Mayor targets light rail, Galleria, harbor in State of the City
by Garth Meyer “It is hard to fill his giant flip-flops,” said Redondo Beach Mayor Jim Light, in his State of the City address May 9 at Sonesta Hotel, the appointed mayor paying tribute to the late Bill Brand. Light presented a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award for the former mayor, accepted by Brand’s sister, Sallie Cintron. The “State of the City” included the announcement of a letter from President Biden commending Brand, and a speech Congressman Ted Lieu gave at the U.S. Capitol, recalling Brand’s contributions to Redondo Beach. In Light’s talk, he noted the Redondo Beach Police Department is back to being fully staffed, the fire department has two new engine trucks, and homelessness is down 60% from 2020. “We are approaching Functional Zero – people exiting homelessness faster than entering it in the city,” he said. Other items the new mayor highlighted were that the city is in “active discussions with anchor tenants” for a waterfront education building at the site of the former Joe’s Crab Shack, and a boat ramp design contract is being sought. A boat ramp is slated to be built in 2028, near Seaside Lagoon. “In one year, I’ve never seen so much move so quickly,” Light…
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