Police find no evidence of threat as RUHS returns to classes
by Garth Meyer Redondo Unified School District Dec. 27 announced its security plans for this week’s return to school after two students were arrested with handguns in December. Superintendent Nicole Wesley and Redondo Beach Police reported no evidence of violence planned against the RUHS campus or its students, teachers nor administration. No further guns were […]
Closing ceremony: AES power plant shuts down forever
by Garth Meyer A large crowd gathered in the vacant field above the AES power plant in Redondo Beach New Year’s Eve to mark the operation’s shutdown after 69 years. An earlier plant on the site went back to 1907. City and state officials spoke, from Mayor Bill Brand, to State Senator Ben Allen, many […]
Call to Pasadena: Tiger Squadron to fly Rose Parade
by Garth Meyer Apart three feet, back three feet and down three feet from each other, the formation planes will arrive over Pasadena with a certain time in mind: 9:13 a.m. and 12 seconds New Year’s Day. The Torrance Airport-based Tiger Squadron graces the Rose Parade as the first civilian formation to be granted the […]
2023: Redondo Beach Year in Review
City employee contract talks The City of Redondo Beach agreed to new, three-year contracts with two of its three major employee unions in December, after workers made appearances at city council meetings throughout the year. During one meeting, a 911 dispatcher told the council that low staffing and mandatory overtime in her department made her […]
2023 Story of the Year: A brand new Redondo future
by Garth Meyer On New Year’s Eve, the Redondo Beach waterfront will cease to have an electrical power plant for the first time since before most South Bay residents were born. The California Water Resources Control Board voted in August not to extend use of the plant, which was built in 1954. A commemoration of […]
About Town Redondo: Power plant’s closing ceremony, city deal with unions [UPDATED]
New Year’s eve event to celebrate power plant closure A ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31, to mark the closing of the AES power plant, after 69 years of operation. [Easy Reader previously reported the ceremony was on New Year’s Day, January 1]. State Senator Ben Allen, […]
Survey shows support for potential RBUSD facilities bond
by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach voters would support a $389 million school bond, according to a Dec. 12 report to the Redondo Unified school board by bond consultant John Isom, of Isom Advisors. “Statistically, we have a green light to proceed,” he said. Residents were surveyed about the facilities bond, to renovate and modernize buildings […]
Citizens walk Green Line options
by Garth Meyer A large crowd met at William Green Park in Lawndale last Saturday to walk parts of the two proposed routes of the C Line light rail extension. The event was put on by local L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell. A decision on a light rail spur into the South Bay is scheduled […]
Surf Club project steers toward 2024 opening
by Garth Meyer The California Surf Club is taking shape on the Redondo Beach waterfront, although at a slower pace than hoped for, the project to open sometime next year. Mayor Bill Brand invited founder Allen Sanford to give a presentation to the city council Dec. 12. “The last six months have been an extremely […]
Holly Mitchel Green Line “Community Walk” Saturday
L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell and Metro will hold a “C-Line/Green Line Community Walk” Saturday, Dec. 16, from 10-12 p.m. at William Green Park in Lawndale, 4558 168th Street. The event “invites members of the Lawndale and Redondo Beach communities to walk through the possibilities of extending public transit in the Second Supervisorial District” further […]
Principal Bridi, campus assistant commended for actions in gun incident
by Garth Meyer RUHS Principal Anthony Bridi and campus safety assistant Mitchell Yonemura were saluted Tuesday night for their actions Dec. 5 in apprehending a student with a gun. “These two are very courageous,” Superintendent Nicole Wesley said as she presented both men with a certificate marking their bravery. School Resource Police Officer Jenna Wolfinger […]
State Bar proposes two year suspension of Obagi’s law license
by Garth Meyer The California State Bar last week found Redondo Beach City Councilman Zein Obagi, Jr., culpable of two acts of “moral turpitude” for failing to pay $515,000 to a former client after the settlement of a lawsuit. Judge Manjari Chawla recommended that Obagi’s law license be suspended for two years, and that he […]
Police ask parents to parent kids about e-bikes
by Garth Meyer A new plan to monitor and educate e-bike riders will start with community meetings held by Redondo Beach Police. The city council made the decision Dec. 5, choosing not to form an e-bike task force. Police Chief Joe Hoffman gave input to the council along with Lt. Corey King and Captain Mario […]
The Last Compact Disc: Rolling Stones “Hackney Diamonds” review
by Garth Meyer The release date arrived October 21st. I’d been listening to rock radio in the car to see if I might hear the single. No luck. I was about to buy an album on the day it came out for the first time since as far back as I could remember. I believe […]
“Let It Snow Redondo” 2023
Judge rules against Pustilnikov AES development plan
by Garth Meyer A state-required Redondo Beach housing plan took effect in time to stop a proposal by AES site owners to develop the property by “Builder’s Remedy,” L.A. County Superior Court ruled last week. Judge Ronald Frank found in favor of the City of Redondo Beach, over AES co-owner Leo Pustilnikov, who contended in […]