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02/27/20 Article in Peninsula News “Homeowners Board Election Hits Quorum Snag (Again)” — click here
01/15/19 Article in Peninsula News “Palos Verdes Estates resolves longstanding debate with family who built on parkland“– click here
01/11/19 Article in Daily Breeze on “Palos Verdes Estates resolves longstanding debate with family that built on parkland” (updated with corrections 1/15/19)– click here
3/29/18 Article in Peninsula News on Judge orders mediation in contested PV Homes Association board election -- click here
3/22/18 Article in Daily Breeze on "Judge orders mediation in contested PV Homes Association board election" -- click here.
3/2/18 Article in EasyReader News on "Judge orders count of disputed votes in Homes Association suit" -- click here.
12/14/17 Article in the Peninsula News on “Homeowner’s Association to hold candidate forum for Board Elections" – click here
12/7/17 Article in Peninsula News on "Judge: Lawsuits to wait until results of vote are in" -- click here
12/4/17 Article in Daily Breeze on "Judge decides to wait for election results in lawsuit against Palos Verdes Homes Association" -- click here
5/25/17 Article in Peninsula News on "Group files suit over Homes Association election" -- click here
5/21/17 Article in Daily Breeze on "Lawsuit against Palos Verdes Homes Association seeks changes to election practices" -- click here
2/2/17 Guest Commentary by PVHA Board in Peninsula News on "PVHA members content with organization’s direction" -- click here
1/26/17 Guest Commentary by John Harbison in Peninsula News on "PVHA should change election procedures" -- click here
1/12/17 Article in Peninsula News on "Without Election Quorum. Homes Association board members keep seats" -- click here
1/11/17 Article in Daily Breeze on "Palos Verdes Homes Association election moot, board members reappointed" -- click here
12/29/16 Article in Peninsula News on "Association faces contested election" as part of "Year in Review" -- click here
12/22/16 Letter to the Editor in Peninsula News from ROBE candidate Dick Fay on the PVHA Election -- click here
12/8/16 Article in Peninsula News on "Address Error: No effect on Election". This article incorrectly leaves the impression the address error is a non-issue by quoting Kim Robinson (manager for PVHA) as saying that "so far all but one person has been comfortable with the Homes Association's handling of the issue." This statement is far from the truth. Dozens of residents have contacted the PVHA, written emails to PVHA, or posted comments expressing concern on NextDoor (click here for a sample). For the article, click here.
11/24/16 Article in Peninsula News on "Opposition regroups for new Palos Verdes Homes Association election" -- click here
11/20/16 Article in Daily Breeze on "Opposition regroups for new Palos Verdes Homes Association election" -- click here
11/17/16 Letter to the Editor in Peninsula News from former PVE Mayor Jim Nyman on the PVHA Election -- click here
11/10/16 Article in Peninsula News on "Candidate Forum set for Tonight" -- click here
3/16/16 Guest Commentary in Peninsula News by Former Mayor Jim Nyman -- click here
2/12/16 Article in Peninsula News on "Reformers Dispute PVHA vote totals" -- click here
2/12/16 Article in Peninsula News on "PV Homes Association vote totals disputed" -- click here
1/14/16 Article in Peninsula News on "Lower Voter Turnout nixes PV Homes Election" -- click here
1/14/16 Article in Daily Breeze on "Lower Voter Turnout nixes PV Homes Election" -- click here
1/7/16 Letter to the Editor in Peninsula News from Ann Hinchliffe, former PVHA Director -- click here
1/1/16 Article in Daily Breeze on "Challengers in PV Homes Association election to host open forum" -- click here
12/31/15 Letters to the Editor in Peninsula News from Barbara Culver and Renata Harbison -- click here
12/31/15 Article in Daily Breeze on "Mark Paullin steps down as president of the Palos Verdes Homes Association" -- click here. Similar article in Peninsula News, click here.
12/31/15 Year in Review in Peninsula News on "Parklands ruling appeal spurs candidates" -- click here
12/29/15 Article in Daily Breeze on "New ballots cannot be recast for P.V. Homes Association board, attorney says" -- click here
12/26/15 Article in Daily Breeze on "4 challenge incumbents for Palos Verdes Home Association seats" -- click here
12/24/15 Letter to the Editor in Peninsula News: For letter from Dave Kleinman -- click here
12/17/15 Article in Peninsula News on "Four Challengers Running for Seats on PV Homes Association-Peninsula News" --click here
12/17/15 Letters to the Editor in Peninsula News: For letters from Dick Fay and George Winston -- click here
11/12/15 Article in Peninsula News on " All Defendants to Appeal June Land Swap Deal" -- click here
11/11/15 Article in Daily Breeze on "Palos Verdes Estates to Appeal Parkland Ruling" -- click here
11/5/15 Guest Commentary by John Harbison in Peninsula News on "City, PVHA Should Listen to Residents": The article takes issue with the stated concern (by PVE City Attorney Christi Hogin, CIty Manager Tony Dahlerbruch and City Councilmember John Rea) that the CEPC Panorama Parkland Ruling interferes with the City’s ability to make choices on how the City will enforce deed restrictions on parkland -- click here
10/29/15 Article in Peninsula News on "Peninsula News - City PVHA Weigh Appeal" -- click here
10/28/15 Article in Daily Breeze on "Palos Verdes Estates residents urge council, homes association not to appeal parkland ruling" -- click here
10/28/15 Article in JD Supra Business Advisor on "Think Legal, Act Local: How One Attorney Gave Back to the Community In Which He Lives and Works": For an article on the lawyer who successfully represented CEPC in this case,
10/27/15 Article in Daily Breeze on "Council, PVHA to Weight Parkland Ruling Appeal" -- click here
9/17/15 Article on Peninsula News on "Fire trail plan doused" -- click here
8/27/15 Article on Peninsula News on "Proposal to re-route fire trail has some residents steaming" -- click here
7/23/15 Blog entry in PV Patch -- click here
7/9/15 Article in Peninsula News on "Judge Rules Land Swap Deal Illegal". For this front page article, click here.
7/2/15 Article in Daily Breeze on "Judge Rules Palos Verdes Estates Land Swap With Wealthy Homeowner Was Illegal", click here. For comments from the public on this article, click here and scroll to the bottom of the web page and click the box "view comments".
7/1/15 CEPC Press Release on Judge's Ruling, click here.
11/20/14 Article in Palos Verdes Peninsula News on "Judge Denies Challenge to PVE Parklands Suit" -- click here
6/23/14 Los Angeles Times Article "Crossing the Line" about PVE's Initiative in 2005 to Enforce Parkland Encroachment -- click here
4/9/14 Article in Daily Breeze on "Palos Verdes Estates adopts parklands policy for first time in its history" -- click here
3/13/14 Article in Palos Verdes Peninsula News: "Draft Parklands Use Policy Still Deficient" -- click here
1/2/14 Article in Palos Verdes Peninsula News: "2013 Year in Review" -- click here
9/17/13 Blog entry in PV Patch -- click here
8/15/13, 8/22/13, and 8/29/13 Letters to the Editor, Palos Verdes Peninsula News -- click here
7/4/13 Ad in Peninsula News for CEPC -- click here
6/27/13 Article in Palos Verdes Peninsula News: "Citizens’ group files suit against PVE, PVPUSD and PVHA" -- click here
6/25/13 Article in Daily Breeze Article: "Palos Verdes Estates Residents Sue Over Land Swap" -- click here
6/24/13 Press Release about CEPC petition to Los Angeles Superior Court -- click here.
5/20/13 Wall Street Journal Article on "Why Homes With Open Space Command Big Bucks" -- click here
5/17/13 Public Service Announcement from PVP Watch Newsletter -- click here
4/12/13 Public Service Announcement from PVP Watch Newsletter -- click here
Letters to the Editor Palos Verdes Peninsula News on this Issue
Renata Harbison's Response to Robert Calvert's Letter 4/4/13 -- click here
Robert Calvert's Letter 3/28/13 -- click here
3/16/13 Article in PalosVerdesPatch: "PVE Council Denies Zoning Change" -- click here
3/13/13 Article in Palos Verdes Peninsula News: "Controversy regarding privately owned parkland is far from over" -- click here
3/8/13 Public Service Announcement from PVP Watch Newsletter -- click here
2/21/13 Article in Palos Verdes Peninsula News:"Commission Recommends Denial of Zone Change for Private Parkland" -- click here
2/18/13 Article in Palos Verdes Peninsula News: "PVE Commission to Consider Zoning Change for Controversial Open-Space Land" -- click here
2/17/13 Article in Daily Breeze: "Palos Verdes Estates Commission to Consider Zoning Change for Controversial Open-Space Land" -- click here
5/14/12 Article in Daily Breeze: "Palos Verdes Peninsula School District Settlement Preserves Parcel as Open Space" -- click here
8/25/11 Article in Palos Verdes Peninsula News: "PV School District Lawsuit Comes to an End" -- click here
4/10/10 Article in Daily Breeze: "Palos Verdes Estates, School District in Fight Over Lot" -- click here