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History of the South Bay of Los Angeles and Palos Verdes Peninsula

BY BRUCE AND MAUREEN MEGOWAN

South Bay Condos and Townhomes

South Bay Information

City Information: Detailed information on the cities of the South Bay including neighborhood descriptions, schools, parks and recreation, demographics, history, property tax rates, sports, police and fire protection, culture, and places of worship:

Palos Verdes Parks & Recreation

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Golf FacilitiesLos Verdes Country Club --- 310-377-7888Palos Verdes Golf Club --- 310-375-2533Rolling Hills Country Club --- 310-326-4343Trump National Golf Club --- 310-265-5000Terranea Resort --- 310-265-2755See Golf on the Palos Verdes Peninsula for information and critiques on the Palos Verdes Peninsula golf club facilities   Equestrian FacilitiesChandler Park (call RHE City Hall) --- 310-377-1577Dapplegray Park(call RHE City Hall) --- [...]

Golf on the Palos Verdes Peninsula

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TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB Location: One Ocean Trails Drive, on Palos Verdes Drive South, just north of the border between Rancho Palos Verdes and San Pedro. Directions from the Harbor Freeway: Take the Harbor Freeway south until it ends at Gaffey. Turn left on Gaffey to 25th Street. Right on 25th Street until it narrows and turns into [...]

Palos Verdes Peninsula Seniors Information

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ASSISTED LIVING ACCOMODATIONS  THE BELMONT 310-377-9977 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275  ANCHOR GUEST HOMES 544-9798. Rancho Palos Verdes, California.  EUROPEAN HOME CARE 377-9599. Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 90275.  LOS VERDES GUEST HOMES 539-9414. Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 90275  PALOS VERDES VILLA 547-9941. Rancho Palos Verdes, California.  THE CANTERBURY 540-2410. Rancho Palos Verdes, California.  THE SANCTUARY 378-9853. Rolling [...]

Palos Verdes/ Rancho Palos Verdes/ Rolling Hills Estates Directory

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Peninsula Cities Palos Verdes Estates --- 310-378-0383 Rancho Palos Verdes --- 310-377-0360 Rolling Hills --- 310-377-1521 Rolling Hills Estates --- 310-377-1577 Senior Services Peninsula Seniors --- 310-377-3003RPV Senior Citizens Bridge Group --- 310-541-8114Peninsula Dial-A-Ride --- 310-533-6800S.T.E.P. Tours. --- 310-377-1601P. V. Transit --- 310-519-1276Hospice Foundation --- 310-530-3800Hospital Home Help Care --- 310-530-3800(See Senior Information for additional local senior services and info) Clubs and Organizations Community [...]

Arts and Culture in Palos Verdes Estates/ Rancho Palos Verdes/ Rolling Hills Estates

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Arts & Culture Directory Dance Peninsula --- 310-375-1398Norris Theatre for the Performing Arts --- 310-541-8417 Palos Verdes Art Center --- 310-541-2479 Palos Verdes Ballet Assoc. --- 310-377-6663P. V. Players  --- 310-326-2287Peninsula Symphony --- 310-544-0320 Curtains Up! Community Theatre --- 310-544-9598Peninsula Civic Junior Ballet --- 310-378-7776Friends of School Music, Inc. --- 310-541-2025Great Books Discussion Group --- 310-373-7993P. V. Audubon Society --- 310-545-3184P. [...]

Palos Verdes Peninsula Utilities and Transit Information

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CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE(310) 541-2438 COX COMMUNICATIONS(310) 377-1800 VERIZON TELEPHONE(800) 483-4000 EDISON INTERNATIONAL(800) 684-8123. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY(800) 427-2200. WASTE MANAGEMENT ( Prior to 6/30/2010) - 95% of Rancho Palos Verdes (Note that the area south of Palos Verdes Drive South and the Portuguese Bend landslide area is serviced by Universal Waste Systems)Telephone (310) 768-3111. EDCO Disposal Company [...]

Palos Verdes Homes Association/ Art Jury

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The Palos Verdes Homes Association maintains certain quasi-governmental powers given to it by the original Palos Verdes Trust Indenture. (Click here to learn more about the history of Palos Verdes from two leading Palos Verdes realtors) The Homes Association has independent functions to perform, primarily to maintain a consistent and basically uniform architectural standard for the City of [...]

Pictures of the Palos Verdes Peninsula

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  Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes Estates    Rancho Palos Verdes Coastline / Abalone Cove   Neptune Fountain - Malaga Cove   Bluff Cove in Palos Verdes Estates   La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes Estates   South Bay Beaches   Palos Verdes with Catalina Island in background   Santa Monica Bay     Point Vicente Lighthouse [...]

Terranea Resort

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This beautiful resort, developed by Lowe Enterprises opened June 12, 2009 , and sits on 102 acres of seaside bluffs on the former Marineland Aquarium site in Rancho Palos Verdes

Palos Verdes Fault and Earthquakes

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The following include excerpts of two article published in the Daily Breeze on 8/4/08 by Stephanie Walton, Staff writer: Palos Verdes Fault A Southern California Earthquake Data Center map of fault lines in the Los Angeles region shows two faults - one with two branches - that run through or near the South Bay.  The two faults [...]

Palos Verdes Peninsula Wedding Venues

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1) Wayfarers' Chapel One of the most notable landmarks in Rancho Palos Verdes is the Wayfarers' Chapel located in Portuguese Bend on Palos Verdes Drive South about a 10 minute drive to the Palos Verdes Beach and Athletic Club along the coast through Rancho Palos Verdes. This "Glass Church" was built by the Churches of the New [...]

Palos Verdes Peninsula Schools

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS: The Palos Verdes School District serves the four cities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula (Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, and Rolling Hills) as well as an unincorporated area known as Palos Verdes Peninsula. The school district currently has an enrollment of approx. 11,500 students and consists of 3 high schools (two [...]

School Test Scores

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CLICK ON THE WEBLINKS BELOW TO REVIEW STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES: SCHOOL DISTRICT STAR 9 TEST RESULTS: Select County and School district from drop down menu at web site to select list of school districts, then click on "view report" on left side of page to review district wide test scores, and then go back and select school [...]

Palos Verdes Peninsula, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, and Rolling Hills Estates Condos and Townhomes

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The following are links to pictures and information about the largest condominium and townhome / townhouse projects on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Many of the largest townhome projects are in the area between Crest Road and Hawthorne Boulevard in the center of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates. A number of [...]

Palos Verdes Parks & Recreation

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Golf FacilitiesLos Verdes Country Club --- 310-377-7888Palos Verdes Golf Club --- 310-375-2533Rolling Hills Country Club --- 310-326-4343Trump National Golf Club --- 310-265-5000Terranea Resort --- 310-265-2755See Golf on the Palos Verdes Peninsula for information and critiques on the Palos Verdes Peninsula golf club facilities   Equestrian FacilitiesChandler Park (call RHE City Hall) --- 310-377-1577Dapplegray Park(call RHE City Hall) --- [...]

Golf on the Palos Verdes Peninsula

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TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB Location: One Ocean Trails Drive, on Palos Verdes Drive South, just north of the border between Rancho Palos Verdes and San Pedro. Directions from the Harbor Freeway: Take the Harbor Freeway south until it ends at Gaffey. Turn left on Gaffey to 25th Street. Right on 25th Street until it narrows and turns into [...]

Palos Verdes Peninsula Seniors Information

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ASSISTED LIVING ACCOMODATIONS  THE BELMONT 310-377-9977 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275  ANCHOR GUEST HOMES 544-9798. Rancho Palos Verdes, California.  EUROPEAN HOME CARE 377-9599. Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 90275.  LOS VERDES GUEST HOMES 539-9414. Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 90275  PALOS VERDES VILLA 547-9941. Rancho Palos Verdes, California.  THE CANTERBURY 540-2410. Rancho Palos Verdes, California.  THE SANCTUARY 378-9853. Rolling [...]

Palos Verdes/ Rancho Palos Verdes/ Rolling Hills Estates Directory

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Peninsula Cities Palos Verdes Estates --- 310-378-0383 Rancho Palos Verdes --- 310-377-0360 Rolling Hills --- 310-377-1521 Rolling Hills Estates --- 310-377-1577 Senior Services Peninsula Seniors --- 310-377-3003RPV Senior Citizens Bridge Group --- 310-541-8114Peninsula Dial-A-Ride --- 310-533-6800S.T.E.P. Tours. --- 310-377-1601P. V. Transit --- 310-519-1276Hospice Foundation --- 310-530-3800Hospital Home Help Care --- 310-530-3800(See Senior Information for additional local senior services and info) Clubs and Organizations Community [...]

Arts and Culture in Palos Verdes Estates/ Rancho Palos Verdes/ Rolling Hills Estates

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Arts & Culture Directory Dance Peninsula --- 310-375-1398Norris Theatre for the Performing Arts --- 310-541-8417 Palos Verdes Art Center --- 310-541-2479 Palos Verdes Ballet Assoc. --- 310-377-6663P. V. Players  --- 310-326-2287Peninsula Symphony --- 310-544-0320 Curtains Up! Community Theatre --- 310-544-9598Peninsula Civic Junior Ballet --- 310-378-7776Friends of School Music, Inc. --- 310-541-2025Great Books Discussion Group --- 310-373-7993P. V. Audubon Society --- 310-545-3184P. [...]

Palos Verdes Peninsula Utilities and Transit Information

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CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE(310) 541-2438 COX COMMUNICATIONS(310) 377-1800 VERIZON TELEPHONE(800) 483-4000 EDISON INTERNATIONAL(800) 684-8123. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY(800) 427-2200. WASTE MANAGEMENT ( Prior to 6/30/2010) - 95% of Rancho Palos Verdes (Note that the area south of Palos Verdes Drive South and the Portuguese Bend landslide area is serviced by Universal Waste Systems)Telephone (310) 768-3111. EDCO Disposal Company [...]

Palos Verdes Homes Association/ Art Jury

By |

The Palos Verdes Homes Association maintains certain quasi-governmental powers given to it by the original Palos Verdes Trust Indenture. (Click here to learn more about the history of Palos Verdes from two leading Palos Verdes realtors) The Homes Association has independent functions to perform, primarily to maintain a consistent and basically uniform architectural standard for the City of [...]

Pictures of the Palos Verdes Peninsula

By |

  Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes Estates    Rancho Palos Verdes Coastline / Abalone Cove   Neptune Fountain - Malaga Cove   Bluff Cove in Palos Verdes Estates   La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes Estates   South Bay Beaches   Palos Verdes with Catalina Island in background   Santa Monica Bay     Point Vicente Lighthouse [...]

Terranea Resort

By |

This beautiful resort, developed by Lowe Enterprises opened June 12, 2009 , and sits on 102 acres of seaside bluffs on the former Marineland Aquarium site in Rancho Palos Verdes

Palos Verdes Fault and Earthquakes

By |

The following include excerpts of two article published in the Daily Breeze on 8/4/08 by Stephanie Walton, Staff writer: Palos Verdes Fault A Southern California Earthquake Data Center map of fault lines in the Los Angeles region shows two faults - one with two branches - that run through or near the South Bay.  The two faults [...]

Palos Verdes Peninsula Wedding Venues

By |

1) Wayfarers' Chapel One of the most notable landmarks in Rancho Palos Verdes is the Wayfarers' Chapel located in Portuguese Bend on Palos Verdes Drive South about a 10 minute drive to the Palos Verdes Beach and Athletic Club along the coast through Rancho Palos Verdes. This "Glass Church" was built by the Churches of the New [...]

Palos Verdes Peninsula Schools

By |

PUBLIC SCHOOLS: The Palos Verdes School District serves the four cities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula (Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, and Rolling Hills) as well as an unincorporated area known as Palos Verdes Peninsula. The school district currently has an enrollment of approx. 11,500 students and consists of 3 high schools (two [...]

School Test Scores

By |

CLICK ON THE WEBLINKS BELOW TO REVIEW STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES: SCHOOL DISTRICT STAR 9 TEST RESULTS: Select County and School district from drop down menu at web site to select list of school districts, then click on "view report" on left side of page to review district wide test scores, and then go back and select school [...]

Palos Verdes Peninsula, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, and Rolling Hills Estates Condos and Townhomes

By |

The following are links to pictures and information about the largest condominium and townhome / townhouse projects on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Many of the largest townhome projects are in the area between Crest Road and Hawthorne Boulevard in the center of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates. A number of [...]

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