Daily Breeze

An article Friday about a group of Japanese researchers included the wrong location of a symposium dealing with the effects of radiation. The event was at the Doubletree Hotel in Torrance. Full Story »

Gardena will host its 40th annual Christmas Craft Faire from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Local groups will sell handmade crafts, gifts, clothing and other items at the fair at the Nakaoka Community Center, 1670 W. 162nd St. Full Story »

Residents in the Palos Verdes Estates area can catch some bicycling action - or compete themselves - in an Urban Cyclocross event Sunday. Competitors will take over fields normally occupied by Lunada Bay Little League, combining dirt racing with short spurts of bike-carrying. Full Story »

A 2007 Torrance High School graduate who attended California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, was found dead Friday at the base of a mountain near the campus. Charles Tamae, 20, who had not been seen since Nov. 30, committed suicide, three San Luis Obispo news agencies reported. Full Story »

Angelenos have far exceeded the city's tough water conservation goals, cutting use by more than 18 percent over the past five months and saving an estimated 17. Full Story »

Manhattan Beach Mayor Portia Cohen stayed upbeat but realistic in her State of the City speech Friday, promising both hurdles and progress in the upcoming year. Full Story »

In its early years, the Redondo Beach Elks Lodge held court inside a brick building that sat in the shadow of the famed Hotel Redondo. Full Story »

An Inglewood school board member pleaded not guilty today to a felony charge alleging she embezzled more than $7,500 from the Inglewood Unified School District. Full Story »

A 50-year-old Redondo Union High School teacher has been arrested on suspicion of committing a lewd sexual act in front of a 16-year-old student in his classroom. RELATED LINKS: » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news » BLOG: Track South Bay court cases » South Bay crime stats Full Story »

A Wiseburn-area daycare provider was sentenced today to eight years in prison for molesting two young girls entrusted to him while their parents worked. Tito Ruiz, 66, showed no emotion as Torrance Superior Court Judge Steven Van Sicklen imposed the sentence. RELATED LINKS: » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news » BLOG: Track South Bay court cases » South Bay crime stats Full Story »

San Pedro. The Legends Car Club invites the public to participate in its Toy Run for underprivileged children from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Point Fermin Park. Full Story »

Peninsula. Not in the Christmas spirit yet? You will be after you see four Palos Verdes Peninsula homes decorated for the holiday at The Neighborhood Church's 53rd annual Yule Parade of Homes. Full Story »

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County fell two-tenths of a cent today to $2.939, a day after falling one-tenth of a cent. RELATED LINKS: » Find cheapest gas in Torrance » Calculate gas/cost ratio » Gas prices, state by state » U.S. fuel tax rates » What are the economics of gasoline? Full Story »

Redondo Beach resident Tyree Johnson's path to senior year was more difficult than most. Full Story »

Police said Thursday they are investigating a rented plane that was stolen from a Georgia flight school and abandoned at the Hawthorne airport. Full Story »

Every holiday season, a Torrance Memorial Medical Center cardiologist takes time out from fixing his patients' hearts to warm the hearts of children instead. (Photo gallery inside.) Full Story »

The city of Hermosa Beach this week paid more than $200,000 to settle a long-running lawsuit that alleged police misconduct and sparked a federal investigation. RELATED LINKS: » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news » BLOG: Track South Bay court cases » South Bay crime stats Full Story »

A memorial service will be held today for Maya Ishibashi, who for more than four decades sold produce grown by her husband at fruit stands in Torrance. Full Story »

Prosecutors on Thursday chose not to file charges against a Redondo Beach man arrested in October on suspicion of drugging a friend, sexually assaulting him and shaving off his body hair. RELATED LINKS: » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news » BLOG: Track South Bay court cases » South Bay crime stats Full Story »

An item in Thursday's Out+About listed an incorrect date for the appearance of authors Florante Peter Ibanez and Roselyn Estepa Ibanez at Williams' Book Store. The couple will be signing "Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay" from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the store at 443 W. Sixth St. in San Pedro. Full Story »

The Silver Line, a new bus service connecting the San Gabriel Valley and the South Bay via downtown Los Angeles, will begin operating later this month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Thursday. Full Story »

Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich was released Thursday from a San Pedro hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for abdominal pains. Full Story »

A medical marijuana dispensary owner awaiting sentencing on a drug conspiracy charge was arrested Thursday after he tried to open two pot stores, authorities said. Virgil Grant III, 42, of Carson was taken into custody at a pot clinic in Los Angeles, said Sarah Pullen, a DEA spokeswoman. Full Story »

Detectives are investigating the killing of a Harbor Gateway man who was shot to death outside his home over the weekend. Full Story »

For the first time since Proposition 13 was passed in 1978, homeowners in Los Angeles County and statewide will see a slight decrease in their property tax bills next year thanks to a bit of deflation, officials said Wednesday. Full Story »