About Town Redondo: Police coyote advisory, fireworks, street closings
Avenue I fireworks show canceled The annual Avenue I “Keep the Esplanade Beautiful” fireworks show will not take place this Fourth of July because of costs, according to Joan Irvine, Keep the Esplanade Beautiful founder. She noted that the price to put on the full festival – including live music and beer garden – would […]
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A couple of stormtroopers arrive Saturday morning, June 29, for Day Two of the 2024 Riviera Village Summer Festival. Photo by Garth Meyer
Close finish at 31st Redondo Independence Day 5K
A two-second winning margin highlighted the 31st edition of the Independence Day 5K Run and Firecracker Dash in Redondo Beach, organized by Village Runner. Ayrton Ledesma, 26, crossed the finish line first in 14:38, outrunning Chris Frias, 33, at 14:40. Billy Atkinson, 22, came in third at 14:49. For the women, Abby Hong, 22, took […]
Aerospace Summer Games moves to El Camino College
by Garth Meyer The annual Aerospace Summer Games are moving from Dockweiler Beach to El Camino College July 27 for the 20th running of the competition, which pits employees of South Bay aerospace companies against each other in 11 events, from human pyramid to “executive golf,” soccer and volleyball. “It’s like ‘Top Gun’ level competition,” […]
About Town Redondo: Attorney General SB9 appeal, Riviera Village Summerfest
State attorney general appeals Redondo SB9 suit California State Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a notice of appeal June 21 against a judge’s ruling that ordered the state of California to no longer enforce Senate Bill 9 in charter cities, and to grant attorney’s fees to the five cities which brought a winning case against […]
Former RUHS, Cal-Poly football player loved the huddle
by Garth Meyer Keith Marco, a 2021 Redondo Union High School graduate and Cal Poly football player, died June 6, at age 21, from a pulmonary embolism. Marco was a 6-foot-4, 290-pound lineman at RUHS, playing both offense and defense. At Cal Poly, he was a junior food science major, and member of the Lambda […]
About Town Redondo: Potential fire station scenario; Muratsuchi bill passes
New fire stations could mean temporary, interim fire stations If a new Redondo Beach fire station, or two, come about, with a potential bond now under consideration by the city council, one thing to decide will be what to do during construction. Patrick Butler, Redondo Beach interim fire chief, has experience with this. He worked […]
2024-25 budget passes, averting city charter crisis
by Garth Meyer After four hours of deliberations, spreadsheets, motions, substitute motions, questions and allegations Tuesday night, June 18, in the third of three public hearings for the Redondo Beach city budget, a package passed 3-2 – followed by a looming, rare, potential violation of the city charter. “Vote carries, I would be prepared for […]
Little Fish Theatre settles in at new space in Redondo Beach
by Garth Meyer Little Fish Theatre has moved to Redondo Beach, with remodeling permits pending for interior work at its new location on the Beach Cities Health District campus. The non-profit is set up in the old hospital’s former Child Development Center. For 21 years, it was housed in a former San Pedro tow yard […]
City moves toward fire stations, public safety bond
by Garth Meyer Replacing two fire stations, and perhaps more city buildings, took a step further Tuesday night, June 11, as the Redondo Beach city council voted 4-1 to move toward running a bond measure as soon as November. Councilmembers spoke of limiting the scope to the two fire stations – and potentially a new, […]
Assault charge brought against man in Redondo e-bike fracas
by Garth Meyer A man who said he and his girlfriend were assaulted by teenage e-bikers in front of Captain Kidd’s on Harbor Drive after the couple left BeachLife Festival May 3 has been charged with assaulting the e-bikers. The man was initially charged with public intoxication, on the night of the incident. An arraignment […]
Ron Kovic releases new book; talks past, present, personal and national
by Garth Meyer A story of a man who has fought to live, mentally and physically, Ron Kovic’s newly-published third book, “A Dangerous Country; An American Elegy,” includes a year-long war diary from the paralyzed Vietnam veteran and Redondo Beach resident. The author of the 1976 bestseller “Born on the Fourth of July” had never […]
About Town Redondo: Omurra named Woman of the Year, city council budget, possible fire department bond
E-bike general response; Memorial Day tickets Redondo Beach Police wrote 46 e-bike citations over Memorial Day weekend, Friday to Tuesday, off of 76 enforcement stops. “E-bikes continue to be a concern throughout the South Bay,” said Joe Hoffman, Redondo Beach police chief. The chief went on to say that the RBPD will continue to conduct […]
Council: No Density Bonus for construction in Coastal Zone
by Garth Meyer City councilmembers voted 4-0 Tuesday to approve a final draft of a letter against a state Senate bill seeking to end the Coastal Zone exemption for California’s Density Bonus construction law. The bill, 2560, was introduced in February by Assembly member David Alvarez (Chula Vista) and co-author Scott Weiner (San Francisco/San Mateo […]
Beach Cities Health District committed to 2027 hospital teardown
by Garth Meyer Beach Cities Health District looks to its future with a potential bond being considered, budget cuts in effect, and a looming expenditure to demolish its 157,000 square-foot old hospital. With lease revenue shrinking from the 1960 building, the district dropped three quarters of a million dollars from its overall budget last year […]
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