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The local Palos Verdes Peninsula school board will appoint a successor for their late colleague who died suddenly earlier this month, rather than call for a special election to fill the seat. Those interested in serving on the Board of Education for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District have until 4 p.m. May 12 to submit an application. Jeff Frankel — known as a passionate advocate for the students, especially those with special needs — died on April 3, five month after t...

by Donald Morrison More than 100 parents, teachers and concerned citizens showed up for a rally at the Manhattan Beach City Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 24, to protest the pace at which the Manhattan Beach School District is resuming on campus instruction. The “Kids Need Classrooms!” rally was organized by a group of the same name and is the second event of its kind, following a rally in November that included a speech by Manhattan Beach resident and actor Vince Vaughn. Kids Need Classrooms! was...