Posts by Garth Meyer

Public memorial ceremony for Mayor Brand is Sunday The city will hold a memorial for the late Mayor Bill Brand on March 3, at 2 p.m. at the Redondo Union High School auditorium.  Brand died Feb. 9 after nearly two terms as mayor, and two terms on city council. He had been a local activist…

By Garth Meyer New Redondo Beach Mayor Jim Light welcomed paddlers to the 2024 Catalina Classic Saturday morning, Feb. 24, at Seaside Lagoon, then went up to Veterans Park for a District 1 Community meeting featuring L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell. It was day four of Light’s interim mayorship, taking over for the late Bill…

by Garth Meyer Emily Spear is running for her second six-year term as an L.A. County Superior Court judge. Based at the Inglewood Courthouse, the North Redondo Beach resident wants to keep doing what she’s doing. “I do really enjoy what I do,” said the judge. “It’s endlessly fascinating. Every single time, people will surprise…

Benches dedicated for Avery children at Tulita Two benches were approved for Tulita Elementary School by the Redondo Unified school board Feb. 11 in honor of two siblings, former students who lost their lives to brain cancer last year. Kalea and Noah Avery were the daughter and son of Duncan and Nohea Avery. Nohea addressed…

by Garth Meyer Los Angeles Superior Court delivered a victory for the City of Redondo Beach Feb. 8, ruling against AES site co-owner Leo Pustilnikov, who sought to use the “builder’s remedy” to obtain a court order for the city to approve his mixed-use project at the former S.E.A. Lab site on Harbor Drive.  Judge…

by Garth Meyer Southern California Regional Occupational Center (SoCal ROC) held its annual advisory night Feb. 1, with industry representatives giving their input on classes for the year to come. The event is part of Career and Technical Education Month, held each February. About 60 people took part, including professionals from healthcare (hospital, private practice,…

Muratsuchi proposes mandatory kindergarten South Bay State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), chair of the education committee, introduced a bill last week to require children in California to attend one year of kindergarten before first grade. State Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) introduced a similar bill in the Senate. Today, compulsory education begins at age 6,…

by Garth Meyer The mayor’s chair was empty at the Redondo Beach city council Tuesday night, as it has often been for open sessions for over a year. But Tuesday night was different, a black ribbon was tied around the mayor’s seat. It was the first council meeting since Bill Brand died last Friday evening,…

by Garth Meyer Last year a drone show replaced Redondo Beach’s July 4th fireworks because of new environmental laws. Tuesday night, the council voted 4-0 to bring back the traditional show for 2024. The city will contract with Garden State Fireworks (Long Hill Township, N.J.), which has been in the business since 1890, for a…

Police to hold two e-bike meetings The Redondo Beach Police Department will hold two community e-bike meetings, the first on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Alta Vista Park at 6 p.m. The “Talk Shop With Cops” event is to discuss, and educate residents about e-bikes, and gather community feedback about safety strategies. The next meeting is…

by Garth Meyer Ethnic Studies and AP African American Studies at Redondo Union High School were approved by a 4-0 school board vote Tuesday, Jan. 22. Students spoke in support at the meeting, including junior class president Ezequiel Johnson and Black Student Union president Sidney Cherry. Her father, Daniel Cherry, also addressed the board. The…

Students from Leuzinger High School’s Environmental Careers Academy (Lawndale) plant Native California plants on the Esplanade, Saturday Jan. 27, as part of the restoration of the three-acre Redondo Esplanade bluffs, coordinated by South Bay Parkland Conservancy every Saturday and Wednesday. Photo by Daniel Fort