Letters to the Editor 2-15-24
Profile in courage Dear ER: Redondo Beach will sorely miss our great Mayor Bill Brand. Despite his battle with stage IV lung cancer, Mayor Brand relentlessly pursued shutting down the AES power plant, revitalizing, and not supersizing our waterfront, fought for local land use control (rather than allow corrupted, pro-developer state laws), keeping the Metro C-Line out of our backyards, skate parks for our youth and, in the last three years, fostering economic development on Artesia Boulevard. Mayor Brand’s impassioned dedication to everything Redondo earned him statewide recognition and respect. When I wanted to meet with Metro Board Member and Inglewood Mayor James Butts and, separately, the GrubHaus developers to find out how we could move that project along, it was Mayor Brand who got us in the door and led the way for Redondo at those meetings. He was such a sweet, kind man, too. He made time for a conversation on any subject no matter where he was, and he didn’t let being hooked up to IV lines in a hospital bed stand in the way. His passing leaves a sad void. May he rest in peace, and may we honor Mayor Brand through our continued work to advance the quality of life in…
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