On Saturday, June 28, the JCI (Japanese Cultural Institute) will host its annual Matsuri carnival and fundraiser, an “annual, ...

Blessed with a glorious score by Jason Robert Brown whose almost non-stop, character-driven songs propel the truth and lies ...

Gardena, though, is enjoying a good spring-summer play, which included winning both games in Saturday’s Downey High Summer ...

As the city of Gardena’s home newspaper since 1904, the Gardena Valley News has dedicated more than a century of reporting and documenting of community events, before and after the 1930 incorporation ...

After the devastating loss of their physical theater, The Pierson Playhouse, in the Palisades firestorm at the beginning of ...

As the city of Gardena’s home newspaper since 1904, the Gardena Valley News has dedicated more than a century of reporting and documenting of community events, before and after the 1930 incorporation ...

Serra High’s football team participated in several Spring-Summer passing and other football fundamental events and head coach ...

At the City Council meeting on the evening of Tuesday, June 10, Police Item 15A called for, “Execution of Five-Year Contract ...

Photo by Abby Mahler —Optum local physicians, clinicians and support staff at the newly renamed Optum medical clinic at 1212 W. Redondo Beach Blvd., Gardena marks its transition from HealthCare ...

Yoshiko Miwa is all smiles as she prepares to blow out the candles on her cake. Miwa turned 109 on Feb. 28 and celebrated in style with family and friends at the Gardena Buddhist Church. By Gary ...

Mayor Tasha Cerda gave her 2025 State of the City presentation on March 13 at the Nakaoka Community Center. This year, Cerda also looked back at Gardena city history as officials look ahead to a ...

GPD Chief of Police Michael Saffell retires to cheers & tears. When the City of Gardena released the news in April that Chief Mike Saffell would be retiring effective June 5, concluding a proud ...