About Town Redondo: RBUSD ranked top district in L.A., SoCAL ROC enrollment up
Niche rates RBUSD top school district in L.A. Redondo Beach Unified School District has been ranked the best school district in greater Los Angeles in Niche ratings 2025, which also put RBUSD at no. 5 statewide, and no. 40 nationally, out of 10,561 districts assessed. Niche, based in Pittsburgh, Penn., evaluates districts using submitted reviews […]
ELECTION 2024: Redondo Beach city charter vote: allow school board pay or not?
by Garth Meyer Since 2005, Redondo Beach Unified School District board members have been receiving a stipend of $250 per month, even though the Redondo Beach City Charter states that boardmembers will serve “without compensation.” Measure SD would remove the prohibition against compensation from the city charter and allow the board, if it chooses, to […]
Hermosa schools financially healthy, relatively speaking
by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach City School District (HBCSD) is financially healthy by comparison to neighboring school districts. Its REU (Reserve for Economic Uncertainty) is 26%, well above the 3% the State requires, according to a budget update presented to the school board last month by HBCSD Business Manager Paula Montalbo The Redondo […]