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Thanks to $30,000 worth of donations, the Angeles Gate tugboat is now in shipshape condition and ready to serve again as a hand-on classroom.

A federal court judge is considering a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that claims Hawthorne city officials retaliated against a veteran police officer by demoting him.
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Updates and an overview of waterfront plans in San Pedro and Wilmington will be presented Thursday at a public meeting sponsored by the Port of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles City Council is expected to enter the next phase of reshaping city government on Tuesday as it wrestles with more than a $200 million shortfall over the next four months and a projected deficit of $400 million next year.

The Port of LA spent about $1 million to purchase three metallic automated outhouses along the San Pedro waterfront less than two years ago.

Long-stalled improvements to Rancho Palos Verdes' Point Vicente Interpretive Center may finally be realized, thanks to funding from a charitable organization that wants to build a large project next door.

An item Monday in the About Town column had incorrect dates for Quilt Show 2010 at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center. The South Bay Quilters Guild event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 20 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 21.

A water main break shut down Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall on Monday afternoon.

Hermosa Beach parking permit holders are encouraged to renew by mail to avoid waiting in line.