It’s an analogy appropriate for the town that was once the nation’s fishing capital, but apparently housing developers want San Pedrans packed in like sardines. To get a clear picture of the […]
TCM recently screened A Tale of Two Cities depicting the realities of the how the poor and starving masses of France finally had enough of the aristocracy, who placed more importance in […]
You would think that by the time a star basketball player arrived at UCLA to play for one of the most legendary teams in NCAA history, they’d already know how to put […]
Did you know that if you want to see the Rose Parade in person, you can leave San Pedro at 8:15 a.m. that morning and be there with time to spare? I […]
Looking back to find some closure on 2019, it seemed to me it was a particularly rough year for San Pedro, if you take closure literally. I’m referring to all of […]
Back in 1983, my San Pedro Today columnist colleague, Steve Marconi, published “A Real San Pedran” in the former San Pedro News-Pilot. “A Real San Pedran” is a list of 91 characteristics […]
Driving counterclockwise around Mount Kilimanjaro, we made it to Rombo. We were in Tanzania, but had expansive views of the Kenyan plain. The area is rich in tropical vegetation, but financially deprived. […]
A century ago, the Twenties were called “roaring.” Decades don’t get names before they begin. They have to be lived in for a while before they get named. It might even be […]
Yes, this is an obligatory New Year’s resolution column. But before I talk about “how to make 2020 your best year ever,” I’m curious, how did the last year go for you? […]
Raising two kids coupled with the high cost of living in California, I am always on the lookout for a deal. My parents were frugal, not cheap, and knew how to make […]
So many San Pedrans in the news, and no newspaper to report it. That’s the sad fact of life for San Pedro as we end 2019; a paper that touts to give […]