The official 50th anniversary of the Lomita Sheriff’s Station opening took place in November, but the celebration will continue with a gala event on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes.
The Lomita Sheriff’s Station, under the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, serves three of the four cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula — Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates — as well as the city of Lomita and some adjacent unincorporated areas. Palos Verdes Estates has its own police force.
“All the cities have been very supportive of law enforcement and the relations we have built,” said Lomita Sheriff’s Station Capt. Kimberly Guerrero.
The newly formed Lomita Sheriff Station Foundation will host Saturday’s event, which will feature fine dining and honor the station’s five decades of community service.
The Lomita Sheriff Station celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 2025 and unveiled its alumni wall. The anniversary celebration will continue on Saturday, Feb. 28, with a gala event at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes. (Photo courtesy of Lomita Sheriff Station)
The Lomita Sheriff Station celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 2025 and unveiled its alumni wall. The anniversary celebration will continue on Saturday, Feb. 28, with a gala event at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes. Pictured in November, from left, are Community Relations Deputy Derek Clotworthy, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, Rancho Palos Verdes Councilmember Steven Perestam, Capt. Kimberly Guerrero, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, Rolling Hills Estates Councilmember Britt Huff, Rancho Palos Verdes Councilmember David Bradley, Rolling Hills Mayor Bea Dieringer. (Photo courtesy of Lomita Sheriff Station)
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The Lomita Sheriff Station celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 2025 and unveiled its alumni wall. The anniversary celebration will continue on Saturday, Feb. 28, with a gala event at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes. (Photo courtesy of Lomita Sheriff Station)
The foundation’s creation was a community effort, including police foundations, business leaders and nonprofits, said Community Relations Deputy Derek Clotworthy.
“They saw the need,” Clotworthy said, “so they responded in kind and put together this foundation.”
Before the Lomita Sheriff’s Station, 26123 Narbonne Ave., opened its doors, the Palos Verdes Peninsula was patrolled by law enforcement at a station in Lennox, now known as the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station, Clotworthy said.
The celebration in November was to honor those who have served at the station.
During that celebration, an alumni wall was erected that recognized the more than 1,000 “men and women who served in some caring capacity at our station in the last 50 years.”
“That was very special for us; it was special for the alumni,” Clotworthy said. “It’s something that we’d love to share with the public so they know you know how much we care about the men and women that do this job.”
This week’s event will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Terranea Resort, 100 Terranea Way.
For ticket purchases and other information, visit LSSF.org/events.