Home of Jen & Jeff Wallin, Manhattan Beach. Address given out with ticket purchase.
Annual Holiday Cookie House Concert and fundraiser for the Midnight Mission. Please bring a toy for Toys for Tots. $40 donation requested. BYOB and a dish to share. Limited seating available, so get your tickets soon!
Andy & Renee with Hard Rain: New Year’s Eve Party!
Wednesday, Dec 31st, Doors 7:30p. Music 8:30p.
Get Tickets at https://grandvision.org/event/andy-and-renee-and-hard-rain-new-years-party/.
South Bay folk-rockers return with hits from across the decades. Includes late-night appetizers, party favors and a champagne toast to start off 2025!
Andy Hill and Renee Safier with their band Hard Rain have been referred to as “America’s best kept secret.” Performing over 200 shows a year, the band delivers a style of Americana folk-rock that’s thoughtful, musical, danceable and full of memorable hooks.
The duo is also behind Dylanfest the day-long music festival, now in its 33rd year, celebrating the music of Bob Dylan and featuring over 70 of L.A.’s best musicians.
🥂Enjoy Premium Champagne selected by somelier JP Molinari at Andy & Renee’s New Year’s Eve Party by reserving a Bottle in advance! Valid only with a concert ticket.
Gian Carlo Menotti’s classic children’s opera: Amahl and the Night Visitors Opera Sung in English with supertitles
The Holiday Opera Classic ~ a treat for all ages! A heartwarming tale of a disabled youth and his encounter with the Three Kings…sung with splendor and humor. Fully staged, libretto in English. Enjoy the event with an add-on snack buffet and holiday craft fun.
Come early to enjoy snacks and crafts.
The Grand Annex Arts Saloon
Thu, Dec 04, 2025 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Doors 5:30 PM Live Music Starts at 6:30 PM
Enjoy a laid-back evening of music and art at this new First Thursday event, with your hosts, local musicians Chris and Emily Huff. December features music duo LuCa.
LuCa is a duo that is based in Southern California, made up of Lupe Montiel and Carlos Rodriguez. Their different backgrounds bring a pop yet indie sound to their music. LuCa has been a band since 2021, and is hoping to share their music and energy with everyone. Lupe is also Grand Vision’s Education Program Coordinator.
Kick off the holidays with a night of mid-century swing, nostalgic Vince Guaraldi tunes (think A Charlie Brown Christmas), and seasonal favorites. Former Glenn Miller Orchestra frontman Mark Kopitzke seamlessly bridges the velvet of Sinatra with a modern, soulful groove. He tours international music halls, major cruise lines, and is a regular at Disneyland with his Secret Agents band. The band features: Christine Araoka on keys, Anthony Johnson on drums and Mackenzie Leighton on bass.
Fly By Night LA performs the music of Rush with a high-energy stage production featuring an immersive laser light show, giant inflatables and special effects. The five-piece band takes Rush’s music to a whole new level, featuring the stunning Maria Schneider on lead vocals (Continuous Signal). Hear these great rock classics in an exciting new way. Not to be missed!
Get ready for the ultimate Dolly Parton holiday celebration! Join us at The Grand Annex in San Pedro, CA for a magical evening of Dolly’s greatest hits blended with festive Christmas favorites.
Sing along to Dolly classic and timeless holiday songs in a joyful, high-energy tribute starring the Broadway award-winner Kim Eberhardt.
This is the ultimate Dolly Christmas Experience – full of sparkle, music and holiday cheer. Perfect for a festive night out with friends, family or anyone who loves Dolly!
San Pedro Waterfront Arts presents A Christmas Carol
Directed by Renee O’Connor-Sura (House of Bards Theatre Company) and Jacob Nye (Encore South Bay Theatre Group).
Help the Toberman Neighborhood Center stock their food pantry – please bring canned and shelf-stable foods to receive a raffle ticket for our Silent Auction.
Doors open at 1:00 PM for a special dessert reception, donated by John and Lucrecia Jacobson for all ticket holders.
This idea was the brainchild of married social entrepreneurs, Fred Allen and Linda Grimes, who met in New York City when Fred was the Broadway Lighting Designer for this very successful one-man play. “We wanted to present this work, as it has informed our relationship for the past 29 years and its messages are very relevant to today’s world situation”, notes San Pedro Waterfront Arts District Executive Director, Linda Grimes. The San Pedro Arts District believes by sharing culture, we can reach common ground.
This performance is a part of the San Pedro Waterfront Arts District’s Culture Talks series.
South Bay folk-rockers return with hits from across the decades. Includes late-night appetizers, party favors and a toast to start off 2025!
Andy Hill and Renee Safier with their band Hard Rain have been referred to as “America’s best kept secret.” Performing over 200 shows a year, the band delivers a style of Americana folk-rock that’s thoughtful, musical, danceable and full of memorable hooks.
John Jorgenson is a multi-instrumentalist and master guitarist who is recognized across rock, jazz and Americana genres. As the leader of the John Jorgenson Quintet (JJQ) his musicality and virtuosity absolutely shine. The group’s style is inspired by the dynamic string-driven swing created by Django Reinhardt in Paris in the 1930s, yet Jorgenson’s compositions draw additionally from Latin, Romanian, Greek, classical, and rock music.
Strings Chamber Ensemble Series “From Classical to Pop”
Grand Vision is pleased to announce its new Strings Chamber Ensemble Series!
Concertmasters Shura Sasaki and Juhee Jeon lead the ensemble in performing well-known classical pieces and pop songs in a string quartet.
The first concert, “From Classical to Pop,” features a mix of both classical and “pops strings” music. The classical pieces include the complete Haydn Quartet No. 53 (Lark) Op. 64. No. 5, and works from Mozart and Beethoven. The “pops strings” pieces include a medley of your favorite Beatles hits, and other popular songs, like What a Wonderful World, Some Day My Prince Will Come, A Girl from Ipanema, and Por Una Cabeza Tango. Arrangements by Shura Sasaki.
Violinists Shura Sasaki and Juhee Jeon bring over 25 years of teaching and performing experience to the concert series. Shura has served as concertmaster for Orchestra Nova Los Angeles and performed with the Long Beach Ballet and Downey Symphony. Juhee has performed in numerous venues and churches, including with the Elohim Chamber Ensemble in Korea, and has directed several youth orchestras. Both musicians teach students at the highest strings level through the Certificate of Merit program.
Ten months of data tell a story of Los Angeles South Bay real estate market that has bounced from strong monthly volume increases one month to devastating decreases the following month and back again. Likewise, monthly median prices have ranged from double digit positives to double digit declines.
Both sales volume and median prices suffered the same wild swings early in 2025. As the year progressed, sales statistics have begun to stabilize. For the most part volume and price are now differing from last year predominately in single digits.
Most of those changes are now ending as declines. For the first time this year, October sales volume was down in all four market areas, for a total decline of 7%. Last month volume was down in three of the four, and down across the South Bay, though by a statistically insignificant amount.
Year over year median prices slipped in October for the high end of the market. Homes in the Beach and Hill areas fell slightly. Those in the Harbor and Inland areas rose slightly. With the notable exception of the Beach area, median prices have been falling all year. At this point it looks entirely possible to see the final median price for 2025 fall below that for 2024.
Forecasts from the Federal Reserve hint at another .25% decrease in the prime rate during the December meeting. While such a move has a “feel good” quality, some Fed leaders have said the real problem is a weakening in the employment market. Estimates made earlier in the year are already being revised to show increased unemployment and decreased purchasing power. Either of those alone will impact real estate. Both together could kick off the recession major banks are preparing to face.
Beach:
Compared to September business, home sales at the Beach jumped up 18% in October. For perspective, it should be noted that sales volume was down by 9% in September, after falling 17% in August. While volume increased for the month, the median price dropped 3%, coming in at $1.899,000.
This close to the end of the year, annual comparisons are more meaningful than month to month. The 118 homes sold in October was a 9% reduction from the same month in 2024. Similarly, the median price took a hit, ending a mere $1,000 below last year.
Year to date, both the sales volume and the median price are still up from the first 10 months of 2024. Sales volume is up 14% and the median sales price is up 8%. Both metrics have been deteriorating since the end of the first quarter and are expected to continue downward.
Harbor:
With 322 homes sold in October, the Harbor area experienced a 5% increase in sales volume over September. The area simultaneously registered an inconsequential $2,250 decrease in median price from $795,000 to $792,500.
Sales volume fell 7% from last October after having dropped 3% in September. Sales have declined in four out of the last five months. Despite the lower number of sales, the median price increased by 2% for the month, following a 5% increase in the prior month.
Year to date, home sales in 2025 have lessened each successive month in comparison to 2024. As of October, sales volume this year was 2% higher than it was in 2024. Continued declining sales threaten to shift the market into negative range. The median price for the first ten months stood at 1%. That number too appears to be faltering.
Hill:
October left little question about the real estate market on the Hill. Nearly everything was down—monthly and annual—volume and prices. On sales of 55 homes, volume dropped by 31% from September. The median price of $1,840,000 was 14% below the prior month.
Looking at the same month in 2024 shows 17% drop in the number of homes sold on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the largest decline among the four areas for the month of October. The median price for the month was likewise the largest decline of the month, dropping 4%.
Through October, sales volume in the Hill area brought a bit of relief with a 6% gain over the same period in 2024. The median price took that respite away as it dropped 1%.
Inland:
Monthly statistics for the Inland area showed the most positive results of the four areas, though they ended mixed. With 142 homes sold, the area had a 20% gain in sales. The volatility of the monthly data came through with a decline of 9%, as the median price fell to $919,000.
Comparing the month of October from 2024 to that of 2025 shows the opposite mix with the number of sales down 1% while the median price rose by 5%.
With 2025 nearing its end, the year to date number is most important. As the year has passed by the outlook for the total year has looked increasingly negative. Each successive month the sales volume has moved toward negative growth, as has the median price. The Inland area was the closest to negative for October with 1% more sales for the period than were recorded in 2024. For the same period, median price in the Inland area has remained 2% above the median for 2024.
Beach=Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo Harbor=Carson, Long Beach, San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City PV Hill=Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates Inland=Torrance, Lomita, Gardena
Open houses are a very useful tool for learning about a property. But it’s not just about walking in, taking a look around, and walking out. Full advantage of visiting an open house is achieved if you can time your visit when there are very few lookers roaming through the house. Too many visitors, and you won’t be able to take in details and may not have an opportunity to speak to the agent or homeowner. If you’re the only visitor, you might miss out on insights from others looking at the property from a different perspective.
You can also learn about more than just that one property. If you’re focused and paying attention, you can learn about an entire neighborhood just by visiting open houses. Observe your surroundings as you’re traveling and notice patterns in traffic and what the neighbors are doing. Once inside, use the information you learn not only to decide whether you want this home, but what some of your expectations can be for other homes in the area. This is particularly effective if you are visiting more than one open house in the same neighborhood. And this is just from the open houses — you can absolutely use this opportunity to directly speak to neighbors. Sometimes neighbors even visit open houses without any intent to buy.
The appeal of a condo over a single family residence or an apartment unit is that is a mix of independence and convenience. This isn’t the right choice for everyone, but even if it is, that doesn’t mean everything is necessarily perfect. There are plenty of hidden pitfalls to consider, some of which apply to any purchase, but some of which won’t necessarily apply to other types of homes.
It’s not uncommon for condos to have deferred maintenance, particularly since the HOA often needs to agree to it. A fancy entrance lobby can hide deeper problems. Take a good look at hallways, stairwells and elevators. Peeling paint or broken lights often signal bigger maintenance issues. Sometimes the issue isn’t deferred maintenance, but foundational problems. Walk the grounds and check for cracks, uneven floors or other signs of sloppy workmanship.
Check the finances. If monthly condo fees seem high compared to nearby buildings, find out why. Ask to see the condo association’s financial statements. Ensure that there’s a healthy reserve fund to deal with unexpected problems. Check to see if the owners are up to date on their payments, as well. If lots of owners are behind on payments, that’s a warning sign. It could mean the community’s financial stability is at risk and that repairs might get delayed.
Spend some time visiting, including at different times of the day. This will help you get a feel for the actual day to day living. You might not notice thin walls until you can hear your prospective neighbors at night, and you want to be prepared for what rush hour traffic is like in the area. Talk to current residents, as well. No one will know better than those who live there what living there is like. They may also be more willing to discuss complaints they have about management with a potential neighbor than they would be sending in a complaint to management.
Assembly Bill 851 is a new law that requires written attestation that a home sale was not due to an unsolicited purchase offer. It went into effect November 10, 2025, and will remain in effect until January 1, 2027. The law applies to select ZIP codes within Los Angeles County and Ventura County. The affected ZIP codes are 90049,90263, 90265, 90272, 90290, 90402, 91001, 91024, 91103, 91104, 91106, 91107, 91301, and 91302 in Los Angeles County, as well as 91320 in Ventura County.
The goal of this bill is to reduce predatory purchasing in areas affected by the recent wildfires. However, it applies to all sales in these ZIP codes, regardless of whether the seller was affected by the wildfires or not. Under AB 851, an unsolicited purchase offer refers to any offer made without public indication that the owner is willing to sell. Public indication can be a listing with an agent, a For Sale By Owner sign, or a public online posting. Both the buyer and the seller must sign the attestation, and it must be attached to the grant deed.
