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By Rob Kuznia | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: October 29, 2013 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: September 6, 2017 at 6:47 am A high-level administrator in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District has resigned amid outcry from a band of parents and board critics whose many charges against him include that he exercised poor judgment by posting sexually explicit photos of himself on a porn website. The group alleges that Martin Griffin, who as chief academic officer was the district’s third-highest-ranking administrator, posted photos and videos of himself on a porn website called Xtube. Once a friar with the Roman Catholic Church, Griffin now serves as a bishop in the San Diego-based American Catholic Church Diocese of California. His critics allege that to perform that other job, Griffin generally did not work at Palos Verdes Unified on Fridays. (District officials declined to confirm or deny that assertion.) In addition to the allegations about the porn site and his … [Read more...] about Palos Verdes school administrator resigns under intense parent scrutiny

By Damian Calhoun | [email protected] | Daily BreezePUBLISHED: September 27, 2018 at 4:12 pm | UPDATED: September 27, 2018 at 4:39 pm Previews and schedule for the Week 6 high school football and junior college football games: Friday All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted NO. 4 PALOS VERDES (2-3) at NO. 6 MIRA COSTA (2-3) Outlook: The Sea Kings have won the last seven Bay League titles. They shared it in 2016 with Redondo and Mira Costa. PV has lost just two league games since 2010. Luka Kielbasa rushed for 101 yards in last week’s 42-0 win over Newbury Park. Ryan Wilson rushed for 110. Kielbasa also leads PV with 40 tackles. The Mustangs have lost two consecutive games and allowed 95 points combined. The Mustangs, led by quarterback Nick Carpino have shown the ability to put up points in big wins over St. Francis and El Segundo. NO. 7 CARSON (2-4) at NO. 9 SAN PEDRO (3-2) Outlook: The Pirates are the only Marine League team to finish their nonleague schedule with a record over … [Read more...] about Week 6 previews: Palos Verdes-Mira Costa and Carson-San Pedro highlight Friday’s schedule

By Rob Kuznia | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: February 3, 2012 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: September 6, 2017 at 7:48 am Teachers and administrators at Palos Verdes High School were aware of the rumors swirling through the halls: a group of students were selling test answers to their peers. But the breakthrough came when a teacher noticed that a normally strong student bombed a final, getting just a quarter of the answers correct. Closer examination revealed that the answers the student bubbled in were an exact match for an exam that had been administered the prior year. The student had obtained the answers, and erroneously assumed that the teacher would use the same test two years in a row. A police investigation then led to last week’s arrest of three 16-year-old boys accused of breaking into the school, hacking into their teachers’ computers and changing their grades. A little more than a week after the arrest, new details are emerging. The case – along … [Read more...] about Future uncertain for students caught in Palos Verdes High grade scandal

By Cynthia Washicko | [email protected] | Daily Breeze PUBLISHED: May 11, 2016 at 11:16 pm | UPDATED: September 6, 2017 at 5:09 am Barbie Lucas remembers the flames on the motorcyclist’s helmet as he sped by. She remembers them particularly well because she saw him race by her home again — and again and again. By the time she finished counting, the rider had made the trip 20 times. That was a Thursday night. The same motorcyclist was back the next day — and the next and the next. Lucas lives off a stretch of road in Rancho Palos Verdes known as the Switchbacks — a 1.5-mile length of Palos Verdes Drive East from Ganado Drive to Palos Verdes Drive South that attracts motorcyclists and driving enthusiasts looking to test their engines and driving skills against the road’s series of hairpin turns. Homeowners who live near the Switchbacks voiced their concerns at a recent City Council meeting, where the city and Sheriff’s Department presented a plan … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s deputies crack down on speeding, noise on Rancho Palos Verdes Switchbacks

By Contributed Content | PUBLISHED: July 20, 2018 at 9:59 am | UPDATED: July 20, 2018 at 10:00 am By Deborah Paul, Contributing Writer A note to anyone planning to attend the 2018 Patriots Honor Golf Tournament at Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes next month: Remember to go up and give veterans Josh Hotaling and Jake Keeslar a big hug. To them, greeting the public is an integral part of returning balance in their lives after losing limbs in combat. With the help of Patriots Honor, an organization whose motto is “Giving Back to Those Who Gave,” such veterans as Hotaling and Keeslar have become part of a brother and sisterhood who help folks get back to the same passions, hobbies and interests they had before their injuries. Six years ago, fellow veterans Brent Hammond of Huntington Beach and Stuart Bisland of Lincoln, Calif., co-founded  to bring awareness to the struggles of veterans re-entering civilian life. “We’ve got an all-military, … [Read more...] about After losing limbs in combat, an opportunity for these veterans to stand tall anew in Rancho Palos Verdes