Palos Verdes Estates does not have residential street lights. Tennis courts and pool areas are also restricted. According to Sue Van Every, Palos Verdes Estates Homeowners Association Manager, in a recent article in the Peninsula News "there is a city ordinance, as well as the Art Jury (which) has not allowed any (lights))...because of the surrounding neighbors..." Of course, that means no night...
The upcoming holiday season will offer several events to be enjoyed by owners of Palos Verdes real estate. This year there are 4 beautifully decorated homes featured in the 53rd Yule Parlor Parade sponsored by The Neighborhood Church (benefiting South Bay charities) to be held on December 4th and 5th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a Christmas Tea served at the Neighborhood Church from noon 4:00...
Owners of Palos Verdes real estate have several options to dispose of their household hazardous waste. There is the permanent collection center in San Pedro - S.A.F.E. Collection Center, 1400 N. Gaffey Street which is only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. but does not accept electronic waste. Electronic waste (televisions, computers, etc) can be dropped off by...
Earlier this week, I heard the City Managers from all 4 cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula speak at the Palos Verdes Peninsula Association of Realtors meeting. Here is a synopsis of their update: Joseph Hoefgen, City Manager of Palos Verdes Estates, told us that the PV Dr West stabilization near Bluff Cove begins in a couple of weeks and should be complete in January 2010. The Golf Club...
The Annenberg Foundation has an Environmental Impact Report in progress for its multimillion dollar project at Lower Point Vicente. Plans have also been submitted to the city of Rancho Palos Verdes for approval and a formal application is anticipated soon. "The proposal, based on a comprehensive study of the community done in concert with the development of the Coast Vision Plan, includes...
The Palos Verdes Unified School District received a AA+/Aa2 credit rating from Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investor Services. This is one of the highest ratings that a California school district can get and there are only 16 public school districts in California that have a AA+ or better. Owners of Palos Verdes real estate should be proud both of the School District, for their...
Palos Verdes Schools again had API (Academic Performance Index) scores above 900 for the 2008-2009 school year. The district had an overall score of 908 which was up from the 2007/2008 base of 901. The 10 elementary schools all scored well above 900 with Cornerstone receiving the highest score of 966. The 3 middle schools scored between 897 and 947 with Palos Verdes Intermediate scoring...
Red pylons have adorned the Bluff Cove area of Palos Verdes Drive West for so long that I actually don't see them anymore. The repairs to the road above Bluff Cove are scheduled to finally begin October 26 and the City of Palos Verdes Estates hopes to have it completed by Christmas 2009. I say finally because the land has been moving since the 1980s and the road's striping was moved further east...
On Saturday morning, September 12, we will see 100 antique and classic cars driving around the Palos Verdes Peninsula as part of the Palos Verdes Concours Tour d'Epicure Road Rallye. This year's theme is "A Tale of Two Lights", a mystery about the Point Vicente and Point Fermin lighthouses. On Sunday, September 13, the Concours d'Elegance will begin at 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Trump National...
Palos Verdes experienced 2 different fires within one week and owners of Palos Verdes real estate were lucky that there was no loss of life or homes. The most recent fire on Thursday (above) was caused by a single car accident on Crenshaw resulting in a fire which quickly spread uphill toward Chadwick School and homes in Academy Hill. There were 2 large scooper planes that filled themselves with...