Redondo ReBranded: Century-old power plant site shut down

Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand speaks at the New Year's Eve celebration of the decommissioning of his city's waterfront power plant, seen in the background. Photo by Kevin Cody
No longer will Redondo Beach be defined by its century-old waterfront electric power generating station by Garth Meyer It began with a man singing the national anthem, the crowd looking to a flag at the main Redondo Beach Post Office. In the other direction, down the vacant field stood the massive power plant, palm trees at the edges, Palos Verdes Peninsula, a cloud bank and further out, Catalina Island. Harbor Commissioner and activist Jim Light welcomed the crowd Dec. 31, on the occasio
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