Palos Verdes, CA|News|
PV Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Students from Peninsula and Palos Verdes High Schools, in addition to Chadwick School will now compete for scholarships worth more than $34 million.

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Meredith joined Patch in November 2010 as the editor of Palos Verdes Patch.
Students from Peninsula and Palos Verdes High Schools, in addition to Chadwick School will now compete for scholarships worth more than $34 million.

Gov. Jerry Brown signs Senate Bill 332, which allows landlords to prohibit smoking in rental units.
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The following five properties have open houses coming up.
Prices have gone up more than 20 cents throughout Southern California during the past two weeks.
Seven Rancho Palos Verdes City Council candidates are scheduled to attend a coffee at the home of Ellen November, president of Skatepark PV, later this month.
A 'document-shredding day' will be held Oct. 1 at City Hall.
Caught in the south tower on that fateful day, a former PV resident joins his wife in sharing views on the legacy of Sept. 11, 2001.
Rancho Palos Verdes City Council candidate Dora de la Rosa will hold a 'meet and greet' this weekend.
Gov. Jerry Brown signs Senate Bill 332 that allows landlords to prohibit smoking in rental units.
The show will run through the weekend at Ernie Howlett Park in Rolling Hills Estates.
Seven of the eight Rancho Palos Verdes City Council candidates address about 100 residents during a forum Wednesday night.
The City of Palos Verdes Estates and Peninsula High School will host events to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September attacks.
Cool air is expected to return later in the week, the National Weather Service predicts. Palos Verdes is expected to see highs in the low 80s until Friday.
Longtime Palos Verdes residents Michael and Becky Noble look back on their 9/11 experiences. Send Palos Verdes Patch your stories from that day.
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The Homeowners Associations of Long Point will host the debate/forum featuring Rancho Palos Verdes City Council candidates.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows certain behaviors can dramatically improve chances for a longer life.
Though school has begun, it's not too late to read some of the faculty and staff's summer suggestions.
The Rancho Palos Verdes City Council will consider city pension revisions and public outreach for a dog park and skate park on the Peninsula.