Light elected Redondo Beach mayor, Obagi Jr. reelected, Ford is next city attorney
by Garth Meyer Jim Light is the next mayor of Redondo Beach. Joy Ford is the next city attorney and Brad Waller the next District One city councilman. Chadwick Castle will represent District Two and Zein Obagi, Jr., retained his seat in District Four. Final unofficial election results were announced at 2 p.m. Thursday by […]
Redondo Beach “Church on the Beach” alleges religious discrimination by new county permits
by Garth Meyer A change in county permitting for beach events has led to a threat of legal action to keep Church on the Beach in its spot every Sunday, as it has been for the past 15 years. The matter arose last fall when Church on the Beach filed for new permits as an […]
Redondo Beach introduces real-time street sweepers digital map
by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach Police have launched a new digital mapping tool to manage street-sweeper routes and inform the public about them. The Geographic Informations Systems (GIS) project gives residents updates in real-time each day – what the schedule is and when each street is finished being cleaned – so people know when they […]
Doubt grows for retail cannabis in Redondo Beach
by Garth Meyer The prospect of retail cannabis stores in Redondo Beach is less certain than it has been before, with rising public opposition, a new city council coming and current councilmembers showing skepticism. Three city councilmembers have expressed hesitation, and at least three candidates in the March 4 yet-to-be-decided election said they would vote […]
About Town Redondo: huge RUHS Track Festival, Springfest, and Muratsuchi
Redondo invitational track meet starts Friday The Redondo Track Festival returns March 7-8 at the Sea Hawk Bowl. Events begin at 12 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Some are held at West High School in Torrance. Organizers expect 101 schools to attend, though not all with full teams. Last year 88 schools competed from […]
Jim Light leads mayor’s race in early count
by Garth Meyer In early results from Tuesday’s election, Jim Light leads the race for mayor, Joy Ford has a strong lead for city attorney and all measures are passing. The first count represents 4,556 ballots, those received by last Friday in the all-mail election. Light, the appointed mayor running for a full term, leads […]
Three seek Redondo Beach District One council seat
Edited by Garth Meyer The District One city council race is between Rolf Strutzenberg, a current school board member/city committee member; Brad Waller, a city committee member/former eight-year school board member; and Darrin King, an attorney mounting his first campaign for city office. Strutzenberg, who is finishing his first term on the Redondo Unified school […]
Redondo Beach election: measures would revise city charter
by Garth Meyer Proposed city charter amendments on the March 4 ballot include six items supported by various councilmembers and appointed Mayor Jim Light, with no opposition submitted to the city for any of the measures. Measure CAR would further define residency requirements for each elected official in Redondo Beach throughout their terms in office. […]
Redondo Beach ranked-choice voting begins
A new form of voting is making its debut in Redondo Beach. For the March 4 city election – including races for mayor and city council seats – residents will use ranked-choice voting. City Hall sent postcards in late January to educate the public about the system. The central difference is that people vote not […]
Redondo Beach mayor’s race: candidates differentiate at old library forum
by Garth Meyer The first Easy Reader/BeachLife/presented by South Bay Boardriders Redondo Beach candidates forum got underway at sunset Feb. 20 at the old library at Veterans Park, with a standing-room crowd. Moderator Marcus “Goodie” Goodloe quizzed mayoral candidates last. He began with a question about pickleball courts, then about the five candidates’ visions for […]
Obagi, Jr., U.S. Attorney reach agreement to defer prosecution
by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach City Councilman Zein Obagi, Jr., has reached a deferred prosecution agreement with a California U.S. Attorney’s office following a felony criminal probe into his actions with a former client, which previously led to a two-year ban from practicing law. The Feb. 6 U.S. Attorney’s Office of Central California agreement stipulates […]
Redondo Beach election: five candidates seek the mayor’s seat
by Garth Meyer Five candidates vie for mayor of Redondo Beach in the March 4 election: the current appointed mayor, an eight-year city councilman, a former three-year councilman, a former arts commissioner, and the founder of “Keep the Esplanade Beautiful”. Mayor Jim Light was appointed last February, in a 3-2 vote, to complete the term […]
Ben Allen: Past and Future
State Senator Ben Allen looks to the future as he nears the end of his third and final term representing Beach Cities by Garth Meyer Four years at Harvard, two years in Cambridge, two years at Berkeley, and a four hour-dinner with Bill Brand at Captain Kidd’s. All part of the education of State […]
Redondo Pier skate park dedicated
by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach Skate Park was officially dedicated – along with its new mural – in a small ceremony at the Pier Jan. 29. The park opened in 2023. Its 90 x 18-foot mural was painted in October and November, called “Skate Waves” by Andy Jenkins. The park was a long-sought project, […]
The City of Redondo Beach Considers Electronic Sign for Waterfront
by Garth Meyer Should the city allow an electronic sign at the waterfront? That was the question before the city council Tuesday night, Feb. 4, and it voted 5-0 to move ahead on the potential addition to the tall “Redondo Beach Waterfront” sign near Captain Kidd’s. The previous city council voted to fund the sign […]
Park confirmed for Redondo Beach land near AES power plant
by Garth Meyer After two years of design and planning, a two-and-a-half-acre park of native plants is coming to the land under the powerlines just up from the AES plant, on the hill where city officials held a ceremony to mark the shutdown of the power plant on New Year’s Eve, 2023. “I was ecstatic […]