Measure BC: Beach Cities Health District seeks $30 million for new era of campus
CORRECTION: The original version of this story incorrectly stated that if the bond fails, BCHD would reduce the size of the planned assisted living facility, part of its proposed “Healthy Living Campus” project, from 217 units across six floors to 175 or 150 on four floors. This would be done if the bond PASSES, according to Tom Bakaly, Beach Cities Health District CEO. by Garth Meyer The Beach Cities Health District seeks voter approval of a $30 million bond Nov. 5 to tear down the old South Bay Hospital, complete the allcove youth health facility and fund other items on the District’s Redondo Beach campus. The “BCHD Community Health & Wellness Measure” would pay for destruction and removal of the 1960 hospital building, replace it with two acres of grassy open space and 100 parking spots. BCHD states the reason to tear down the old hospital – which closed in 1998 – is seismic, pointing to a structural engineering analysis/risk assessment, which concluded that the building could operate within “acceptable risk standards” until late 2026. The District has committed to the tear-down in the next two years, whether a bond funds it or not. Terms of a proposed bond would be $3 per…
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