Hermosa Beach Election 2022: Raedy wants HB lifestyle protected
by Dan Blackburn Jeff Raedy is a candidate for one of three vacant council seats who recognizes an eccentric, but vital, side to the community’s identity. “There are times when Hermosa Beach can be a little rough around the edges,” he said at a recent local candidate’s debate, “but jazz isn’t music that started in the concert hall, and punk rock didn’t start in the church choir. This is a character that has been built for 100 years.” Like the majority of the eight council candidates, Raedy says he can’t support the proposed sales tax increase. “For the last two and a half years — through COVID and high inflation — our residents and businesses have had to learn to live within our means, and I don’t think it’s too much to ask that our city does the same,” he said. “Hermosa Beach has weathered slim years in the past, and the city needs to tighten its belt instead of asking residents for a new $3 million annual tax increase.” Raedy, who has served on the board of Leadership Hermosa Beach, and on the Citizens’ Oversight Committee, downplayed issues involving downtown restaurant and bar businesses and conflicts with city and police officials. “Hermosa Beach is a safe city,” he said…
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