under: imports, openings, redondo beach, rita’s ice, sweet stuff
">Sailboat sinks off Redondo Beach’s King Harbor
April 5, 2013 at 9:36 pm
www.dailybreeze.com
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A 30-foot sailboat hit the outside of the Redondo Beach breakwater and sunk as it was being towed into King Harbor, where it remained submerged all day Friday.
Council Unanimously Passes Anti-Power-Plant Resolution
April 2, 2013 at 10:26 pm
redondobeach.patch.com
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The Redondo Beach City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution opposing the construction of a new AES Redondo Beach power plant.
For more information, read the live blog of the meeting.
Feds Declare “Unusual Mortality Event” After Sea Lion Deaths Off SoCal Beaches
April 1, 2013 at 9:15 pm
losangeles.cbslocal.com
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MALIBU (CBSLA.com) — Federal officials are declaring an “unusual mortality event” after hundreds of California sea lion pups have become stranded in Southern California.
The move by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) comes after what the agency described as “elevated strandings of California sea lion pups” in Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Diego counties.
Since Jan. 1, more than 900 sea lions have been admitted to rehabilitation facilities, far outpacing historical stranding rates for 2008 to 2012, according to NOAA.
This weekend alone, officials with Sea World rescued nine sea lions from Oceanside to Encinitas, with 240 lions in all saved in 2013 — more than the entire years of 2011 and 2012 combined.
The California Marine Mammal Stranding Network and other rescue groups have reported finding the animals, who are significantly below their average weight, suffering from emaciation and dehydration.
“Apparently, there’s 10 to 20 to 30 a day up and down the coast of San Diego,” Oceanside lifeguard Blake Faumuina said.
An independent team of scientists has been assembled to coordinate with the Working Group on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Events to review all relevant data and develop an investigative plan under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
RELATED: Starving Sea Lion Pups Mysteriously Washing Up On Southland Beaches
elevated strandings of California sea lion pups” in Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Diego counties.
Since Jan. 1, more than 900 sea lions have been admitted to rehabilitation facilities, far outpacing historical stranding rates for 2008 to 2012, according to NOAA.
This weekend alone, officials with Sea World rescued nine sea lions from Oceanside to Encinitas, with 240 lions in all saved in 2013 — more than the entire years of 2011 and 2012 combined.
The California Marine Mammal Stranding Network and other rescue groups have reported finding the animals, who are significantly below their average weight, suffering from emaciation and dehydration.
“Apparently, there’s 10 to 20 to 30 a day up and down the coast of San Diego,” Oceanside lifeguard Blake Faumuina said.
An independent team of scientists has been assembled to coordinate with the Working Group on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Events to review all relevant data and develop an investigative plan under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
RELATED: Starving Sea Lion Pups Mysteriously Washing Up On Southland Beaches
MALIBU (CBSLA.com) — Federal officials are declaring an “unusual mortality event” after hundreds of California sea lion pups have become stranded in Southern California.
The move by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) comes after what the agency described as “elevated strandings of California sea lion pups” in Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Diego counties.
Since Jan. 1, more than 900 sea lions have been admitted to rehabilitation facilities, far outpacing historical stranding rates for 2008 to 2012, according to NOAA.
This weekend alone, officials with Sea World rescued nine sea lions from Oceanside to Encinitas, with 240 lions in all saved in 2013 — more than the entire years of 2011 and 2012 combined.
The California Marine Mammal Stranding Network and other rescue groups have reported finding the animals, who are significantly below their average weight, suffering from emaciation and dehydration.
“Apparently, there’s 10 to 20 to 30 a day up and down the coast of San Diego,” Oceanside lifeguard Blake Faumuina said.
An independent team of scientists has been assembled to coordinate with the Working Group on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Events to review all relevant data and develop an investigative plan under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
RELATED: Starving Sea Lion Pups Mysteriously Washing Up On Southland Beaches
Whale Watching season is upon us
March 19, 2013 at 11:40 am
blogging.la
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click to embiggen, there are 2 whales in this picture
The whales are making their migration north from Mexico. We are rapidly approaching the zenith of their numbers. The fam and I made the trek to Dana Point to take advantage of the season as we “heard” that area tends to have the best whale watching. We were not disappointed. Our 2 hour cruise left us with memories that will last a life time.
We used the services of the Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching and rode out on the “Dana Pride” at noon yesterday. We saw many sights as we cruised out past the sea lions on the break water and out to sea. There were several pods of dolphins feeding out at sea. What was really amazing was watching them follow our boat and play in the wake as we moved around them.
The captains on the boat are real experts at whale watching. The offer up a narrative of what to look for as well as what you are watching. They stay in touch with other Whale Watching boats to expedite the finding of whales by sharing information via radio where they can be found. (Spoiler alert…we saw something that is rarely witnessed by us land dwellers and you need to make the jump to read about it).
Dolphins playing in the boat wake, click to embiggen
To make sure you get the most out of your trip the folks at Dana Wharf have on board a “dolphinologist”, a marine biologist from a local uni there to help find them and explain what they are doing. Also on board is a cetacean (whale) expert from the American Cetacean Society. Our Expert was Steve O’Toole from ACS who wandered about the boat answering questions and giving short talks on what sort of whale we are looking at.
Steve O’Toole and a model of a California Gray Whale
Our captain made tracks to an area where he said he was told “we absolutely need to be there to witness what was going on”. We arrived to find a pair of whales that were circling and swimming around a sail boat. The boat was still in the water and the whales seemed somehow enamored by its presence and stayed around it for quite a while.
sail boat and whale tail, click to embiggen
Our captain killed the engine and we, as in several other boats just floated about watching the whales cavort about. According to Steve O’Toole he said that he could only speculate, but he believed the whales were in a courtship dance of sorts prior to their eventually mating. We sat there in awe of the performance of these giant mammals as they swam about. They would either swim in tandem coming up for air at the same time. Or they would split apart then swim towards each other, rubbing sides as they passed. IT was really something else to see, and am so glad that I saw this once in a lifetime display by the whales.
small craft whale pair, click to embiggen
The one thing I wished we could have seen was them jump out of the water and breach. However we still did see them come fairly far out of the water. Sadly, every small boat owner and kayak-er with a radio eventually heard about the show we were watching and the water eventually be came so clogged that the whales left us.
Whale Watching the Money Shot, click to embiggen
Hat tip to Kelly Farlow at Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching who arranged this trip for the fam and I. It was truly a memorable day at sea.
Deets. Dana Wharf Sport Fishing and Whale Watching. Trips depart daily,10:00am – 12:00pm, 12:00pm – 2:00pm, 2:00pm – 4:00pm and 4:00pm – 6:00pm* (Fri, Sat, Sun). 34675 Golden Lantern Dana Point, CA 92629, (949) 496-5794 Prices can vary but adults are $45 per person. Look for a groupon if possible.
All pics by me. The images here were post processed from RAW files, more from the entire afternoon in the from of rough JPEG’s can be found in a flickr set.
click to embiggen, there are 2 whales in this picture
The whales are making their migration north from Mexico. We are rapidly approaching the zenith of their numbers. The fam and I made the trek to Dana Point to take advantage of the season as we “heard” that area tends to have the best whale watching. We were not disappointed. Our 2 hour cruise left us with memories that will last a life time.
We used the services of the Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching and rode out on the “Dana Pride” at noon yesterday. We saw many sights as we cruised out past the sea lions on the break water and out to sea. There were several pods of dolphins feeding out at sea. What was really amazing was watching them follow our boat and play in the wake as we moved around them.
The captains on the boat are real experts at whale watching. The offer up a narrative of what to look for as well as what you are watching. They stay in touch with other Whale Watching boats to expedite the finding of whales by sharing information via radio where they can be found. (Spoiler alert…we saw something that is rarely witnessed by us land dwellers and you need to make the jump to read about it).
Dolphins playing in the boat wake, click to embiggen
To make sure you get the most out of your trip the folks at Dana Wharf have on board a “dolphinologist”, a marine biologist from a local uni there to help find them and explain what they are doing. Also on board is a cetacean (whale) expert from the American Cetacean Society. Our Expert was Steve O’Toole from ACS who wandered about the boat answering questions and giving short talks on what sort of whale we are looking at.
Steve O’Toole and a model of a California Gray Whale
Our captain made tracks to an area where he said he was told “we absolutely need to be there to witness what was going on”. We arrived to find a pair of whales that were circling and swimming around a sail boat. The boat was still in the water and the whales seemed somehow enamored by its presence and stayed around it for quite a while.
sail boat and whale tail, click to embiggen
Our captain killed the engine and we, as in several other boats just floated about watching the whales cavort about. According to Steve O’Toole he said that he could only speculate, but he believed the whales were in a courtship dance of sorts prior to their eventually mating. We sat there in awe of the performance of these giant mammals as they swam about. They would either swim in tandem coming up for air at the same time. Or they would split apart then swim towards each other, rubbing sides as they passed. IT was really something else to see, and am so glad that I saw this once in a lifetime display by the whales.
small craft whale pair, click to embiggen
The one thing I wished we could have seen was them jump out of the water and breach. However we still did see them come fairly far out of the water. Sadly, every small boat owner and kayak-er with a radio eventually heard about the show we were watching and the water eventually be came so clogged that the whales left us.
Whale Watching the Money Shot, click to embiggen
Hat tip to Kelly Farlow at Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching who arranged this trip for the fam and I. It was truly a memorable day at sea.
Deets. Dana Wharf Sport Fishing and Whale Watching. Trips depart daily,10:00am – 12:00pm, 12:00pm – 2:00pm, 2:00pm – 4:00pm and 4:00pm – 6:00pm* (Fri, Sat, Sun). 34675 Golden Lantern Dana Point, CA 92629, (949) 496-5794 Prices can vary but adults are $45 per person. Look for a groupon if possible.
All pics by me. The images here were post processed from RAW files, more from the entire afternoon in the from of rough JPEG’s can be found in a flickr set.
click to embiggen, there are 2 whales in this picture
The whales are making their migration north from Mexico. We are rapidly approaching the zenith of their numbers. The fam and I made the trek to Dana Point to take advantage of the season as we “heard” that area tends to have the best whale watching. We were not disappointed. Our 2 hour cruise left us with memories that will last a life time.
We used the services of the Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching and rode out on the “Dana Pride” at noon yesterday. We saw many sights as we cruised out past the sea lions on the break water and out to sea. There were several pods of dolphins feeding out at sea. What was really amazing was watching them follow our boat and play in the wake as we moved around them.
The captains on the boat are real experts at whale watching. The offer up a narrative of what to look for as well as what you are watching. They stay in touch with other Whale Watching boats to expedite the finding of whales by sharing information via radio where they can be found. (Spoiler alert…we saw something that is rarely witnessed by us land dwellers and you need to make the jump to read about it).
Dolphins playing in the boat wake, click to embiggen
To make sure you get the most out of your trip the folks at Dana Wharf have on board a “dolphinologist”, a marine biologist from a local uni there to help find them and explain what they are doing. Also on board is a cetacean (whale) expert from the American Cetacean Society. Our Expert was Steve O’Toole from ACS who wandered about the boat answering questions and giving short talks on what sort of whale we are looking at.
Steve O’Toole and a model of a California Gray Whale
Our captain made tracks to an area where he said he was told “we absolutely need to be there to witness what was going on”. We arrived to find a pair of whales that were circling and swimming around a sail boat. The boat was still in the water and the whales seemed somehow enamored by its presence and stayed around it for quite a while.
sail boat and whale tail, click to embiggen
Our captain killed the engine and we, as in several other boats just floated about watching the whales cavort about. According to Steve O’Toole he said that he could only speculate, but he believed the whales were in a courtship dance of sorts prior to their eventually mating. We sat there in awe of the performance of these giant mammals as they swam about. They would either swim in tandem coming up for air at the same time. Or they would split apart then swim towards each other, rubbing sides as they passed. IT was really something else to see, and am so glad that I saw this once in a lifetime display by the whales.
small craft whale pair, click to embiggen
The one thing I wished we could have seen was them jump out of the water and breach. However we still did see them come fairly far out of the water. Sadly, every small boat owner and kayak-er with a radio eventually heard about the show we were watching and the water eventually be came so clogged that the whales left us.
Whale Watching the Money Shot, click to embiggen
Hat tip to Kelly Farlow at Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching who arranged this trip for the fam and I. It was truly a memorable day at sea.
Deets. Dana Wharf Sport Fishing and Whale Watching. Trips depart daily,10:00am – 12:00pm, 12:00pm – 2:00pm, 2:00pm – 4:00pm and 4:00pm – 6:00pm* (Fri, Sat, Sun). 34675 Golden Lantern Dana Point, CA 92629, (949) 496-5794 Prices can vary but adults are $45 per person. Look for a groupon if possible.
All pics by me. The images here were post processed from RAW files, more from the entire afternoon in the from of rough JPEG’s can be found in a flickr set.
