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Week in Review: Lady Sea Hawks Undefeated; Mourners Honor Monsignor Lenihan

Redondo Beach kicks off 'Earth Month'; Redondo Union girls lacrosse team remains undefeated; controlled-growth group sues the city.

Last week, Redondo Beach kicked off "Earth Month," and the race for Jane Harman's vacated 36th Congressional District seat heated up.

Miss anything? We've got you covered. Here are some of last week's biggest stories:

Monsignor Lenihan Honored

More than 1,000 people , a pastor emeritus of St. Lawrence Martyr Church in Redondo Beach, at his funeral mass Tuesday.

Lenihan died March 23 at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance. He was 85.

Save the Planet

With a little help from marine artist Wyland, the city of Redondo Beach kicked off "Earth Month" with the at the AES power plant. Mayor Michael Gin joined in the festivities by signing up for the , which pits cities against each other in a contest to convince as many residents as possible to pledge to save water and reduce waste.

Lady Sea Hawks Remain Undefeated in Lacrosse

The Redondo Union , continuing the Sea Hawks' undefeated streak in the Bay League. In his weekly Sports Notebook, Jim Thomas explains why the .

In other sports news, seven Redondo Union basketball players played in the .

Congressional Candidate List Slims Down

A judge and allow Coffee Party candidate Paul Chamness to list his party affiliation as "Independent" on the ballot, and Secretary of State (and congressional candidate) Debra Bowen announced that . Eighteen people had declared their candidacy.

the state Democratic Party's endorsement.

Redondo Beach Sued

Controlled-growth group Building a Better Redondo to force the release of records relating to the city's legal expenditures before and during last year's battle over harbor rezoning.

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