A Brand new Redondo Beach
by Ralph Doyle Redondo Beach has long been overshadowed by its smaller, but wealthier neighboring beach cities, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand appears intent on changing that, based on his State of the City address last Thursday. During the Zoom event, emceed by Chamber of Commerce president Faisal Hashmi, Brand laid out infrastructure plans that rival in scope, if not in scale, the infrastructure plans President Joe Biden laid out the previous evening in his presidential address to Congress. Brand spoke first about the 30-acre Galleria and the adjacent Artesia/Aviation corridor, whose redevelopments are eminent. Then he spoke about the 52-acre AES power plant, and the adjacent, 50-acre SCE powerline right-of way, whose redevelopment time tables are in limbo. And he spoke about the 15-acre pier/waterfront, where improvements are underway. Brand also touched on city social programs, including grants to businesses damaged by the pandemic, and help for the homeless. Like the President’s, Brand’s infrastructure plans have been mired in political infighting, for decades. But unlike the President, the recent election delivered Brand the votes he needs…
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