Email: Meredith.Skrzypczak@patch.com
Phone: 310-562-6511
Hometown: Rochester, MI
Birthday: Oct. 10
Bio: Born and raised in the Mitten State, Meredith moved to California shortly after graduating from Michigan State University in 2010 with bachelor's degrees in journalism and international relations. She worked for her college newspaper, The State News, and interned at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Grand Rapids Press.
Meredith joined Patch in November 2010 as the editor of Palos Verdes Patch.
Former City Treasurer Ernie O'Dell spent the better part of the past 18 years realizing his dream of building a new veterans memorial in Redondo Beach. Sponsored by Grape-Nuts.
Former City Treasurer Ernie O'Dell spent the better part of the past 18 years realizing his dream of building a new veterans memorial in Redondo Beach. Sponsored by Grape-Nuts.
Dukakis will receive the 2,498th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Checkpoints and beefed up anti-DUI patrols are planned throughout the city of Los Angeles this weekend.
Firefighters knock down the blaze in 13 minutes.
The restaurant is scheduled to open sometime this fall.
Each week, we feature one of the most expensive homes on the Hollywood real estate market.
![Hollywood's Priciest Homes: 2826 Las Alturas St. [Photos]](https://test.patch.com/img/cdn/users/119166/2013/05/raw/1de88dcacc1db5489b790787cd9499de.png)
The estimated jackpot for Saturday's drawing will grow to $50 million.
Monday, May 27, is the time to honor our patriots and welcome the summer.
Here's what you can do to help those affected by the disaster in Oklahoma.
In this high-tech world, we're used to hearing about 20-somethings starting their own tech companies, but Adam Swart is blazing a different trail.
The microbrewery will close after nearly 20 years of operation on Glendon Avenue.
UCLA postpones 25 percent of the surgeries scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Picket lines are expected this week at the Westwood and Irvine hospitals, as well as at UC San Diego, UC Davis and UC San Francisco.
A judge issues a restraining order preventing about 100 workers across the UC system from taking part in the walkout.
The 17-year-old boy has not been seen since Sunday.
Repaving and restriping work will close the northbound 405 at the Santa Monica (10) Freeway interchange.
The restaurant is located at 6372 West Sunset Blvd.
Here's the latest roundup of retail, restaurant and other business news and happenings in L.A.'s Westside neighborhoods.
