RUHS track, cross country coach Bob Leetch honored with west coast award
by Garth Meyer Bob Leetch, RUHS head track and cross-country coach, is now in his 20th year guiding teams at Redondo Union, of which he is an alumnus, a CIF champion (Mile, 1980 – a school record), and in the Top 75 Athletes in the history of El Camino College, later All-Big 8 at Kansas […]
2024 Year in Review: Redondo Beach Homeless, police, fire housed, State housing plan blocked
City reaches “Functional Zero” homelessness “Functional Zero” means, for a given area, the number of homeless people placed in housing (interim or permanent) is higher than the number who become homeless in a six-month period. The South Bay Cities Council of Governments deemed that Redondo Beach reached the mark in 2024. It is the first […]
Michigan quarterback Davis Warren: From the playing fields of Manhattan Beach
by Garth Meyer Driving, late in the game in Columbus, quarterback Davis Warren takes a snap for Michigan. He’s missing tight end Colston Loveland, out hurt, who caught more passes than all of the other Michigan receivers this fall combined. Star cornerback Will Johnson was not with the defense. Main running back Donovan Edwards just […]
Upscale lounge “The Fox Den” to open at former Pats II spot in Redondo Beach
by Garth Meyer Lit by a construction lamp, two men stood on a raised platform, at work on the ceiling of “The Fox Den,” a not-yet complete new establishment on Pacific Coast Highway and Avenue F. It was Dec. 7. A curving bar was in place and, on the unfinished walls, uncovered murals were visible […]
Redondo city council further prepares for retail cannabis
by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach city council moved forward Tuesday night in its effort to open two cannabis stores in town, on a 4-1 vote. Councilman Scott Behrendt’s “no” came with the request that no stores appear on Artesia Boulevard between Aviation and Inglewood Avenues. He said it was a “red line” for him, […]
About Town Redondo: City election candidates, Police Annex HAZMAT suspicion, Boat parade results
Candidates set for coming city elections The official list is in for candidates in the March 2025 city elections. For mayor, six people vie for the seat, including incumbent Jim Light (appointed last year after the death of Mayor Bill Brand), City Councilman Nils Nehrenheim, former councilman Jeff Ginsberg; Joan Irvine, founder of Keep the […]
About Town Redondo: Hot Dog On a Stick to return to Pier, Loewenstein not running for mayor
Loewenstein not running for mayor Eight-year city councilman Todd Loewenstein will not be a candidate for mayor next March. The District Two representative and former two-term Redondo Beach Unified School District board member told Easy Reader Monday that he weighed the question for the past year, before making his decision in November. “It’s been a […]
Redondo City councilman’s survey suggests doubt for Redondo Beach retail cannabis
by Garth Meyer As the Redondo Beach city council has worked to decide the particulars for bringing two retail cannabis stores to town, councilman Scott Behrendt has revealed the results of a poll about where, how, or whether residents want them. With 349 responses since Nov. 13, the ongoing survey shows 48.6% percent oppose shops […]
Redondo Beach parent starts online “Digital Lifeguards”
by Garth Meyer A new grassroots program from a Google engineer to help Redondo Beach parents navigate kids and the online/smartphones world is underway, it’s name stating its mission: “Digital Lifeguards.” The idea stemmed from last May’s Redondo Beach Education Foundation gala, when a man named Sumeet Sharma bid on a lunch with the district superintendent. […]
Northrop Grumman hands off Space Norway/U.S. military satellite operation
by Garth Meyer Northrop Grumman Redondo Beach announced Dec. 3 that it has handed over operations for a Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) and finished activating U.S. Space Force payloads carried aboard two satellites. The mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force base (Santa Barbara County) in August. The satellites host payloads for the […]
Redondo Beach honors three police officers at retirement
by Garth Meyer Three retiring Redondo Beach Police officers were honored by Mayor Jim Light Tuesday night, Dec. 3, representing more than 70 years of combined local law enforcement. Lt. Michael Snakenborg started as an RBPD cadet in 1993, then was hired as an officer two years later. Across his career, he worked in patrol, […]
About Town Redondo: Muratsuchi bill in response to Trump’s talk of mass deportation; City funds new mental health program for RBPD, RBFD
City approves money for officer, firefighter mental health program The Redondo Beach city council Tuesday night, Dec. 3, approved an expenditure of no more than $75,600 next year for Sharp Performance, Inc., a cognitive coaching platform for high-risk professions such as police and fire departments. It is the only commercially-available program of its kind, consisting […]
About Town Redondo: Fatal crash, RUHS student, Redondo tree lighting and stroll
Fatal crash at Catalina Ave./Palos Verdes Boulevard A single-car fatal collision occurred Nov. 20 at the intersection of Palos Verdes Boulevard and South Catalina Avenue in Redondo Beach. The vehicle, with two occupants inside, hit a light/signal pole at approximately 11:17 p.m., killing the adult male driver. The car caught fire, which responding RBFD personnel […]
Next trip: shark tagger Keith Poe heads out to document migrations
by Garth Meyer First he tore out houses blocks at a time to build the 105 Freeway, with his father as a 15-year-old. Then, as an adult, his friend asked him if he wanted to go fishing but wouldn’t tell him what for. It turned out it was for “makos and blues” – sharks. Keith […]
Sonesta Redondo workers on verge of strike
by Garth Meyer Chanting and pounding drums were heard on the waterfront Saturday, Nov. 23, as food and beverage workers at Sonesta Redondo demonstrated around the perimeter, and at the hotel’s front entrance, in the latest display of an effort to reach a new contract agreement. The Local 11 union workers voted Oct. 25 to […]
Redondo Beach Rotary Club marks 100th anniversary
by Garth Meyer In 1948, the Rotary Club of Redondo Beach employed a family of guinea pigs to ensure attendance. Its members divided into teams, and each week the person on the designated team with the lowest attendance record was given custody of the animals. A report soon followed that the guinea pigs had a […]