Price per square foot for homes sold on the Palos Verdes Peninsula have held relatively steady over the last 6 months but did take a dip in August. Generally, most real estate agents believe that prices on the hill have decreased anywhere from 8 to 15% over those of last year. There ha been a d
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09/30/2008
It appears to me that many people who claim that the bail out bill only benefits the rich at the expense of the poor don't seem to understand that the proposed bill calls for the U.S. Government to purchase distressed loans from lending institutions in order to provide them with the capital neces
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09/29/2008
Palos Verdes Estates residents don't have to put their trash out at the curb: To eliminate the unattractive sight of trash cans in front of homes on trash pick-up day, the City of Palos Verdes Estates has their trash contractor get the trash cans from a trash yard area of each home in the City.Ho
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09/29/2008
Who owns "Annie's Stand", the produce stand near Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, and who is Annie? On March 10, 2005,Doug Hatano, who farms in the area, leased the stand from the City of Rancho Palos Verdes for a 5 year period. He retained the name "Annie's Stand" which was named in honor Annie Ishi
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09/29/2008
The original plans for the Palos Verdes Project had several different names planned for Palos Verdes Drive. Palos Verdes Drive North was originally planned to be named Granvia Valmonte from Malaga Cove Plaza through to Anaheim Street. Palos Verdes Drive West was to have been named Granvia La Cost
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09/19/2008
Is the Point Vicente Lighthouse haunted?: After nearby residents complained about the bright flashes from the lighthouse, the landward side of the lantern room was painted an opaque, pearly white. The light from the rotating lens seen through the opaque tower room windows created, for some, the
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09/19/2008
Palos Verdes was once considered for the location of Disneyland: In the early 1950's, Walt Disney's company WED Enterprises hired the Stanford Research Institute to conduct a search for the perfect site. The cities of Long Beach, Palos Verdes and Canoga Park were all considered but each had at le
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09/19/2008
Road construction on the Palos Verfdes Peninsula moved forward rapidly in the late 1950's and through the mid 1960's. Hawthorne Blvd. through the Peninsula was completed in several segments. Hawthorne Blvd. was completed from Silver Spur to Crest in 1959. The segment from Palos Verdes Drive North
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09/19/2008
An interesting fact is that Palos Verdes Estates once tried to annex Marineland - In early 1965, the City of Palos Verdes Estates attempted to annex a portion of present day Rancho Palos Verdes totaling 2.92 square miles bordered by High Ridge Road to the east and the Pacific Ocean, including the
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09/19/2008
You do not have to be a member of the Palos Verdes Beach and Athletic Club to use it:Resident, non-members may use the club for a day pass rate of $30 per person per day. Non-residents may also use the club for a day pass of $45 per person per day. These day passes may not be used on Memorial Day
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09/19/2008
