Education build upDear ER,Maureen Lewis needs to get her facts straight before she sits down to write her derogatory letter. ("Buildings for Brains" ER July 29, 2010). First off, Redondo Union High School only has two gyms and will still have two gyms when construction is complete. The other two new gyms are at the middle schools. The gyms are ancient and falling apart. Concerning the bond measure, it was fully explained at the time it was voted on that it was for upgrading the schools'
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Mark McDermott
March 19, 2026
Reading the letter from a major Redondo Beach master leaseholder (who continually puts on a show of anger) reminds me again that the center of the harbor problem is due to this awkward structure of managing public land.
Since the harbor was built, this leaseholder has amassed millions and millions of dollars by forming unnecessary yet creative business arrangements and partnerships, and lucrative business dealings amongst family members. City auditors have been informed of these arrangements from creditable sources including sub-lessees and have done nothing to properly audit the books.
Millions have been made by the leaseholder because the harbor has traditionally been mismanaged by the city with inconsistent zoning and a climate that is exactly what the leaseholder complains about. All of this is done in order to lease out public land by the leaseholders in the most expensive way possible with sweetheart long-term leases with the city. And we the taxpayer have been footing the bill.
The result is the leaseholder runs a never-to-fail master leasehold for Redondo. This is a slam dunk “simple and fool-proof” way to make millions. The fact that many others could only hope to have this deal makes the value of the business artificially overpriced and exists only due to our tax dollars being wasted.