Lomita NewsLocal news for Lomita, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Is area too toxic for buyers- July 13, 2008 Five years ago Tanya Speiler purchased a house near the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance with the help of a subprime loan.http://www.topix.net/city/lomita-ca/2008/07/is-area-too-toxic-for-buyers?fromrss=1 Gang crackdown unsettles Catalina Island community- July 12, 2008 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy David Mertens talks about the gang problem in Avalon, Calif., on Catalina Island, Thursday, July 3, 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/lomita-ca/2008/07/gang-crackdown-unsettles-catalina-island-commu... Housing limits go on Los Angeles ballot- July 12, 2008 Los Angeles voters will be asked this November to revamp outdated policies that could prohibit the city from funding low-income housing projects larger than five units and taller than two stories.http://www.topix.net/city/lomita-ca/2008/07/housing-limits-go-on-los-angeles-ballot?fromrs... Jury scolds county for luxury cars- July 12, 2008 The most expensive vehicle identified in the report was a 2007 Acura MDX, like this one, worth $49,511. It is a take-home vehicle used by Assessor Rick Auerbach.http://www.topix.net/city/lomita-ca/2008/07/jury-scolds-county-for-luxury-cars?fromrss=1 Work halt reported at area ports- July 12, 2008 Dockworkers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach staged an unapproved break Friday that brought work to a halt for 15 minutes amid ongoing contract talks, a spokesman for an association representing West ...http://www.topix.net/city/lomita-ca/2008/07/work-halt-reported-at-area-ports?fromrss=1 Police report quiet July 4- July 12, 2008 Maybe it was the beefed up police patrols. Maybe people took to heart the governor's plea to avoid fireworks.http://www.topix.net/city/lomita-ca/2008/07/police-report-quiet-july-4?fromrss=1 Large Police Presence On Cliff In Palos Verdes Estates- July 10, 2008 Your faithful editor witnessed a large amount of Palos Verdes Estates Police vehicles, Lomita Sheriffs department vehicles, PVE city vans and trucks in the cliff line field on Paseo Del Mar and Epping Road this afternoon. It appeared Paseo Del Mar was blocked by sawhorses for a period of time as well. The road was reopened at 4:10 PM. There was no word on the reason for all this activity. As soon as I find out what was going on, I will post it. Map:...http://www.topix.net/city/lomita-ca/2008/07/large-police-presence-on-cliffs-of-palos-verde... Who Were The First Soldiers To Die In The Afghanistan And Iraq Wars- July 8, 2008 Who were the first American servicemen to be killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Eric Hutton Marion, Va.http://www.topix.net/city/lomita-ca/2008/07/who-were-the-first-soldiers-to-die-in-the-afgh... Father, son had sought new life- July 6, 2008 A father and son shot at a Lomita apartment this week had packed a truck for a planned move to Texas, a relative said Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/lomita-ca/2008/07/father-son-had-sought-new-life?fromrss=1 Lomita double homicide- July 4, 2008 Tyce William Riddle, 19, a white man and Jaime Aguallos Sr., 50, a Latino man, were fatally shot in a dispute in the 25900 block of Narbonne Avenue in Lomita early Tuesday, July 1. According to the Los Angeles ...http://www.topix.net/city/lomita-ca/2008/07/lomita-double-homicide?fromrss=1 |