Cover Stories
Finding Solutions
Homeless advocate Amber Sheikh Ginsberg discusses San Pedro's homeless crisis, what's being done to solve it, and what we can do to help.
Homeless advocate Amber Sheikh Ginsberg discusses San Pedro's homeless crisis, what's being done to solve it, and what we can do to help.
Sirens is Back!
Closed since the end of last year, Yolanda Regalado’s beloved coffee shop reopens in downtown

The line is stretched out the door and spilling onto 7th Street. A melting pot of multi-generational San Pedrans are all eagerly waiting in line for a cup of joe on a […]
A Shakespearean Summer
For more than two decades, Shakespeare by the Sea has been entertaining audiences every summer at Point Fermin Park
For more than two decades, Shakespeare by the Sea has been entertaining audiences every summer at Point Fermin Park
Photo for San Pedro Today magazine, Pride on the Port committee members (l to r): Daniel Garcia-Sheffield, Aiden Garcia-Sheffield, Mona Sutton, and Tim McOsker. (photo: John Mattera Photography)
Pride
San Pedro gears up for its first LGBT+ festival on the L.A. Waterfront

When Aiden Garcia-Sheffield and his husband Daniel moved to San Pedro three years ago, they weren’t sure what to expect. Aiden, coming from a small farming town in Georgia, and Daniel, a […]
Photo of mosaic by artist julie bender in san pedro california
Stories from the Mosaic
Every tile tells a tale, these are just a few of those stories

Spring is in the air. The mosaic mural on 25th Street displays a history of our port town. Under the guidance of artist Julie Bender, connecting the landmarks and historical moments were […]
Photo of mosaic artist julie bender in san pedro california
Pieces of Us
Julie Bender's 25th Street Mosaic Mural, which illustrates the stories of San Pedro, is ready for its close-up

Julie Bender is exhausted. The former firefighter turned mosaic artist is entering the final stretch towards completion of the 25th Street Mosaic Mural, a dream in the making for Bender going back […]
Photo of Italian American Fishermen on the San Pedro docks, July 1949. At the far left is Frank A. Iacono, one of the most successful local fisherman whose financial success would later earn him the nickname "Captain Morgan." (photos: courtesy Los Angeles Maritime Museum. Gift of the Iacono family)
Caught, Canned, & Eaten
An Exhibit at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum Chronicles San Pedro’s Legendary Fishing and Canning Industries

The Los Angeles Maritime Museum documents the history of the Port of Los Angeles through exhibits, collections, and educational programs. A significant part of this history focuses on how the local residents […]
Photo collage of San Pedro Today magazine cover story Strong Women of San Pedro California
Here’s to Strong Women
Celebrating Inspiring Females in Our Community

The month of March is packed with girl power! Not only is it Women’s History Month, but March 8 also celebrates International Women’s Day. San Pedro is proud to be the home […]
Photo of Dan Salas of Harbor Breeze Cruises in San Pedro California (photo by John Mattera Photography)
King of the Harbor
With the Addition of the Five-story Yacht, the Sir Winston, Dan Salas of Harbor Breeze Cruises Is Preparing to Embrace the Future of the L.A. Waterfront

The Sir Winston docks a few miles away from the Queen Mary and steps away from the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, yet its soul belongs to San Pedro. When […]
Photo of Clean San Pedro crew (l to r) Casey Warren, Steve Kleinjan, Mike Ornelas, Robby Lorenzi, Cameron White and Steve Adams. (photo: John Mattera Photography)
Clean Machine
Clean San Pedro Celebrates 20 Years & Tops Our List as Our Favorite Local Hidden Treasure

It wasn’t supposed to last this long. “I was hoping the City of Los Angeles would take the hint and it would become something that they did,” says Steve Kleinjan, founder of […]
Members of the 25th anniversary cast of San Pedro City Ballet's production of The Nutcracker (photo: George Simian)
25 Years of San Pedro City Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’
San Pedro City Ballet Celebrates 25 Years of Bringing Christmas Magic to the Community

On a brisk Saturday morning in November, the corner of 13th Street and Pacific Avenue is buzzing with excitement. Young dancers ranging from toddlers to teenagers shuffle through the studio doors of […]