News + Community
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The Accidental Mayor
How a kid from Connecticut fell for San Pedro, married into it, and quietly reinvented what it means to be Honorary Mayor
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Why Starbucks Got There First
Turn-key plans and 75 million app users explain how a coffee shop beat everyone to West Harbor’s finish line
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Roomba of the Sea
Small robotic vessels are quietly skimming trash from the Port of LA’s marinas and giving it a second life
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Come Walk the Art
After 14 months, a new artist-designed crosswalk at 6th and Mesa honors San Pedro’s Japanese American fishing heritage
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Siren’s Next Chapter
The San Pedro coffeehouse plants roots at AltaSea’s blue economy campus, with doors set to open by end of 2026
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News-Pilot Wasn’t Perfect, But It Was San Pedro’s
Local daily newspaper high on list of things social media can’t replace
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The Perfect Cup, One Neighbor at a Time
San Pedro’s SteffenMarkkus treats coffee as a tasting experience
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A New Class of Pirate Greats
The San Pedro High Athletic Hall of Fame inducts its 2026 honorees, plus the final SP book installment
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The Olympians Next Door
Olympic sailors have arrived in San Pedro, quietly preparing for LA28
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Recycling, Redemption and Reality in San Pedro
A proposed CRV redemption center has neighbors divided, but maybe we’re asking the wrong question
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The Value of Talking Shop
When you run a business, the most valuable hour of the month might be the one you spend with people who understand the journey