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About Town: Redondo Beach
Support local artists
The "Support Your Local Artists" show featuring a diverse collection of paintings, printmaking, sculpture, blown glass and jewelry from local talent will be taking place throughout September at Harmony Works, 1705 S. Catalina Ave. For further info or to find out the schedule of appearing artists, call 310-791-7104.
A preschool class will be offered by the South Bay Adult School at Alta Vista School, 815 Knob Hill starting Monday, Sept. 10. There will be an orientation for parents on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. in the classroom with the teacher. Parents may also register their children in the classroom starting Sept. 10. For info call Becky Maynard at 310-376-6211, ext. 12 or 414.
Preschool class will be offered at each of the eight Redondo Elementary schools when school is in session. This is a non-custodial, drop-in program designed for children in first through sixth grades. The program is free. For info, call Shannon Sneed at 310-318-0610, ext. 3532.
Redondo shines
With the start of a new school year, The Redondo Beach Unified School District will greet approximately 7,800 students, more than 35 new teachers, 14 new classified employees and new and reassigned administrative personnel. To kick off the year, the fourth annual "Redondo Shines" Employee Recognition Breakfast was held at the high school auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Those honored included Rober Paulson, Employee of the Year, Kathleen Kennedy, Volunteer of the Year from Lincoln School, Susie Kim, Rookie Teacher of the Year from Beryl Heights, Amy Santa Cruz, Teacher of the Year from Madison School and Virginia Okawauchi, Classified Employee of the Year from Redondo Union High School Library.
Each of these individuals received a $100 grant from the Redondo Beach Educational Foundation, a special commemorative certificate from the City of Redondo Beach presented by Mayor Greg Hill, an overnight stay at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and a custom-designed plaque from the district.
Hometown grad
Tanya C. Adam of Redondo Beach recently received her bachelor’s of science degree in journalism from Boston University. Boston University is the fourth largest independent university in the United States with an enrollment of nearly 30,000 students in its 15 schools and colleges. ER
Police Beat
Armed robbery
On Monday, Sept. 3 at 11:09 p.m., two people entered the Fatburger restaurant located at 1698 S. Pacific Coast Highway, brandished a handgun and ordered the manager to open the safe, police said. The suspects then fled with thousands of dollars. Moments after police were notified, Officer Steve Zent stopped a vehicle leaving the area. The driver pulled over but then sped away southbound on Pacific Coast Highway with Zent in pursuit at speeds up to 90 mph, police said. The vehicle struck a curb causing a tire to blow on Anza Street in Torrance. Officers said they recovered the Fatburger’s money inside the vehicle and began searching for the occupants, who fled on foot.
During a period of four hours the search was mounted by police officers from Redondo Beach, Torrance, Inglewood, Hawthorne and PalosVerdes Estates assisted by a Long Beach Police helicopter. Police found a man inside a garage, and Torrance officers fired two shots, police said. Redondo police did not immediately know why the shots were fired. The man jumped through a closed window and was chased to the 4500 block of Green Meadows Avenue where he was taken into custody and his gun was recovered, officers said. Police continued to search for a second man. Anyone with information about the crime was urged to call Sgt. Phil Keenan at 310-379-2477, ext. 2309.
Gang Task Force
The Redondo Beach team of the South Bay Gang Task Force conducted a Parole/Probation Compliance Sweep on Thursday, Aug. 30, hitting locations that were known addresses of parolees and probationers. Results included seven arrests in connection with warrants, parole violations and probation violations.
One Redondo location visited by the team on Camino Real had been the source of numerous complaints from neighbors, police said. Two arrests were made. Nearby residents watching the activity silently mouthed "thank you" to officers on scene as the investigation was conducted, police said. ER