Lassoing ‘Ted Lasso’ co-executive producer Liza Katzer

‘She’s annoyingly good at everything.’ — ‘Ted Lasso’ co-creator Bill Lawrence speaking about his show’s co-producer, Liza Katzer by Yvonne Liu Last year “The Hollywood Reporter” named Peninsula native Liza Katzer to its list of “35 rising executives 35 and under.” Katzer earned the distinction as the co-executive producer of the 2021 Emmy Award winning…

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Attitude cures

Melody Lomboy-Lowe was six-years-old, wearing a Girl Scout Brownie uniform, and sitting next to her parents in a doctor’s office when she heard the word everyone fears—cancer. Not wanting to shield Melody, her parents insisted she hear her diagnosis—acute lymphoblastic leukemia—when they did. Her chance of surviving one year was fifty percent. Thanks to having…

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Sun lights way

Eight-year-old Teresa Chi-Ching Sun played blissfully on a bridge in China, oblivious to the danger her family faced during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1943. The Wang family of nine had quickly packed their belongings, embarking on a perilous journey through land occupied by the Japanese army to reach a safer region of China.  The…

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Merchant of memories

  Jürgen Käding’s celebrates 25 years of sharing what gives him joy at his Corners of the World with Peninsula residents.     When longtime Malaga Cove gift store owner Jürgen Käding was six years old, he set eyes on the beauty and majesty that is St. Mark’s Square in Venice. With his hands clutching…

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Varied backgrounds, common cause

H.E.L.P supporters pay it forward   Concert violinist, corporate chief, captain of finance, consummate volunteer and class action attorney are some of the roles that describe the five people H.E.L.P. (Health and Elder Law Programs) will honor at their May 4 gala. However, the roles David and Ann Buxton, Allen and Dorothy Lay, and Brad…

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El Segundo moms lead common sense gun law movement

by Yvonne Liu El Segundo moms Joanna Bowe, Shannon Crouch, and Julia Cohen lead the Los Angeles South Bay chapter of Moms Demand Action (MDA), a grassroots national group advocating for “common sense, middle of the road” gun laws. They came together after the Las Vegas shooting. Fifty-eight individuals died and hundreds more were injured…

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Citizen of the Year Heffernan-Schrader turns school gardens into classrooms

Edible education   Even though she suffers from severe allergies, Diana Heffernan-Schrader, the charismatic hat wearing garden lady, immerses herself daily in the gardens she helped build at local schools. Her love of nature and desire to volunteer at her children’s schools led Heffernan-Schrader to start Palos Verdes School Gardens (PVSG), a nonprofit that offers…

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