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Week in Review: Radiation Scare and MAX Plans

Radiation concerns are addressed by air quality officials and RPV plans to withdraw from the MAX bus line.

Here's a summary of the stories that made headlines this week in Rancho Palos Verdes:

Radiation scare

In the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis, the South Coast Air Quality Management District has been monitoring radiation levels in Southern California. Even though there was regional concern that radiation from Japan's damaged reactors was going to travel to the U.S., to local public health.

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Fish fertilizer

The dead sardines that were cleaned out of Redondo Beach's King Harbor Marina , waste collection provider Athens suggested to Redondo officials Tuesday. A biologist from the University of Southern California and his team were selected to oversee the composting process of the 175 tons of dead fish.

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City quits MAX

Rancho Palos Verdes will , effective June 30. Costs were cited in the City Council's decision Tuesday.

Students help quake victims

In light of the quake-tsunami that hit Japan, Peninsula to help victims. They will present collected money to the Japan Business Association of Southern California this week.

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