Redondo Beach Rotary Club marks 100th anniversary
by Garth Meyer In 1948, the Rotary Club of Redondo Beach employed a family of guinea pigs to ensure attendance. Its members divided into teams, and each week the person on the designated team with the lowest attendance record was given custody of the animals. A report soon followed that the guinea pigs had a […]
Next steps take shape after passage of Redondo’s Measure F.P.
by Garth Meyer Not yet officially certified, it appears that Measure F.P. will indeed pass, granting a new police station and two new fire stations to Redondo Beach. The updated vote count as of Nov. 15 was 71.35% in support, with 35,000 ballots counted, according to L.A. County Elections. “Obviously a very exciting outcome. A […]
Report: Baby giant sea bass thrive after adjusted breakwall dredging work
by Garth Meyer A King Harbor dredging project last winter timed to avoid disturbing baby giant sea bass has succeeded, according to a local wildlife consultant. Over the past 10 years, Mike Couffer has spent more than 600 hours underwater observing baby giant sea bass in four spots along the Southern California coast. He reports […]
Eat at Joe’s in Redondo Beach gets third owner in 55 years
by Garth Meyer Manny is at the grill, in his 42nd year. Jen, Maria and Mari are serving tables, at or beyond their 30th year; and the owners since August, Patrick Mescall and Brian Eldridge, are the third since Eat at Joe’s opened in Redondo Beach in 1969. Mescall and Eldridge met in El Segundo […]
Rental kayak leads to rescue by Redondo Beach breakwall
by Garth Meyer A man and a woman in their 20s, who paddled out of King Harbor Oct. 28 in a rented tandem-kayak, were rescued outside the breakwall, in gale force winds by a Redondo Beach Fire Department swimmer and another from Baywatch. The victims rented the kayak from Dive N’ Surf, and were warned […]
About Town Redondo: Not guilty plea on murder, assault charges; BCHD makes plans after failed bond
Post-failed $30 million bond, BCHD forms plans After Measure BC failed last week, the $30 million bond to tear down the old South Bay Hospital and fund other projects on the Beach Cities Health District campus, BCHD Director of Communications Dan Smith released a statement about next steps. “While we are disappointed in the election […]
Redondo Beach Veterans Day 2024
photos by Garth Meyer (From top to bottom) Keynote speaker Colonel Andrew Dermanoski, U.S. Space Force commander, Los Angeles Air Force Base. Sea Cadets raise a new flag, to fly until next Memorial Day. The RUHS wind ensemble plays the U.S. Armed Forces medley. Members of the Redondo Beach Fire Department watch the […]
RBUSD parent’s comments lead to further online controls, book policy review
by Garth Meyer Two complaints aired this fall by a parent in the Redondo Unified School District have led to tightening of its online protections and a review of library and classroom book policies. “12 years old. See something, say something,” Monique Grant said to the school board in September, then proceeded to read aloud expletive-language […]
Redondo Beach election results: all city measures passing, except BCHD bond
by Garth Meyer Early election returns indicate the city of Redondo Beach will be getting a new police station and two new fire stations after voters approved Measure FP by a 71% margin Nov. 5. A major school facilities bond also passed and voters turned back a Beach Cities Health District bond, which would have […]
Redondo Beach achieves “Functional Zero” for homelessness, first in county
by Garth Meyer “Functional Zero” means the amount of homeless people placed in housing (interim or permanent) is higher than the number who become homeless in a six-month period. The South Bay Cities Council of Governments deemed last week that Redondo Beach has reached the mark. It is the first city in Los Angeles County […]
State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi elected to fifth and final term
By Garth Meyer State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi won reelection to his fifth term in the state legislature with a 58% to 42% win over challenger and former Hermosa Beach councilmember George Barks. “I really appreciate the support from South Bay voters the five times I’ve been re-elected, (and now) for one more term before terming […]
One dead, five rescued from overturned boat off of Redondo Beach
by Garth Meyer One man died and five people were rescued at sea Sunday, Nov. 3 when a charter boat overturned during a trip to disperse the ashes of a loved one in King Harbor. The victim was named by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office as Fredrico Salguero, 56, of Los Angeles. A […]
Redondo Beach Chamber honors Webb, Emdee as Man, Woman of the Year
By Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce held its 117th annual Community Awards Oct. 24 at Riviera Mexican Cantina, saluting City Attorney Mike Webb as Man of the Year and Laura Emdee, former city councilmember, as Woman of the Year. Volunteer of the Year went to Nanci Goussak; Chamber Ambassador of the Year […]
Measure BC: Second bond in BCHD’s history is next week
By Garth Meyer Voters have not fielded a bond from Beach Cities Health District since the year of “In the Still of the Night” by The Five Satins, when a measure passed in 1956 to build the former South Bay Hospital, now the subject of the BCHD’s second bond in its history, to tear down […]
Local ladder: Tennis seeing “explosion” in Manhattan Beach
by Garth Meyer Is pickleball the only growing racket sport in Manhattan Beach? Bennet Slusarz reports surging numbers for his tennis ladder at Live Oak Park, an uptick in players since the pandemic, timed with a resurgence in American professional men’s tennis. “Never have I averaged in the mid-90s for players the whole year. That […]
Knob Hill Classic volleyball tournament builds in fourth edition
by Garth Meyer The fourth Knob Hill Classic volleyball tournament was held Oct. 12 on Redondo Beach, a project by local weekend players Freddie Harb and Jeno Sario. This year was a 20-team format with two divisions and nine sponsors. “2024 was the culmination,” Harb said. “The best vibe, the best tournament we’ve had and […]