Monday Essentials: City Council, National Night Out

Here are five things Palos Verdes residents should know this week:

1. The Rancho Palos Verdes City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the community center at Hesse Park. The agenda is available online.
2. The election filing period for the Rolling Hills Estates City Council, Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education and the Palos Verdes Library District Board of Trustees ends Friday. If an incumbent does not file by Friday, the filing deadline for that race will be extended to Aug. 15. To file for a city council position, contact the respective city hall. To file for the PVPUSD Board of Education or the PVLD Board of Trustees, visit LAVote.net.
3. National Night Out is Tuesday. Events are scheduled throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula; check with your local homeowner's association or Neighborhood Watch group for details.
4. Missed any news last week? Check out our weekly recap of the top news in the South Bay.
5. Today's photo of the day is a beautiful shot of the Palos Verdes cliffs from Eliana Horeczko. Want to submit your own? Email it to palosverdes@patch.com; tweet it to @PVPatch; post it on thePalos Verdes Patch Facebook page; or tag it #pvpatch on Instagram. Patch reserves the right to publish any submitted photos at its discretion.