ELECTION 2022 – Election Day results fortified by further vote counts
by Mark McDermott The race for school board and City Council in Manhattan Beach is nearly completed. In the week after Election Day, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s office tallied a few thousand late-arriving mail-in ballots, and the initial results both held and increased in both the Manhattan Beach City Council and school board race. […]
Redondo Beach City Council Ranked-choice voting to go on March ballot
by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach city council voted 5-0 last week to put a measure on the ballot next March which could bring ranked-choice voting to the city. “The point is to eliminate run-offs,” said City Councilman Todd Loewenstein. In a ranked-choice system, people vote for a list of candidates, in order of preference. […]
About Town Redondo: Loewenstein’s words, AES statement, hate-speech flyers
Loewenstein: “must and will do better” in words City Councilman Todd Loewenstein made a statement at the start of the council’s regular meeting Tuesday, referencing his appearance on a national NBCNews Now report about proposed development of the Redondo Beach AES plant and affordable housing. “Some of the phrasing I used didn’t sit well with […]
Trade school can be more affordable
It’s no secret that a college education is important. But what many people don’t know is that trade school can be just as valuable – if not more so. Here are four reasons to consider trade school instead of or in addition to a traditional four-year degree program. Anyone who’s looked into college knows […]