Juneteenth Celebrated at Bruce’s Beach Park: Remembering the past and looking to the future
by Brianna Smith The City of Manhattan Beach Wednesday morning held an official Juneteenth ceremony, for the first time, at Bruce’s Beach Park. Over 200 people showed up for the event including event organizers, families, and other community members. Police and traffic safety were present to ensure the event ran smoothly. The ceremony lasted an […]
Posthumous honor – Redondo Beach Memorial Day 2024
At the Redondo Beach Memorial Day ceremony May 27 at Veterans Park, Rector Jason Shelby, Saint Francis Episcopal Church, Palos Verdes Estates, presents a retired flag in honor of the late mayor Bill Brand, to his sister Sallie Cintron. The Veterans Park flag is replaced each Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Photos by Garth Meyer […]
About Town Redondo: Power plant’s closing ceremony, city deal with unions [UPDATED]
New Year’s eve event to celebrate power plant closure A ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31, to mark the closing of the AES power plant, after 69 years of operation. [Easy Reader previously reported the ceremony was on New Year’s Day, January 1]. State Senator Ben Allen, […]
Drivers strike at Uber’s Redondo hub
More than 150 rideshare drivers rallied to protest pay cuts and practices of tech companies Uber and Lyft on Monday at Uber’s Redondo Beach Greenlight Hub, the largest center for in-person communications between the company and its drivers in the Los Angeles area. The strike urged drivers to turn off their apps and refuse to […]