* Palos Verdes Peninsula News, November 15, 2008
NON PROFITS RUSH TO FIND HOMES FOR PETS LEFT BEHIND
With thousands of foreclosures sweeping the Golden State, animals are feeling the wrath of a declining economy.
By Rebecca Villaneda, Peninsula News
Local animal rescue groups are scrambling to find foster and permanent homes for the many pets left homeless after families were forced to relocate to smaller houses during tough economic times. Read more.
* Daily Breeze, October 4, 2006
A Rancho Palos Verdes woman taking care of a stroke victim's dog goes the extra mile to create a father and son reunion.
Michael Gargalis doesn't remember his father walking out on him. It was more like the old man faded away, little by little, until one day there was nobody there at all.
On Tuesday, Michael stood in a Torrance hospital room and introduced his wife to a man he hadn't seen in some 20 years. It had taken a remarkable series of events to reunite father and son, and it all began with a dog named Misty. Read more.
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