This Week's Top News in Palos Verdes

Here is a look at some of the top news stories this week in Palos Verdes:

Multiple PV Elections Likely to Be Canceled: Elections for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education, the Palos Verdes Library District Board of Trustees, and the Miraleste and Ridgecrest Ranchos recreation and parks districts will probably not be on the Nov. 5 ballot for residents of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's Office.

Electric Bills in Rolling Hills Among State's Highest: Rolling Hills residents use a lot of electricity—and they have the high bills to prove it. According to a report from the California Public Utilities Commission released earlier this month, the gated city had the fifth-highest average monthly energy consumption in California in 2012, behind Hidden Hills, Atherton, Indian Wells and Bradbury.

RHE Resident Arrested After Shooting: A resident of Rolling Hills Estates was arrested early Wednesday morning in connection with a shooting in Redondo Beach, according to a news release from the Redondo Beach Police Department. Karen Benjestorf, 37, was booked into the Redondo Beach Jail on suspicion of the negligent discharge of a firearm