Former 'City Redondo' Owner Doris Peters Dies at 83

Doris Peters, a fixture on the Redondo waterfront for many years, passed away from a heart attack last week, the Daily Breeze reports.

Remembering Peter Douglas, California's Coastal Hero

Conservationists remember the life and legacy of the former executive director of the California Coastal Commission.

On the day I heard Peter Douglas, the 26-year executive director of the California Coastal Commission, had passed away, I spent the morning surfing Upper Trestles. On my dawn patrol down the trail that meanders along San Mateo Creek, I scanned for wildlife, and smiled when I came upon the sandy beach that delivers surfers into the cobblestone reef and waves at Upper Trestles, a masterpiece of natural engineering. The surf was firing and the small crowd was friendly. California bliss. It was fortuitous that I happened to be at Trestles that morning because if Peter had not lived and dreamed of a coastline in California that belonged to us all, there just might not be a San Mateo Creek or surf at Trestles. "Peter Douglas is to the California…

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MB Resident Dies in SUV Rollover on Interstate

College freshman Rachel Kekauoha, whose parents and brother live in Manhattan Beach, was on her way to Lake Havasu when the SUV she was riding in rolled over several times and she was ejected.

Rachel Kekauoha, a Manhattan Beach resident, 2011 graduate of Mira Costa High School and freshman at Brigham Young University, Idaho, died Friday, April 6 around 3:27 a.m. when she was ejected from the vehicle she was riding in, Manhattan Beach Patch has confirmed. According to Dave Carter of the San Bernardino County Coroner's Office, Rachel was a front seat passenger in a 2000 Nissan Pathfinder SUV whose driver "over-corrected" after the vehicle began to drift off the road. She was not wearing a seat belt, he said. The rollover occurred on Interstate 40 in rural Ludlow, according to Carter. Rachel's father Kelland told MB Patch she was on her way to Lake Havasu. Rice Mortuary, 5310 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, will be the site of a public …

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Former Coastal Commission Director Dies

Longtime Coastal Commission Director Peter Douglas, 69, died on Sunday.

Peter Douglas, executive director of the California Coastal Commission, died Sunday, according to the commission's chief deputy, Susan Hansch.  Douglas was appointed director of the Coastal Commission in 1985, and stepped down from the post in June of last year. He battled throat and lung cancer in recent years.  Read Douglas' full obituary here. 

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Remembering Surf Legend Richard Mobley

Richard "The Fox" Mobley died of a brain tumor last Friday at the age of 71, according to the Easy Reader.

Friends: Bergmans Were Kind, Friendly

Vicki Bergman and her daughter, Courtney, were found dead in their apartment on Tuesday. Police have arrested Jonathan Chacon in connection with the slayings.

As authorities prepare their case against the suspect in a Tuesday's double homicide, friends and family are remembering and honoring the victims of the tragedy. Police believe that Jonathan Chacon, 23, killed Vicki Bergman and her daughter, Courtney, early Tuesday morning before fleeing the city. Chacon was arrested in Mexico early Wednesday morning and transferred to the custody of the Redondo Beach Police Department. His arraignment on two counts of murder is set for Friday morning. On Tuesday evening, mourners held a candlelight vigil at Andrews Park—a block away from the crime scene on Rockefeller Lane—to honor the Bergmans. Dozens of people attended the ceremony. In a comment posted Thursday on Patch, Lelanea McGee-Hall identified …

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Friend: Goldberg Was 'Hell of a Woman'

Friends and neighbors gather in front of the home of Margaret Ann Goldberg—also known as Peggy Duffy—to honor the shooting victim with a candlelight vigil.

More than 100 people gathered on Agate Street on Friday evening to honor the memory of Margaret Ann Goldberg—also known as Peggy Duffy—with a candlelight vigil. Police believe that Russell Scott Goldberg, Peggy Goldberg's ex-husband, shot and killed her Wednesday morning. Russell Goldberg fled the state, and he was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the middle of Interstate 15 in Utah after a three-hour standoff. At the vigil, friends and neighbors remembered Peggy Goldberg as a woman who opened her heart to everyone, loved to laugh, and was always upbeat. "She would have loved (the vigil)," said Sally Wagner, who considered Goldberg to be one of her closest friends. Others agreed, with one person even noting that she would …

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Friends: Slain Woman Was 'Amazing'

Neighbors remember Margaret Ann Goldberg—also known as Peggy Duffy—as a wonderful member of the community and a loving mother.

Margaret Ann "Peggy" Duffy Goldberg, 45, who was found dead Wednesday morning in her Agate Street apartment, was an "amazing" woman, neighbors said Wednesday. Police believe Russell Goldberg killed his ex-wife Wednesday morning. Later that night, he shot and killed himself during a three-hour standoff on Interstate 15 in Utah. The pair had recently finalized a long, bitter divorce. Friends and neighbors described Peggy Goldberg—who went by Peggy Duffy—as an intelligent woman who was devoted to her two children, a 10-year-old son at Jefferson Elementary School and a 13-year-old daughter at Parras Middle School. "She was the nicest mom ever," said Shari Twidwell, whose former foster son was good friends with Goldberg's son. "She was the …

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Whitney Houston Found Unresponsive in Hotel Bathtub

The latest on the singer's death.

Singing sensation Whitney Houston, 48, was found unresponsive in a bathtub of a fourth-floor room at the Beverly Hilton and declared dead by Beverly Hills police at 3:55 p.m. Saturday. Our sister site, Beverly Hills Patch has all the latest details including tributes and quotes from fans, photographs, a look at the singer's career and information on her latest movie - Sparkle - which will be released in August. Click here to go to Beverly Hills Patch to read the latest on the life, career and death of Whitney Houston. Don't forget to take our Whitney Houston polls, which you can find here.

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Whitney Houston Dead at 48

The Los Angeles Times and TMZ is reporting that the singer, who famously battled drug addiction, died at the Beverly Hilton. Take our polls and let us know your thoughts on the singer's death and your favorite Whitney song.

Singer Whitney Houston died today at the age of 48, the Associated Press is reporting. Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, confirmed the death of the singer Saturday, but did not reveal how or where the six-time Grammy winner had died. According to the Los Angeles Times and the website TMZ, Houston died at the Beverly Hilton hotel. TMZ published a photograph taken Saturday of a police crime lab vehicle outside the hotel. The Hilton is hosting a pre-Grammy party Saturday evening. To read the AP report, click here. To read the Times report, click here. To read the TMZ report, click here. Click on this link to follow updates on this breaking story at our sister site, Beverly Hills Patch. Are you surprised by Whitney Houston's death? And what…

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