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2026 RUHS graduates college rates calculated Among students graduating from Redondo Union High in 2026, 64% are headed to a four-year college, 33% to a two-year college and 0.2% into military service. The numbers from the Redondo Union High School Counselors’ Nest reports were presented to the school board at their March 24 meeting. […]
by Garth Meyer Reports from Springfest 2026 in Redondo Beach suggest another year of expanding attendance and revenue for organizers North Redondo Beach Business Association. With no final numbers in yet, Robin Garfield, Springfest chair, said, “We definitely improved our revenues over last year and we doubled it the year before. This year I think […]
by Garth Meyer Long-in-the-works upgrades to Seaside Lagoon were approved by the Redondo Beach City Council Tuesday, including a new restroom, shower and complete new water system for the lagoon. Last year, ir was shut down for two weeks during the prime season due to a broken pump, which led to a $175,000 state environmental […]
by Garth Meyer A split city council vote confirmed a new amendment to the permit for BeachLife Festival 2026 taking place next weekend at Seaside Lagoon. Councilman Zein Obagi, Jr., and Paige Kaluderovic voted “no,” citing a desire for a long-term deal. The permit includes a charge of $100,000 for use of city property for […]
by Garth Meyer A new use for the north half of the Beach Cities Health District campus is the subject of a Request for Expressions of Interest, effective June 30. The invitation features only the six-story former South Bay Hospital and its ground parking lot. The BCHD board approved the effort in a June 25 […]
by Garth Meyer A standing closing argument from Zein Obagi, Jr., a second to his motion from new city councilman Chadwick Castle, an invitation for a counter motion declined by Scott Behrendt, and a substitute motion from Brad Waller led to fingers on the chin for Paige Kaluderovic and a decision to spend $40,000 for […]
City nears grant deadline for new shooting range Redondo Beach city staff are at work on a $17 million federal grant application due July 3 to fund an indoor shooting range at Dominguez Park. A joint project with L.A. Air Force/Space Force base, it would replace the original, outdoor Redondo Beach Police Department range built […]
Councilmember Kaluderovic voices reservations by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach City Councilmember Paige Kaluderovic suggested June 17 not to fund the fire department’s harbor master in next year’s budget. Opposition came like a January wave aimed at the breakwall. The final city council budget session for 2025-26 started that evening with a performance from “Hadestown: Teen […]
by Garth Meyer Twice she stood at the edge of the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England, 245 feet above high tide, which it may not have been. The first time, a professor happened to drive by, and stopped to talk down 19-year-old Julie Beals. The second time, what happened led her on a long […]
by Garth Meyer Redondo Union High School will graduate its first class of dual-immersion students June 12. Fifty kids launched the program in 2012 as kindergartners, from both Spanish-speaking households and English-speaking. Of these, 23 graduate Friday with a California State Seal of Biliteracy on their diploma. Taught in both languages at school, the group […]
by Garth Meyer It is open. The Eddy Redondo Residences, or Legado project, at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Palos Verdes Boulevard has tenants moving in. The four-acre site of a former Bristol Farms grocery store and before that The Strand music venue, is now a five-story residential complex with ground floor retail […]
by Garth Meyer Five RUHS student groups placed at the 2025 Project Echo Entrepreneurship Business Plan State Competition, held May 4 at Cal. State University Dominguez Hills. Up against 19 schools, among 53 teams, two Redondo groups of all freshmen took first – one for their business plan “Timewise,” an app to manage time and […]