On Local Government: A Tale of Two Cities (Redondo Beach, north and south)
The AES Power Plant in Redondo Beach. Photo Every election tells a tale. Last week’s in Redondo Beach was no different. Probably the most contentious issue on the ballot was the measure to change the zoning around the AES power plant and, it was contended, force AES to ultimately remove its visual blight from the City. As some of you may know, Redondo is divided into five Councilmanic districts numbered from south to north. The plant is located in District 2. It is also adjacent and clearly visible from parts of District 3. The results of the election were indicative of the lack of social integration within the City. In the three precincts most affected by the plant, the vote to rezone was 2360 voting Yes and 1755 voting No. In the rest of the City, it was 3118 voting Yes and 4106 voting No. Clearly, the City is of two minds. This is nothing new to those who have lived with the odd makeup of the City. Shaped sort of like an hourglass tipped on edge, the two parts of the City have many distinct differences. For those of us in the north, we feel more a part of the other beach cities, Hermosa and Manhattan, than we do of the southern part of Redondo. Partially that has to do with the…
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