Bird rebuked as Redondo plans ban
Bird scooters left scattered in a median along Catalina Avenue during a “pop-up” demonstration in early December. Photo Bird may not have understood the impact of its unannounced 200-scooter “pop-up” demonstration earlier this month, but a handful of Redondo Beach residents and their elected representatives were more than willing to inform the company of its error at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, which went well after midnight. The angry and disappointed council members told Bird that it “poisoned the well” for itself and other shared-mobility electric bike and scooter companies vying for the same market, then instructed staff to return in early January with ordinances to ban Bird and its ilk from doing business within the city immediately and in the future. The so-called “scooter dump” drew the ire of many in Redondo Beach over the weekend of Dec. 7, drawing more negative comments in a short span than Mayor Bill Brand could remember in his 10 years in elected office. The company distributed its scooters during the night of Dec. 6, stretching from Herondo Avenue to the Esplanade, offering free 30 minute rides to users. Users were then encouraged to email Brand and the City…
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