The City Council this week approved on a 5-2 vote allowing a drop box — this version has about the same dimensions as a mailbox and is the smaller of two available sizes — to be installed by Oct. 5 at City Hall for one year.

Presented by Always Best Care South Bay, featuring Dr. David Hart. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call 310-792-8666 for Zoom information. alwaysbestcare.com. Exhibit Openings (online): “Baker’s Dozen” (Main Gallery) and “Rewilding Structures” (Gallery Two),

The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors unveiled a new access mat at Torrance Beach on Tuesday, Sept. 15 — in an effort to make it easier for those with disabilities to cross the sand.

Unhealthy conditions from the wildfire ash have extended a smoke advisory in the region until at least Sunday.

Through his uncle, Paul Mantellino, who was an insurance agent and a high school ... as a football official. Hussey started in the South Bay, working CIF games involving Mira Costa, West Torrance ...

John Featherstone has been a fixture in the South Bay for decades, having attended Mira Costa High and El Camino College and coached ECC’s football team for 31 years. Featherstone, who retired ...

The number of “seriously delinquent” mortgages in Southern California have skyrocketed to levels not seen since 2013, a new study shows. CoreLogic’s monthly tracking of late-paying borrowers shows a steep rise since late winter of very late first mortgages — those “90 days or more past due,

Due to extenuating circumstances, the calendar of events for the week has been modified to reflect cancellations and postponements caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Sept. 11. Mo

The Torrance ... South By Southwest music and interactive festival in Austin, Texas was canceled. That was soon followed by the last-minute shutdown of Indian Wells Masters, a Coachella Valley ...

Also 8:30-10:30 p.m. Sept. 5. $25 per vehicle. eventbrite.com. Riviera Village Sidewalk Sale: Presented by Riviera Village Association, Riviera Village, 1799 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach. Through Sept.