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BeachLife Festival, Bruce's Beach: What's Happening This Weekend
Here's a five-minute guide to everything worth knowing this weekend in Palos Verdes.

Happy Friday, people of Palos Verdes! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Palos Verdes today.
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First, your weekend weather:
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- Friday: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 81 Low: 70.
- Saturday: Clear throughout the day. High: 80 Low: 70.
Here are the top stories in Palos Verdes today:
- Ocean Water Use Warning Lifts For Inner Cabrillo Beach (Palos Verdes Patch)
- Redondo BeachLife Festival hopes to rock steady (Easy Reader)
- Take a ‘Night Dive' at the Aquarium of the Pacific (NBC Southern California)
- LA County COVID Hospitalizations Drop For Tenth Straight Day (CBS Los Angeles)
- Everything you need to know about the Long Beach Grand Prix • Long Beach Post News (Long Beach Post)
- California moves to return Bruce’s Beach back to Black family (KTLA Los Angeles)
- Do You Have A Photo Of Palos Verdes To Share With Patch? (Palos Verdes Patch)
- New Long Beach Tree Policy in Coastal Zone expands protections for birds and trees (Long Beach Press Telegram)
- Hahn Urges Governor Newsom to Sign Bruce's Beach Legislation – The Los Angeles Post (lapost.us)
- EDUCATION: COVID Outbreak at Pacific Elementary prompts new outdoor mask requirement (Easy Reader)
- California moves to return beach seized from Black couple (Spectrum News 1)
- Cage The Elephant is ready to storm Redondo BeachLife (Easy Reader)
- Counting Crows coming to Redondo BeachLife (Easy Reader)
- Former pro surfer Tom Curren at Redondo BeachLife (Easy Reader)
- Two Long Beach-area events commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11 (Long Beach Press Telegram)
- Long Beach Rescue Mission seeks volunteers for all areas (longbeachlocalnews.com)
- Audrey Waddill Killed in Pedestrian Crash on Pacific Coast Highway [Harbor City, CA] (L.A. Weekly)
- Cargo continues to surge at Port of Long Beach (Long Beach Press Telegram)
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This weekend in Palos Verdes:
Friday, September 10
- MINIMUM DAY AFTER BTSN (DATE TBD) (Events) (12:00 AM)
- Minimum Day Schedule (Events) - Point Vicente Elementary (12:00 AM)
- Minimum Day, TK 8:30 - 11:45 & Kindergarten - 5th grade 8:30 - 12:00 noon (Events) (12:00 AM)
- MINIMUM DAY (Events) - Mira Catalina Elementary (12:00 AM)
- Disaster Kits Due (Events) - Silver Spur Elementary (8:00 AM)
- The 63rd Annual Portuguese Bend National Horse Show (8:00 AM)
- Room Parent Orientation in MPR (Events) (8:30 AM)
- Minimum Day (Events) - Silver Spur Elementary (8:30 AM)
- ELAC - English Learner's Advisory Council- zoom (Events) (8:30 AM)
- Dine Out: Lemonade (Events) - Cornerstone School at Pedregal (11:00 AM)
- Minimum Day (Events) - Lunada Bay Elementary (12:00 PM)
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Village Information Session (1:00 PM)
- ComedySportz Auditions (Events) - Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (3:00 PM)
Saturday, September 11
- South Bay Children's Choir (9:00 AM)
- Family Nature Club - Lizards (9:00 AM)
- Nature Walk at Ocean Trails Reserve guided by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (9:00 AM)
- Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club - Palos Verdes Library District - Peninsula Center Library (10:00 AM)
- School Site Council Nominations Close (Events) (12:00 PM)
- Press Friends - Palos Verdes Library District - Peninsula Center Library (12:00 PM)
- Virtual Miraleste Library Monthly Book Club Meeting (1:00 PM)
Palos Verdes Patch Notebook
- Palos Verdes Library District: "California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850 making today our 171st birthday! #HappyBirthdayCalifornia #YouDontLookADayOver165" (Facebook)
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy: "Join us for our Wildlife Tracking Program training: October 16th & 23rd, 8:30AM to 11:30am. Dedicated volunteers are needed to monitor wild foxes, coyotes and other mammals in the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve. Volunteers will conduct wee..." (Facebook)
- City of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: "🗣️👂The City wants to hear your input on the future of housing development in Rancho Palos Verdes! 🏘️ 🌐Take the Housing Element Survey by September 24 at surveymonkey.com/r/rpvhousing 📧 You can also share your thoughts with us by ema..." (Facebook)
- Palos Verdes Library District: "It's a great day to vote! ☑️ Voting Centers for the Sept. 14th Gubernatorial Recall Election are now open. Visit any of LA County's over 100 locations to place your vote between now and 8pm on September 14th. More info: www.lavote.net" (Facebook)
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— Nicole Charky
About me: I'm a writer, reporter based in Los Angeles—my hometown—where I've been covering local, national and international breaking news for more than 10 years. I've lived in Santa Monica and Venice for several years and I'm excited to cover my community. I was born in Pomona and later moved to La Crescenta-Montrose. I'm a graduate of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. I attended Loyola University Chicago and earned a major in Journalism and minor in Political Science. I served as News Editor at The Loyola Phoenix. I'm also an adjunct lecturer at Loyola Marymount University, where I teach Introduction to Social Media. My writing and reporting experience includes a focus in health, breaking news, politics, music and entertainment. I've written and produced digital content for podcasts, live action videos and social media content. I most recently served as Maria Shriver's social media and video producer, producing and promoting Maria's NBC health and news stories, books and journal, podcast and growing her social media community. I am an original member of ATTN: and former Los Angeles Times digital editor. My work has been published by Fitt LA, Glamour, Mashable, Men's Health and Panoply. My breaking news experience started with City News Service, the newswire for Southern California, and Patch. I'm a former Local Editor for Montrose-La Crescenta. Have any story tips or ideas? Contact me at nicole.charky@patch.com. You can also follow and DM me at @nicolecharky on Instagram or Twitter.
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