Jan 27 – SWING SAN PEDRO: dance!-swing!-dance! at the Grand Annex
Barry Anthony and his SWING OF THINGS friends bring their swingin’ tunes down to the heart of San Pedro’s arts district! The night starts with a swing instruction and then the floor is open! Info: E-mail: SanPedro.com Let’s get the dance going in San Pedro! The Grand Annex www.grandvision.org/grand-annex.asp 434 W. Sixth Street San Pedro, CA 90731 310-833-4813 View Larger Map
Jan 27 – Pick of the Vine at Little Fish Theatre
An evening of short plays. Little Fish’s celebration of one-acts selected from hundreds of submissions from all over the world.
Jan 27 – Rob Klopfenstein at the Whale and Ale
Our resident and very talented pianist and All-Round Entertainer Rob Klopfenstein with local Guest musicians entertain and take requests while you dine. Whale and Ale Restaurant Whale and Ale Restaurant Review Webpage 327 West 7th
San Pedro redevelopment panel meets for final time
Forced to go dark by government’s ongoing budget crisis, San Pedro’s 10-year-old downtown redevelopment panel met for what was likely the last time this week.
Councilman-elect Buscaino meets constituents at San Pedro breakfast
Greeted with a packed house, bear hugs and a standing ovation Thursday morning, Joe Buscaino basked in the glow of a post-election hero’s welcome as the Harbor Area’s new councilman-elect. | PHOTOS
Cruise ship disaster in photos
NEW PHOTOS ADDED TODAY: The official overseeing rescue operations acknowledged for the first time it would take a miracle to find any more survivors from the ship’s Jan. 13 grounding. Here is the Concordia disaster in photos.
Sister ship’s gesture of respect
SAN PEDRO: The Italian flag flies at half-mast aboard the Costa Deliziosa, a cruise ship docked in San Pedro, as passengers gather at the stern to enjoy the view. The ship is a sister ship to the Costa Concordia, wrecked off the Italian Coast on Jan
Editorial: Obama’s State of the Union address touched on issues close to home — Immigration, teachers’ pay, energy of concern
President Obama’s State of the Union speech was ostensibly addressed to Congress and actually directed at the nation’s voters.
Editorial: An expensive, irresponsible farce in Long Beach Unified School District board race
Naomi Rainey decided to challenge incumbent Jon Meyer to represent District 4 on the Long Beach Unified School District board just a few days before the deadline to declare. She decided a few days later to drop out, just five hours before the deadline for doing so
Candidate tax returns: Letters to the Editor for Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
Everyone was harping over the fact that Mitt Romney had not released his tax returns. Has anyone else turned theirs in? — Rebecca Butler, Newhall
Martin Lagod: Other states still look to California to lead the way
There’s a formula for success California businesses use to great advantage, in everything from film and aerospace to computers and high tech industries: leadership = market development = jobs. We incubate great ideas here, bring them to market, and then — most crucially — lock in our leadership position so we keep the jobs those ideas create in California.
Jan 26 – Spit Like a Big Girl at Little Fish Theatre
Written by & Starring Clarinda Ross Directed by Stephanie Coltrin Actress and storyteller Clarinda Ross introduces us to three generations of charming and eccentric characters in this powerful, poignant and sweetly funny family portrait. We meet Carl, a university professor whose legacy for his daughter is the little bits of wisdom she finds in his journals; Clarinda, who copes with her father’s loss while raising a daughter who is developmentally disabled; and the lovely, loving Clara, who wants to be “a big girl” but still clings tightly to her mother’s hand.
Editorial: Keeping trains safe — Train operators wary of cost, tight deadlines
Southern California continues to mourn the victims of two of the worst train disasters of the past decade. This makes railroad safety not only an emotional topic but an all-too-real issue for people here.
Editorial: State senator’s legislation would place a cap on compensation for CSU presidents
The California State University trustees are set to vote today on a new compensation policy for its presidents in the wake of public outcry over the huge salary awarded to one campus leader. But instead of putting limits on the heights to which salaries could ascend — limits this newspaper has endorsed — they are throwing the door wide open for salaries of any size.
Inflammatory letter: Letters to the Editor for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
It seems to me that when someone accuses President Obama of “urinating on the Constitution,” that person has a moral responsibility to support such an outrageous and provocative accusation with some specific facts. — Richard McCurdy, Burbank
Thomas D. Elias: California deserves a say in presidential primaries
Consider for a moment what this winter season of Republican presidential candidates lambasting each other in early primary states might have been like had California been involved. Instead of watching the likes of Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum spend all their time and considerable fortune trying to get 12 New Hampshire delegate votes for next summer’s Republican National Convention, Californians could have seen them in person.
Mike Littwin: Newt Gingrich benefits from voters’ dissatisfaction with Mitt Romney
Whatever you’ve heard from South Carolina, the story is not really about Newt. America will not elect someone president who thinks that invoking Saul Alinsky — a radical from the days when Newt Gingrich was avoiding the Vietnam draft — in his victory speech is the best path to the Oval Office.
Iowa elementary school raising funds for USS Iowa relocation
As supporters of the effort to bring a restored USS Iowa to San Pedro seek donations, some help will be coming from an elementary school in Saylor Township, Iowa.
Mary Star of the Sea Elementary to hold open house in San Pedro
Mary Star of the Sea Elementary School in San Pedro will celebrate National Catholic Schools Week with an open house for the community from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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