Mira Costa boys basketball advances to CIF Quarter Finals with Brentwood victory
by Paul Teetor Mid-way through the third quarter of Friday night’s Division 1 playoff game the small-but-very-vocal crowd of Brentwood fans began an unusual chant: “Mustangs rattled, Mustangs rattled!” It was accurate as far as it went: Brentwood had just chopped the Mira Costa lead down from 16 points to a measly four points, at […]
Wanted: a new MBUSD Board of Education trustee
by Mark McDermott The job description includes some unusual aspects. Hours, 10 to 30 a week, depending. No pay. Be prepared for frequent criticism, often delivered extremely publicly. Manage a budget that includes an array of spiking increases on the cost side and vast uncertainties on the revenue side. Oh, and then there is this […]
New Redondo Beach Transit Center dedicated
by Garth Meyer City officials joined state and federal transportation representatives Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the new, 19-years-in-the-planning Redondo Beach Transit Center. Replacing the existing facility at the Galleria, the new transit hub is an 11-bay, multi-modal stop for Beach Cities Transit, GTrans, Lawndale Beat, Los Angeles Metro and Torrance Transit. It has […]
City hires firm to revamp Seaside Lagoon, waterfront promenade
by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach city council approved Nuvis Landscape Architecture Feb. 7 to create designs for Seaside Lagoon. The contract is not to exceed $3,112,534, with construction to be finished by 2028. “Five years, that’s a long time,” said District One City Councilman Todd Loewenstein. City Manager Mike Witzansky noted that a final […]