Judge rules against Pustilnikov for S.E.A. Lab project

by Garth MeyerLos 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 James Chalfant sided with the city in its assessment that Pustilnikov’s application was incomplete, since it did not align with the state Coastal Act, and the city’