Palos Verdes Peninsula Newspaper Collection

The Palos Verdes Peninsula News is one of the longest-running publications documenting the Palos Verdes Peninsula community.  In 1937, John J. Knezevich, editor and publisher, started the paper which was originally called the Palos Verdes News.  Issue #1 dated October 22, 1937 includes an article by Knezevich noting that the Palos Verdes News was replacing the former Palos Verdes Bulletin.  Until 1937, the Palos Verdes Bulletin was the only publication serving the Peninsula. 

In 1948, Knezevich started two related papers, Rolling Hills Herald and Hollywood Riviera Tribune, though the papers appeared as part of the Palos Verdes News featuring different mastheads.  Together, the papers covered the communities of Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro, Eastview, Palos Verdes Estates, Hollywood Riviera, Walteria and the surrounding unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. 

Due to failing health, Knezevich sold the three papers in 1957 to Lumen Miller, former publisher of the The Dalles (Oregon) Daily Chronicle.  The paper went through a number of owners including Baker Communications, National Media, Copley Press, and Media News Group.   

This collection includes over 2800 issues of the papers digitized from microfilm held by the Palos Verdes Library District, Local History Center.