On Saturday, June 28, the JCI (Japanese Cultural Institute) will host its annual Matsuri carnival and fundraiser, an “annual, ...

Blessed with a glorious score by Jason Robert Brown whose almost non-stop, character-driven songs propel the truth and lies ...

Gardena, though, is enjoying a good spring-summer play, which included winning both games in Saturday’s Downey High Summer ...

By Shari Barrett After the devastating loss of their physical theater, The Pierson Playhouse, in the Palisades firestorm at the beginning of 2025 just 3 days prior to the scheduled opening of Jest a ...

By Brett Callwood At the City Council meeting on the evening of Tuesday, June 10, Police Item 15A called for, “Execution of Five-Year Contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for Police Body Worn Video in ...

GPD Chief of Police Michael Saffell retires to cheers & tears When the City of Gardena released the news in April that Chief Mike Saffell would be retiring effective June 5, concluding a proud 32-year ...

ICE were celebrating the arrest of 13 people suspected of being involved in an Armenian crime ring on Tuesday, May 20, with one Gardena man among the suspects. As of writing, there have been no ...

By Shari Barrett A Noise Within presents A Man of No Importance, an evocative, intimate musical gem from the Tony Award-winning team behind Ragtime: composer Stephen Flaherty, lyricist Lynn Ahrens, ...

By Brett Callwood At the City Council meeting on the evening of Tuesday, May 13, Item 15A saw the council approve the use of police equipment that has been classified “military,” a now-annual ...

Lee was also on Gardena High’s football team, which finished fourth in the rigorous Marine League at 7-3 overall; a year after winning its first Marine title since 1974 and advancing to the CIF-L.A.

By Brett Callwood The city of Gardena has suffered a terrible loss due to the passing of beloved local businessman, photographer and family man George Castro. Castro, who would have turned 98 in July, ...

Mayor Tasha Cerda gave her 2025 State of the City presentation on March 13 at the Nakaoka Community Center. This year, Cerda also looked back at Gardena city history as officials look ahead to a ...