Rolling Hills Estates News

A rally protesting San Pedro's new bike lanes at the corner of Westmont Drive and Western Avenue in San Pedro.

It's not just hotel developers shaking off the recession blues: sleepy Rolling Hills Estates also wants in on the revived housing market, says the Daily Breeze , and is looking to bring back the home building plan it shelved six years ago.

Six years and one crippling recession after Rolling Hills Estates abandoned a vision to remake its flagging commercial core with hundreds of homes, a resurgent economy has revived interest in development proposals for the area.

On Saturday evening we'll have an opportunity to answer that old Firesign Theatre riddle: How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all? That's because there are two local art shows opening on that day, both of them with receptions from 6 to 9 p.m. So, is it "Imagined Realities" at Zask Gallery in Rolling Hills Estates, or is ... (more)

John Gioia, 55, of Richmond, has been appointed to the California Air Resources Board.

Rolling Hills Estates City Councilwoman Judith Mitchell has been appointed to the California Air Resources Board, Gov.

Sitting with square shoulders inside the cozy tea garden in his Rolling Hills Estates martial arts studio, Shifu Wang Bo pauses to pour jasmine green tea into two cups, about two inches in diameter.

For those of you that missed it, Redondo Beach Patch.com ran a profile article on me and my website earlier this week.

Ellen November, who's been pioneering a skatepark on the peninsula for the past four years, said her group Skatepark PV has decided to go forward with the necessary ground remediation at a site selected by the City of Rolling Hills Estates at Ernie Howlett Park.

Lynn Macnguyen lived on the peninsula for 20 years before she and her husband opened Sparrow Restaurant on the western edge of the Promenade on the Peninsula mall.

Commuters might wish to avoid Palos Verdes Drive North in Rolling Hills Estates for the next couple of months, as Excel Paving Co.

Actor and producer Nick Santa Maria, center, was emcee for the Norris Performing Arts Education Department's annual benefit.

Kiesner, a professor of entrepreneurship at Loyola Marymount University in Westchester, has one daughter, but also counts the roughly 16,000 students he has taught as his kids.

The Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay, under the direction of Maestro Frances Steiner, offered up something new as well as something familiar at its gala concert last Saturday night.

"Open Visions," featuring artists who are also instructors from area school districts, is on view through Saturday at Zask Gallery, 550 Deep Valley Drive, #151, Rolling Hills Estates.

Leonard Steinberg and Herve Senequier of Douglas Elliman not only rake in the big bucks with multi-million dollar luxury apartment sales, they also flip investment properties across New York City.

There is always a terrific variety of events happening throughout the South Bay on any given weekend and this weekend is a perfect example - everything from a world-class wine tasting to a food truck dinner! But these are just a few of the highlights! Be sure to visit the 'Ongoing Events' page on my website for information on all sorts of fun ... (more)

Mayor Frank Zerunyan and fellow Rolling Hills Estates City Council members, continue their support for SkateparkPV's goal to build a skate park at Ernie Howlett Park.