“You are going where?” “Torrance, near LA.” “But why?” That was pretty much the standard reaction when I told friends and family about my upcoming weekend getaway to Torrance. To be honest, I thought so as well at first. Who goes to LA on purpose, right?I was looking for a little getaway for my husb

Retired Point Loma attorney Richard G. Opper continues his saga of Mona Oakheart, a self-taught businesswoman, bar owner, and X-rated film producer, in “In Deep and Far Out,” the second book of a trilogy.Opper’s first novel, “The Body in the Barrel,” along with its sequel, are both set in Point Loma

Now 51% Women-Owned, Catalina Offshore Products Continues to FlourishThe sleepy lobster probably didn’t notice as a woman’s hand lifted him from his tank, but this was a first at Catalina Offshore Products. Early one wintry, Saturday morning, the new managing owner, Brittany Strangman, carried the d