Redondo continues pursuit of new police shooting range; Air Force partnership
by Garth Meyer A 3-2 vote by the city council April 2 keeps Redondo Beach city staff on the trail of funding a $17 million covered police shooting range, to replace the 1950s original, in a potential partnership with the Los Angeles Air Force Base. The vote directs city staff to use $545,000 in capital […]
Redondo retains environmental attorney to fight right-of-way light rail option
by Garth Meyer The City of Redondo Beach is prepared to file suit against Metro if it chooses to run its light rail extension down a right-of-way between houses in North Redondo and Lawndale. The Redondo Beach city council voted 4-0 Tuesday night to hire John McLendon of Liebold McClendon & Mann (Laguna Hills), a […]
Police Beat: e-bike batteries, drug related deaths, and e-bike seminar
by Liz Mullen E-bike batteries targeted in Hermosa “The biggest crime trend involves property crimes,” Hermosa Beach Police Chief LeBaron said in a recent interview. “We see a lot of bicycles stolen from garages,” LeBaron said. “People have got to realize, those e-bikes are worth a couple of thousand dollars a piece.” “One crime we […]
About Town Redondo: Late boardmember, Public Works retiree, city logo contest
Former RBUSD school boardmember Staich dies Former Redondo Unified School District boardmember Arlene Staich died March 12 at age 81. A retired physics teacher at Mira Costa High School, she served on the Redondo school board from 2003-11. “Arlene was extremely dedicated to the betterment of the students, staff and community,” said Jane Diehl, a […]
BCHD campus plan at risk by zoning fracas
by Garth Meyer The Beach Cities Health District’s proposed Healthy Living Campus could be stopped from ever being built because of a provision in the Redondo Beach draft General Plan update. The item, known as Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.), determines how many square feet may be built on public land. The General Plan draft was […]
No teacher layoffs expected for RBUSD
by Garth Meyer After the Manhattan Beach School District announced layoffs in early March, neighboring district Redondo Beach says there will be none, at least for now. “Everyone will find themselves in a tough situation moving forward…” said Annette Alpern, RBUSD deputy superintendent, administrative services. “The Covid Band-Aids have been taken off. Reality now… We’ve […]
Letters to the Editor 3-28-24
Alta Vista tennis in a pickle Dear ER: As a 40-year resident and homeowner in Redondo Beach, and an active member of Alta Vista Tennis Community I support the expansion of pickleball courts, but not at the expense of tennis courts at Alta Vista. We need additional tennis courts at Alta Vista, not fewer. The […]
About Town Redondo: City youth commission, new RBUSD classes, Rotary saloon
City youth commission to resume The Redondo Beach youth commission is on its way back, at the behest of city councilmember Paige Kaluderovic. The commission has been vacant, for lack of quorum, since December 2021. It has 13 seats, for youth ages 13-19, to meet once per month at city council chambers, sitting at council […]
Redondo trails its peers in sales tax revenue
by Garth Meyer A city audit report on March 12 drew praise from the Redondo Beach city council about pension funding, and brought on a discussion about improving sales tax revenue. The 2022-23 audit showed the city with its highest reserves in 10 years, and its former $200 million in PERS (California Public Employees Retirement […]
Council discussion: Redondo trails its peers in sales tax revenue
by Garth Meyer A city audit report March 12 drew praise from the Redondo Beach city council about pension funds, and brought on a discussion about improving sales tax revenue. The 2022-23 audit showed the city with its highest reserves in 10 years, and its former $200 million in PERS (California Public Employees Retirement […]
Pickleball named top priority over pool at Aviation Park
By Garth Meyer In a pool vs. pickleball debate March 5, the Redondo Beach city council voted 3-2 to designate a pickleball complex as first priority for an open field at Aviation Park – long considered as a site for a public pool. The decision also banned pickleball in parkettes, and calls for four, dual-use […]
Made By Meg to operate, refurbish historic library
by Garth Meyer The city has named a new operator for its historic library. “Made By Meg,” which moved from Redondo Beach to a 10,000-square foot space in Torrance in January, was approved Feb. 20 by the Redondo city council to run the next chapter of the 1931 building in Veterans Park. Negotiations are underway […]
City considers new police drone system
by Garth Meyer An advanced police drone system is under consideration in Redondo Beach. The city council directed the police department Tuesday to solicit more quotes for drones that switch out their own batteries by robotic arm, track other drones in the air to show police where they took off from, and replace the need […]
About Town Redondo: Mayor Brand memorial Sunday, Northrop Grumman layoffs, RBUSD attendance
Public memorial ceremony for Mayor Brand is Sunday The city will hold a memorial for the late Mayor Bill Brand on March 3, at 2 p.m. at the Redondo Union High School auditorium. Brand died Feb. 9 after nearly two terms as mayor, and two terms on city council. He had been a local activist […]
Redondo Beach Mayor Light looks to carry waterfront, power plant, Artesia Boulevard causes forward
By Garth Meyer New Redondo Beach Mayor Jim Light welcomed paddlers to the 2024 Catalina Classic Saturday morning, Feb. 24, at Seaside Lagoon, then went up to Veterans Park for a District 1 Community meeting featuring L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell. It was day four of Light’s interim mayorship, taking over for the late Bill […]
Police Beat: Redondo shooting victim remembered
by Liz Mullen Teddy Campos, who was found dead in a stairwell in the Redondo Beach Pier parking structure, had many friends and family who loved him, his brother,”He was a somebody to so many people,” Andrew told Easy Reader. “I don’t like the context that he was a nobody. He was never dirty, he […]