Rancho Palos Verdes – California Globe

CA Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Again for Cutting Disaster Prep Program

July 20, 2025 8:15 amJuly 20, 2025 8:15 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week joined 19 other states suing the Trump Administration for canceling the FEMA grant program intended to help localities protect against natural disasters. The lawsuit, filed July 16 in the United States District Court...

Rancho Palos Verdes Gets Some Help – Finally

November 1, 2024 7:31 amNovember 1, 2024 7:31 am

Gordon Leon was driving a Bobcat fixing his sewer line from his house to the drain on the street when he took a minute to talk to the California Globe about the recent announcement that Rancho Palos Verdes has obtained...

Trump Says He Will Withhold Disaster Money From California Unless State Renegs On Water Usage Rules

September 14, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 14, 2024 2:46 am

Speaking from the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes on Friday, former President Donald Trump said that, if elected, he would withhold federal disaster money from California until Governor Gavin Newsom allows more water to go to farmlands...

Governor Newsom Declares State Of Emergency In LA County City Over Worsening Landslides

September 3, 2024 4:24 pmSeptember 3, 2024 4:24 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a state of Emergency in the Los Angeles County city of Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday following several days of a landslide occurring in the Portuguese Bend community, causing power, gas, and sewer services to be...

UCLA Buys Former Marymount California University Campus For $80 Million

September 28, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2022 8:15 pm

The University of California, Los Angeles purchased 35 acres of the former Marymount California University on Tuesday for $80 million, significantly expanding the colleges’ footprint into Rancho Palos Verde and becoming the largest land acquisition in school history. Marymount California...

Struggling Marymount California University Announces Permanent Closure in August

April 25, 2022 12:38 pm

Marymount California University (MCU), a Rancho Palos Verdes-based private Catholic University, announced during the weekend that it will be closing permanently at the end of August. In a press release, University officials noted that declining enrollment, rising costs, the COVID-19...

New Cal Grid CEO is Ex-Enron Green Power Trader

September 29, 2020 11:59 amSeptember 29, 2020 2:17 pm

Elliot Mainzer, will be the new CEO of the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO), as of October 1, replacing Steven Berberich who is retiring. Mainzer does not hide from his resume that he once “established” the “Renewable Power Desk” for...