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An 80-52 final score sent the Saxons into the off-season, only to reflect on the successful regular season that the team must now put behind themselves. The Saxons (15-12, 7-3) season was highlighted by a five game winning streak earlier in the year and a couple of key league wins like the team’s 70-69 overtime thriller at West and their late-season upset over the Tartars. Duperron will lose eight seniors this off-season and is faced with the challenge of replacing them in order to make another run at the division crown next year. West High Despite finishing in fifth place in the Pioneer League standings this season, the West High Warriors received an at-large bid into the playoffs and hit the road to take on Pasadena in the Division 3AA tournament. Unfortunately for the Warriors and their fans, the game was somewhat of a blowout. Pasadena came away with a resounding 75-49 win, officially sending the Warriors into their off-season. West (10- 17, 4-6) had some key league-play victories this season, like their 51-44 rout of the North High Saxons and their season sweep of the South High Spartans. With only three seniors on the team this season, the Warriors should come back stacked and fully prepared to make a run at a league title next year. • forward toward giving California consumers more choice, more control and more responsibility over their energy choices.” Nobody got everything they wanted. Call it a draw. The January net-metering decision won’t end the utilities-vs.-solar struggle. It pushes it down the road to 2019, when the Public Utilities Commission will reconsider net metering once changes to residential electricity rates and grid modernization proceedings take full effect. Even the members of the Public Utilities Commission who supported the net-metering program admit that more charges are coming in 2019, which will affect the affordability of home solar. One of the changes the commission approved will result in solar homes paying higher rates for power during peak-use times and lower rates during off-times. The switch to time-of-use rates instead of a flat rate creates uncertainty about the actual costs and savings for a homeowner who switches to net metering, said Gallagher of the Solar Energy Institutes Association, a nationwide alliance of 1,000 companies in the solar-energy business. The goal of time-varying rates, as explained by a news report in USA Today, is “giving people a financial incentive to cut back in the evenings, on hot summer days and during other periods when demand traditionally peaks.” All homes will be switched to time-varying rates in 2019, under a separate decision by the Public Utilities Commission. Home-solar professionals didn’t view the new costs as a deal breaker . They were confident the industry will be able to reduce prices to offset the utility charges on homeconversions in the future.• Sherry Kramer from page 2 over the last 10 years—serving as chair at various points in El Segundo, Torrance and Manhattan Beach. Her areas of focus include participation in legislative, economic development and education committees. She also works extensively with several philanthropic organizations. Ones close to her heart include serving on the boards of the El Segundo, Torrance and Manhattan Beach education “I believe in going the extra mile by stepping up and truly being part of it rather than just showing up.” foundations, Torrance Memorial, Torrance Cultural Arts Center, and South Bay Police and Fire Memorial Foundation. “I don’t sit on boards to have my name on a board—that’s not why Richard pays me,” Kramer explained. “I like to give my time and if I’m going to take the plunge, I’m going to go all in and be active on it.” The level of dedication has not gone unnoticed. Kramer is the recipient of several high-profile honors, including the Manhattan Beach Chamber “Heart and Soul” (2007), Senate District 28 “Woman of the Year” (2010), Torrance Chamber “Athena Award” (2014), Switzer Learning Center’s “Woman of the Year” (2016) and the upcoming Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and LA County Commission “Woman of the Year” from Supervisor Don Knabe on March 14. Kramer was also proud to receive an award from the Richstone Family Center, which has been a personal charity for her over the years. “Both my mother and sister-in-law have special education backgrounds,” she said. “Their knowledge and experience have reflected on me and given me a better understanding and caring for children with challenges.” Looking at the future, Kramer has no plans to slow down and the thought of retirement is not even a blip on her radar. “I will keep plugging along,” she said. “We’re [CDC] a company always exploring options in other cities, so I will jump in and get involved in those areas if we expand.” In the meantime, she will continue to represent CDC—particularly in the hotbed areas of El Segundo and Torrance. “In some ways, the two communities are very similar and they are both more focused on business with strong organizations and great partnerships with schools and local companies. Both El Segundo and Torrance are open-minded about listening to businesses and helping with concerns while also balancing that with a family environment and quality lifestyle for residents.” Despite her penchant for being everywhere at once, Kramer doesn’t believe in cutting corners by using today’s technology or social media to spread the message in order to ease her workload. “People know me, but I don’t do Facebook or Twitter,” she said. “I like the old-fashioned way of picking up the phone and talking, or better yet seeing them faceto face. I sometimes think I was born in the wrong generation. But when it comes down to it for me, it’s all about building relationships with people...” •
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