Get out your calendar. Here are a few of the interesting local events and fundraisers that will be taking place at the Corner Store or in our neighborhood.

• Tuesday, June 8: Bungy Hedley shows a movie of the history of Royal Palms and talks of her memories growing up there
• Saturday, June 12: The 4 year anniversary of Bruce and Peggy Lindquist owning The Corner Store.
• Sunday, June 13: Sprint for White Point Home Tour. Tickets on sale at the Corner Store’s front counter.
• Saturday, June 19: Soda Tasting for the L.A. Maritime Museum Children’s Exibit. More info to come. Tickets will be on sale at the front counter.
• Saturday + Sunday, June 19 + 20: Art Sale buy local Angel’s Gate Cultural Center artists Andrea and Phoebe. Unique and beautiful wares.
• Sunday, July 4: Tickets for the fireworks show and private VIP beach party to benefit the Cabrillo Beach Boosters on sale at the front counter.
• August, date TBA: Sidewalk Chalk contest for the local kids in front of the store.
• Sunday, October 3: Wine Tasting fundraiser for the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.
• November, date TBA: Wine Tasting fundraiser for the Marine Mammal Care Center.
• Friday, December 17: Miracle on 37th Street with Santa Claus, caroling in the neighborhood and free eggnog.

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Next weekend will be the grand opening of the new Nature Education Center at White Point Nature Preserve. View the Center for the first time and enjoy a family celebration with nature hikes, a kid’s scavenger hunt, and many other fun activities. The Center features multi-media exhibits of White Point’s cultural and natural history, a native plant demonstration garden and will serve as a community resource for students, families and groups from all over Los Angeles.

WHAT: White Point Nature Education Center grand opening
WHEN: Saturday, May 22nd, 10am – 12 Noon
WHERE: White Point Nature Preserve, 1600 Paseo del Mar, San Pedro
COST: Free
DETAILS: Live music, refreshments, scavenger hunt, children’s crafts, and tours
CONTACT: Download a flyer. For more information visit the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy or call (310) 541-7613.

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There are several local events that you can join in on to help participate in Earth Day festivities. Earth Day 2010 is officially on Thursday, April 22 but many activities occur on the following weekend.

WHAT: White Point Nature Preserve weeding and habitat restoration event
WHEN: Saturday, April 24th, 9am-12pm
WHERE: White Point Nature Preserve,
DETAILS: Closed toes shoes required. Bottled water is provided but in an effort to reduce plastic waste, we encourage you to bring your own water. Day cancelled in event of rain.
CONTACT: Visit www.pvplc.org for more information. Reservations appreciated. Please call Jill Wittman (310) 541-7613 x201

WHAT: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Beach Cleanup
WHEN: Saturday, April 24, 2010, Cleanup from 8–10am
WHERE: Point Fermin State Marine Park and Cabrillo Beach
DETAILS: Start early with our coastal cleanup. Clear litter from Point Fermin State Marine Park and Cabrillo inner and outer beaches. Bring old tennis shoes to recycle. Learn how to compost. Parking is $1/hour.
CONTACT: For more information, call 310-548-7562 or go to www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org.

WHAT: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Earth Day Fair
WHEN: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 10am–4pm
WHERE: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Dr.
DETAILS: The fair will include games, interactive displays and booths with information on the environment and conservation. There also will be music, food and a gift shop. Get tips on making your home eco-friendly. Admission is free; parking is $1/hour.
CONTACT: For more information, call 310-548-7562 or go to www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org.

WHAT: Free Shade Trees
WHEN: Now!
DETAILS: Complete an online workshop (about 20 minutes), submit your completed tree order and site plan and LADWP will deliver the trees to your home; you then plant and care for them. Available to residential, apartment owners and non-residential electric customer of LADWP only.
CONTACT: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Discover an eclectic mix of San Pedro’s most fascinating homes at the Spring for White Point Home Tour & Reception on Sunday, June 13, 2010 from 1- 5 PM. A contemporary remodel with beautiful water gardens inside and out, a 1920’s cottage with an award-winning New Zealand artist’s modern studio,are two of six homes to be featured on this year’s self-guided tour,. The tour is an annual community event hosted by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy and the Spring for White Point Committee. All proceeds from the event benefit the White Point Nature Preserve and new Nature Education Center in San Pedro.

This year Random Lengths News is supporting the event by offering exclusive advertising opportunities to the Home Tour Sponsors in HarboRLiving magazine. The issue to be published on May 27, 2010 is a Special Home Tour Edition featuring the history, architecture and other interesting details about the featured homes. Sponsor advertising will have prominent media visibility at a special discounted rate in this popular edition of HarboRLiving, which has a circulation of 30,000.

Following the tour, ticket holders are invited to enjoy a celebration reception from 4:30 to 7:00 PM at the new White Point Nature Education Center with wine, appetizers, live music, and a silent auction. They will have a special opportunity to tour the Nature Education Center which features multi-media exhibits of White Point’s cultural and natural history and a native plant demonstration garden and which will serve as a community resource for students, families and community groups from all over Los Angeles. The Center is set amidst the beautifully restored 102-acre Preserve with impressive ocean views, and 3.7 miles of groomed and handicapped accessible hiking trails that wind through the restored native coastal sage scrub habitat.

Tickets will go on sale in April and may be purchased in advance for $50 per person. More information on tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available on the Land Conservancy’s website at www.pvplc.org or call (310) 541-7613.

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated
to preserving land and restoring habitat for the enjoyment and education of all.

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The California Coastal Commission (CCC) will be ruling on the Coastal Permit Application by Verizon Wireless for the “installation of wireless telecommunication equipment on new 29-43 foot high (grade level) wood utility poles in five various locations. The equipment will consist of six foot double extension arms, two panel antennas, microcell, power meter mounted on the five single poles, and one 25’ x 7’ underground transmission equipment vault” at four locations in the Palisades and one in Point Fermin. Application No. 5-09-125 is item number 20a on the agenda.

The locations of the proposed installations are:
* 2531 S. Western Avenue (west side of street in the ‘S’ curve south of 25th Street)
* 820 S. Paseo Del Mar (north side of street just down the hill from the Korean Friendship Bell)
* 4101 S. Pacific Avenue (corner of Pacific Avenue and Sheppard Street in Point Fermin)
* 3627 S. Gaffey Street (west side of street on south side of entrance to the Korean Friendship Bell)
* 3135 S. Gaffey Street (west side of street just south of 30th Street by the new entrance to SRHS#15)
To see pictures of some of these locations, please click the Related Articles link at the bottom. A map can be found in Verizon’s proposal.

Download a copy of Verizon’s proposal, including maps, diagrams, and two letters of opposition, by clicking Here (downloads a 1.3MB pdf) or click on the agenda link above and look for Verizon.

The CCC meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the City of Oceanside, City Council Chambers, 300 North Coast Hwy., Oceanside, CA 92054

If you wish to speak at the meeting, you will fill out a “Request to Speak” form and give it to a staff person at the meeting.

Letters and written comments may be submitted to the CCC no later than three working days before the hearing. In the upper right hand corner of the first page of your submittal please identify the agenda item number (W22c), application number (5-08-251) & your name. Please summarize your position in two or three pages. You may attach any exhibits you feel are necessary. Please Note: You are discouraged from submitting written materials to the Commission on the day of the hearing, unless they are visual aids. Letters can be sent to:

If you are unable to be present at the meeting you may view and listen to this meeting gavel to gavel live on the web. When in session, see:
* Just the webcast
* Webcast and the agenda in a frames page
* Just the audio

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This Saturday is the 25th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. Last year more than 70,000 volunteers participated and picked up 1.6 million pounds of trash. That’s just in California. Coastal Cleanup Day is an international event where volunteers around the world will be cleaning up beaches, creeks and rivers.

Ask a friend or neighbor to join you and let’s take care of our beautiful backyard.

WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 9 am–12 noon
WHERE: White Point/Royal Palms County Beach, 1800 W. Paseo del Mar
BRING: Suggestions of what to bring or wear: Waiver form (see link below), CCD flyer for free parking (download here), wear clothes and shoes that can get wet or sandy, hat, sunscreen, drinking water.
SIGN-UP: Sign-up on-line or just show up!

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The agenda for the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council meeting this coming Monday, June 15 has several items that concern Palisades residents:

Item #4: There will be a presentation by Col. Latin, United States Air Force (USAF) on the solar panel installations at Los Angeles Air Force base Pacific Heights housing north of the White Point Nature Preserve.

Item #8: A presentation by the Department of Toxic Substances Control on SRHS#15 development at Angels Gate.

The meeting begins at 6:30 pm at the Cabrillo Marina Community Building, Cabrillo Plaza, Berth 28.

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This coming Tuesday is the Palisades Residents Association Annual Meeting. Come meet your neighbors and hear about pressing issues. You will have an opportunity to ask questions to local neighborhood representatives. Some of the topics to be touched upon will be the demolition on LAUSD property at Angels Gate and the installation of new lighting at Pacific Heights Air Force Base housing above White Point Nature Preserve.

We will also be electing a new board of directors. There are quite a few open seats so, if you are interested in helping out once a month, please consider joining us. We will be taking nominations from the floor.

Renters, homeowners, and business owners are all invited. Don’t be the only one not there!

Palisades Residents Association Annual Meeting
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
White Point Elementary School
410 Silvius Ave. San Pedro, CA 90731
6:30 pm: Enjoy refreshments and meet your neighbors!
7:00 pm: Meeting starts

Scheduled Speakers:
Officer Joe Buscaino, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Dr. Richard Vladovic, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
June Burlingame-Smith, Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council (CSPNC)
Air Force Base representatives
Gordon Teuber, Director of Community Development, L.A. City Council District 15 Harbor Office
Yvette LaDuke, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Andrea Vona, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC)

An extremely skinny coyote has been spotted in the Palisades neighborhood recently. The coyote has been seen several times around Paseo del Mar near the White Point Nature Preserve, White Point Bluff Park, and several backyards.

Please protect your small pets by keeping them indoors.

Terry Miller relays questions from the audience to the annual meeting speakers.

This year’s Palisades Residents Association annual meeting had a record attendance. Topics such as the proposed South Region High School #15 at Angels Gate and the Clearwater Program were a big draw.

LAUSD’s Rod Hamilton answers questions about proposed SRHS#15.

Many thanks go out to the the community representatives that came out to the meeting to talk with the residents and address their concerns: Janice Hahn, Councilwoman, 15th District; Brian Dietrich, Sr. Engineer, Cleanwater Program; Chuck Boehmke, Section Head, Cleanwater Program; David Kooper, Chief of Staff, Board District 7, LAUSD; Rod Hamilton, South Region Development Director, LAUSD; Linda Del Cueto, Superintendent, Local District 8, LAUSD.

Linda Del Cueto, Superintendent, Local District 8 and LAUSD
representatives listen to residents concerns.

Chuck Boehmke of the Clearwater Program presented a slideshow showing proposed construction areas where a new wastewater tunnel may be located. The chosen 4–8 acre site will have between 50 to 100 truck trips per day for seven (7) years to bring in equipment and remove dirt. The Palisades locations being considered are White Point Nature Preserve, Royal Palms Beach and Angels Gate Park.

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Elections were held at the meeting and the following people have been elected to serve on the PRA board of directors: