Redondo Beach initiative petitions filed, controversy over Waxman statement and AES power plant
Melanie Cohen convinces Ed Cervantes to sign the petition outside of Albertsons on August 19. Photo The NoPowerPlant movement on Wednesday morning submitted petitions with over 9,000 signatures, which if found valid are more than enough to qualify as a ballot initiative that would propose removing power generation as an acceptable use on the Redondo Beach waterfront and potentially prevent the AES power plant from continuing to operate. Jim Light, the president of activist group Building a Better Redondo and a chief organizer of the NoPowerPlant.com political action committee, said the signatures could take up to a month to be certified by the Los Angeles County registrar’s office. But he cautiously expressed optimism and said he hopes the initiative will appear on the March municipal election ballot. “I never claim victory ‘til it comes back from the county…but this is definitely a big day,” Light said. “I was very pleased with how quickly we gathered those signatures. I think it started August 9 and obviously finished [Sept. 11]. People in general were against the power plant and were very supportive of getting rid of it.” The initiative campaign has come under fire, however…
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