State rejects Redondo Affordable Housing Plan

by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach’s plan for 1,140 new affordable housing units mandated by the state was rejected last week by the State Department of Housing and Community Development.In a letter to City Manager Mike Witzansky, the state contended Redondo's plan for 700 units on a 15-acre triangle along Marine Drive and Inglewood Avenue, northeast of I-405, is unfeasible. “It’s a surprise and not a surprise,” said City councilman Todd Loewenstein.The largely undeveloped pr