Marymount Daily Breeze

Less than a year after facing ballot-box defeat in its bid for dormitories in Rancho Palos Verdes, Marymount College is turning its expansion-oriented eye down the hill toward San Pedro.

The private Catholic college last week announced a 50-year master plan that would overhaul its 11-acre San Pedro property, erecting new housing for hundreds of students and large new classroom buildings. At the same time, the school is increasing its footprint and revving up its cultural programming in the harbor community's downtown area. read more