Hello San Pedro

We kick off a new series focused on local nonprofits in San Pedro. We want to highlight the capeless heroes who dedicate their time and energy giving back to causes they are passionate about.

Our first guest is a caretaker for the caretakers. Theresa Sardisco started the nonprofit Pedro Pet Pals to help shelters, rescue organizations and animal lovers get the supplies and funding they need. Despite running two businesses, caring for family, and giving to local fundraisers, she’s dedicated much of her spare time to making sure animal advocates have what they need to continue rescuing  and sheltering animals in need.

Thanks for listening,

– Amanda + Jess

https://www.hellosanpedro.com/

Pedro Pet Pals 

395 W 7th St,

https://pedropetpals.com

Find ways to donate here:

Pedro Pet Pals Partner Organizations:

Harbor LA Animal Care Center: https://www.laanimalservices.com/harbor

SNPLA (Spay Neuter Project) Website: https://snpla.org/

SNP San Pedro location:  https://www.yelp.com/biz/spay-neuter-project-of-los-angeles-san-pedro-san-pedro

FIX Long Beach:  https://fixlongbeachpets.com/

SoCal Bulldog Rescue: https://socalbulldogrescue.org/about-us/our-program-mission/

Rock Ashfield

https://rockthehouse.prbhomes.com/

Palm Realty Boutique San Pedro

255 W 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

Happy Halloween! We are super excited about this Halloween weekend and we thought it was the  perfect time to finally have Rosemary and Mitchel Wilson on the show. Not only do they love Halloween but they are the couple behind Subterranean Hair, an innovative hair space located in downtown San Pedro that prioritizes individuality and quality. In this episode Rosemary and Mitchel Wilson share their love story and how Subterranean came to be. This interview is long overdue and we are glad to finally have them on the show to share their story.

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Thanks for listening,

– Amanda + Jess

Our website

https://www.hellosanpedro.com/ 

Subterranean Hair Website

https://www.subterraneanhair.com/

Subterranean Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/subterraneanhair/

Subterranean  Hair

263 W 7th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

Mirrored Vision Instagram  (Mitchel’s band)

https://www.instagram.com/mirrored_vision_band/

Mirrored Vision latest song

Pandemicked 

Thank you to Rock Ashfield at Palm Realty Boutique for the generous recording space!

Rock Ashfield

https://rockthehouse.prbhomes.com/

Palm Realty Boutique San Pedro

255 W 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

This week we meet our next candidate for CD15 Council Member, Tim McOsker. Tim is a  San Pedro  native whose family has multi-generational roots within the San Pedro community.  Having previously served as Chief of Staff and Chief Deputy City Attorney for former Los Angeles Mayor  James K. Hahn, he comes to  the race with  plenty of city government  experience. Tim also served as CEO of  Alta Sea, an environmentally conscious organization that focuses on  finding sustainable solutions for ocean related  problems.

In this episode he shares with us a little about his San Pedro upbringing, why he’s  running for City Council  and the issues that  are important to him.

** Please keep in mind this interview was recorded on Friday, September 9th, 2022 and does not include any conversation about recent events regarding the current city council members and their office.

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Follow and subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. You can also support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/hellosanpedro where you’ll get access to bonus episodes and more. Follow us on instagram for more San Pedro content at @hellosppodcast.

Thanks for listening,

– Amanda + Jess

Our website

https://www.hellosanpedro.com/ 

Tim McOsker’s  Website

https://www.timmcosker.com/meet-tim

Tim’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mcosker4la/

Tim’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=tim%20mcosker%20for%20l.a.%20city%20council

CD15 Council Member Race Update:

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2022/10/10/election-2022-mcosker-sandoval-battle-for-votes-in-las-district-15-city-counci-race/

UPCOMING EVENT: Dia De Los  Muertos Festival

https://sanpedrodayofthedead.com/

Sunday Oct. 23rd

398 W. 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

Thank you to Rock Ashfield at Palm Realty Boutique for the generous recording space at Palm Realty Boutique.

Palm Realty Boutique San Pedro

255 W 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

If you live in the area you are probably aware of the Los Angeles Council member race for the 15th District, which is usually a pretty big deal for this community. The 15th District includes San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor  City, Harbor Gateway North, Harbor Gateway South and Watts. You may have noticed candidate lawn signs in our neighborhoods in the last few months, so we wanted to take the next two weeks to introduce you to the final contenders.

This week we meet Danielle Sandoval;  a Los Angeles native, community leader, former President of the Harbor City Neighborhood Council and the area’s Budget  Advocate.  In this  interview we  hear about her Los  Angeles upbringing, her interest growing up and why she  decided to run for city  council as well as  the issues she’s passionate about.

** Please keep in mind this interview was recorded on Monday, September 12, 2022 and does not include any conversation about events that may have occurred in the last month.

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Follow and subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. You can also support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/hellosanpedro where you’ll get access to bonus episodes and more. Follow us on instagram for more San Pedro content at @hellosppodcast.

Thanks for listening,

– Amanda + Jess

Our website

https://www.hellosanpedro.com/ 

Danielle Sandoval’s Website:

https://www.sandoval4la.com/

Danielle’s  Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/danielle.sandoval15/

Danielle’s Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/SandovalForLA/

CD15 Council Member Race Update:

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2022/10/10/election-2022-mcosker-sandoval-battle-for-votes-in-las-district-15-city-counci-race/

UPCOMING EVENT: Dia De Los  Muertos Festival

https://sanpedrodayofthedead.com/

Sunday Oct. 23rd

398 W. 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

Thank you to Rock Ashfield at Palm Realty Boutique for the generous recording space at Palm Realty Boutique.

Palm Realty Boutique San Pedro

255 W 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

Today’s episode will conclude our mini series on local history in honor of Angela Romero. We sit  down with Gina Bellous who is courageously restoring an old San Pedro Victorian home to its former glory. You may know her project by its instagram name @Victorianbythebay . She tells us a little about how she acquired the house and the many challenges she’s faced along the way.   Gina is also part of the San Pedro Bay Historical Society which goes hand in hand with her passion project.  We love what she’s doing and appreciate anyone who invests their own time, money and sweat into restoring and preserving our local history.

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Follow and subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. You can also support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/hellosanpedro where you’ll get access to bonus episodes and more. Follow us on instagram for more San Pedro content at @hellosppodcast.

Thanks for listening,

– Amanda + Jess

Our website

https://www.hellosanpedro.com/ 

Victorian by the Bay website:

https://victorianbythebay.com/

Victorian by the Bay Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/victorianbythebay/

San Pedro Bay  Historical Society:

https://sanpedrobayhistoricalsociety.com/

Thank you to Rock Ashfield for the generous recording space at Palm Realty Boutique.

Palm Realty Boutique San Pedro

255 W 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

https://rockthehouse.prbhomes.com/

Continuing in our series on local history, in honor of the late Angela Romero, we sit down with Emma Rault, a writer, literary translator, a newbie to San Pedro and the originator of the petition that sparked a local movement to help Walkers Cafe be recognized as a local historical landmark. This past August Walkers Cafe was voted a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.

Since Emma had only moved to  San Pedro in 2019 you might wonder why someone  so new to San Pedro would fight so hard to have one of its cherished local businesses preserved.  In this episode Emma shares with us her many travels throughout Europe and the United States and why Walkers Cafe mattered so much to her, causing her to take action as soon as she heard it had closed its doors.

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Thanks for listening,

– Amanda + Jess

Our website

https://www.hellosanpedro.com/ 

Save Walkers Cafe Website

https://www.savewalkerscafe.com/faq/

Permission by Saskia Vogel (book based in San Pedro)

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42372417-permission

https://www.amazon.com/Permission-Saskia-Vogel/dp/1552453804

First Hearing for the historical designation of Walkers Cafe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO4pb5AkuyI

Daily Breeze Article

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/11/25/san-pedro-icon-walkers-cafe-may-or-may-not-be-closed-for-good-this-time/

Random Lengths Article

https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2022/02/03/walkers-cafe-may-live-on/37874

Thank you to Rock Ashfield at Palm Realty Boutique for the generous recording space at Palm Realty Boutique.

Palm Realty Boutique San Pedro

255 W 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

Hi friends! We are continuing our series on local history this week in an episode with John Bagakis, the new owner of The Corner Store which just celebrated its 75th anniversary in July. As new owner he is continuing its legacy as the neighborhood staple in the San Pedro palisades area, not only a place to grab coffee and snacks but he also envisions it someday as a place to have wine, a Mediterranean meal and enjoy live music in the evenings. He shares with us the multiple transitions the store has had over the years and walks us through the transition that's happening now. 

We love to see a beloved local business stay in the Pedro family and have a chance to thrive in this new era of transition we embark on.  

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Thanks for listening,

– Amanda + Jess

Our website

https://www.hellosanpedro.com/ 

The Corner Store website

https://www.thecornerstoresp.com/

The Corner Store

1118 W. 37th St

San Pedro, CA 90731

Big Nicks

https://www.bignickspizza.com/

Big Nick’s

1110 N Gaffey St,

Suite G

San Pedro, CA 90731

San Pedro Chamber of  Commerce

https://www.sanpedrochamber.com/

Thank you to Rock Ashfield at Palm Realty Boutique for the generous recording space at Palm Realty Boutique.

Palm Realty Boutique San Pedro

255 W 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

In the first week of September, we heard about the professional works of Angela Romero and the significance of her work to the San Pedro community. In this episode we wanted to give you a more personal introduction to her in celebration of her birthday on September 16th.  You'll hear from a handful of those who were closest to her, including her sisters Regina Ritter and Emily Romero, and four of her closest friends, old and new. 

Guests of today's episode in order of sequence: 

Sanam Lamborn 

Carla Muldoon 

Casey Muldoon 

Caitlin Muldoon 

Emily Romero 

Regina Ritter 

We want to give a big thank you to all those who contributed to this episode. We know it was not easy. Thank you! 

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Thanks for listening,

– Amanda + Jess

Our website

https://www.hellosanpedro.com/ 

E79: Who was  Angela Romero? W/ Joshua  Stecker & Megan Barnes

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/q7rp6JZ1ktb

Thank you to Rock Ashfield at Palm Realty Boutique for the generous recording space at Palm Realty Boutique.

Palm Realty Boutique San Pedro

255 W 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

As mentioned in our previous episode, September is our History Month in honor of Angela Romero, and in this first episode of the series Amanda visits her childhood church Trinity Lutheran Church which just celebrated its centennial this summer. Pastor Nathan Hoff who has  been with the church for seventeen years as head pastor and Sue Scott, retired Deaconess and long time member, share with us Trinity Lutheran’s fascinating origin story. Trinity Lutheran, originally founded in 1921 in San Pedro, has deep roots in our early Norwegian fisherman community. Pastor Nathan also shares the theology and basis behind Lutheranism, its role in the Christian denomination spectrum and also addresses what he refers to as “church hurt”.

You’ll also hear some personal stories from Sue Scott about her introduction to Trinity in 1980 as an intern where she met her husband Tobiah Scott. The Scott family has been part of Trinity Lutheran since the late 1950’s when Bob Scott, Tobiah Scott’s father spearheaded the renovation of the church facade which is still standing today.

This was such a fun episode, especially for Amanda, who grew up in this church as well as with Sue and Tobiah’s daughter and still remain very close to the family. Be sure to check out this week's Patreon episode where Sue shares personal and funny stories of Amanda growing up. You'll also get the extended interview of this episode:  patreon.com/hellosanpedro.

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Thanks for listening,

– Amanda + Jess

LINKS:

Our website

https://www.hellosanpedro.com/ 

Trinity Lutheran Church Website

https://www.trinitysanpedro.org/

Trinity Lutheran Church History

https://www.trinitysanpedro.org/history

Pastor Nathan Hoff’s Interview with Pastor Hoffman

Trinity San Pedro Era Three Growing 1956-1960

Trinity Lutheran Church Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/trinitysanpedro

Live Stream Service

https://www.trinitysanpedro.org/live

Service Schedule - Sunday Worship Gatherings at 9:30 am and 5 pm

https://www.trinitysanpedro.org/service-times

Trinity Lutheran Church

1450 W 7th Street

San Pedro, CA 90732

310-832-1189

[email protected]

Thank you to Rock Ashfield at Palm Realty Boutique for the generous recording space at Palm Realty Boutique.

Palm Realty Boutique San Pedro

255 W 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

A few months ago in April, our  community lost an amazing woman to health complications after fighting cancer for nearly a year, Angela “Romee” Romero.  She was an active learner and preserver of our local history, a story teller of the history she discovered and an educator to anyone with a curiosity about this town.  Her work will continue to impact how we move forward in this new era and her last and most ambitious endeavor, the San Pedro Heritage Museum, a vision of  hers we hope will be realized one day, will be a lasting legacy for this town.  It is in her honor  that we are starting a  new series of episodes in the month of September focusing on local history; This month she would have celebrated her 44th birthday. In this episode Amanda sits down with two  good  friends of mine, but more importantly, two good friends of hers who know her and her work very well, Megan Barnes and Joshua Stecker. We discuss a bit of her biography, review her professional work and really get into her love and passion for San Pedro’s history and culture. Our dear friend may be gone, but with your  help, may her legacy last generations. 

Visit patreon.com/hellosanpedro for the extended interview. 

Thanks for listening, – Amanda + Jess 

LINKS 

https://www.hellosanpedro.com/  

San Pedro Today Angela Romero Tribute Issue - May 2022 

https://issuu.com/sanpedrotoday/docs/spt_2205_issuu_full 

San Pedro Block by Block -  Angela’s Blog 

https://sanpedrobxb.wordpress.com/ 

That’s So Pedro Podcast 

https://soundcloud.com/thats-so-pedro 

Remembering  Romee by Megan Barnes 

https://sanpedrotoday.com/2022/04/28/remembering-romee-sharing-san-pedro/ 

Keep San Pedro Cozy - Angela’s Last Article 

https://issuu.com/sanpedrotoday/docs/spt_0122_issuu_full 

Little America by Angela Romero

https://sanpedrotoday.com/2018/11/01/little-america/

E1: 1ST EPISODE! Why SP Is So Special w/ Angela Romero 

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/hMODOXisUsb 

E15: Angela Romero - San Pedro's Historian 

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/hcG0HZcsUsb 

E27: Angela "Romee" Romero - The SP Heritage Museum, "San Pedro Built" & Townee Tours 

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/rz799DpsUsb 

San Pedro Heritage Museum: 

http://www.sanpedroheritage.org/

Josh Stecker of “San Pedro Today” Magazine 

https://sanpedrotoday.com/ 

The Grief Sherpa - Play written by Angela Romero 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=l00qxymfQcY 

Thank you to Rock Ashfield at Palm Realty Boutique for the generous recording space at Palm Realty Boutique. 

Palm Realty Boutique San Pedro 

255 W 6th St. San Pedro, CA 90731