Palos Verdes Estates News

City Council Tuesday agreed to join the International Council for Local Environment Initiatives, or ICLEI, an organization that assists local governments with climate protection and sustainable development.

A Palos Verdes Estates woman testified Thursday that the "house man" she hired to oversee her estate tried to kill her.

When a Salvador Dali lithograph valued at $9,000 is offered in the silent auction and not in the live auction, you know you are at a pretty special party.

New rules require vendors to get a permit and operate in specific areas adjacent to construction sites for limited times.

The municipal budgets recently passed by the four cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula reflect fairly stable finances, though all cities are seeing revenue remain flat or decrease slightly.

“This is my youngest child so it is especially moving and sweet. When they sang `What a Wonderful World,' the tears came down my cheek”

Love conquered all Friday, as children from four kindergarten classes gathered in the amphitheater of Dapplegray Elementary School in Rolling Hills Estates, during the annual tea for students' mothers and ... via Daily Breeze

“There are only four kinds of people in the world - those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who will need caregivers.”

I recently received a letter from a geriatric care manager who, as a volunteer, runs an Alzheimer's caregiver support group. via Daily Breeze

“While we may not have the plethora of services that the major banks have, we have something unique to offer”

Malaga Bank, the South Bay's largest community bank by assets, plans to get even bigger with the opening of two new branches. via Daily Breeze

“He doesn't have to work at it very hard at all”

Ask the hundreds of people involved with fundraising for nonprofits on the Peninsula and they will confirm that Max and Ana Negri truly are angels. via Daily Breeze

“I focus strictly on film, TV and commercial acting, which is about being very real”

Caleb Colins can cry on cue, memorize lines like a pro and jump into improvisational skits with aplomb. via Daily Breeze

“As the officer began to approach the vehicle, he drove forward and over the cliff”

A Torrance man who died when he purposely drove off a Palos Verdes Estates cliff while being pursued by police last week had previously tried to commit suicide, authorities said Monday. via Daily Breeze

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. Authorities say a car fleeing from police plunged 100 feet off a cliff and left at least one man dead in Palos Verdes Estates. via KCBS-TV Los Angeles

A man who drove his car over a cliff in Palos Verdes Estates late Friday stopped and accelerated several times before plunging 200 feet to his death, police said Saturday. via Daily Breeze

A possibly drunken driver led police on a pursuit and drove his car over a cliff to his death, authorities said Saturday. via KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4

A car being chased Friday night in Palos Verdes Estates failed to negotiate a curving road and plunged 100 feet off a cliff, killing at least one man, authorities said. via Daily Breeze