August 7, 2014

Seniors at Casa de Los Amigos protest alleged violation of rights

Barbara Grasso has always fought for constitutional rights. But the 78-year-old former workers’ rights lawyer never thought she’d have to do so in her retirement home.

Grasso was the president of the residents’ association at Casa de Los Amigos, a 136-unit independent senior living center on Catalina Avenue in Redondo Beach, until its disbandment at the end of last year — a dissolution she says was encouraged by Casa management.  In an effort to revive the association, early this summer she posted flyers on bulletin boards throughout the complex.

Time out, downtown

Manhattan Beach officials look to find a balance between mom-and-pop shops and the chain retailers, banks and offices that are moving in

Detente on the waterfront

The power plant that has dominated the Redondo Beach waterfront for more than a century may be replaced by a mixed-use commercial, retail, and residential development as soon as 2020.