About Town Redondo: Retail cannabis ordinances approved, final election count coming, Springfest next weekend
by Garth Meyer Final election count to be announced Thursday Concluding city election results come out Thursday at 2 p.m., including any needed ranked-choice runoff. The March 4 election night count of 4,556 ballots, all received by the Friday before, showed Jim Light leading the race for mayor, Joy Ford had a strong lead for city attorney and all measures were passing by high margins. District One city council candidates Rolf Strutzenberg and Brad Waller had the closest race, Strutzenberg with a narrow lead. All races will be resolved Thursday, since mail-in ballots postmarked by election day have been received. Light, the appointed mayor seeking a full term, led City Councilman Nils Nehrenheim in the first count 1,816 votes to 1,190. Redondo Beach has 44,491 registered voters. To win a race, a candidate must reach 50% plus one vote. As of now, Light has 44% of the total and Nehrenheim 29%. Council approves final cannabis storefront ordinances; public layers on opposition The Redondo Beach city council voted 5-0 Tuesday night, March 11, to adopt three ordinances, preparing the way to bring two retail cannabis shops to town. The final decision to permit stores is still to come…
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