Redondo mayor vetoes Council’s term extension decision

Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand vetoed direction by the Redondo Beach City Council to prepare a ballot measure to change the City Charter-established election dates. City Council terms would have been extended by one year, and then revert back to four-year terms beginning with the March 2020 election cycle. The measure would have put the City…

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Cannery Row resurfaces at Zask’s Los Angeles gallery

The Cannery Row Art Gallery in the cavernous warehouse of a former Redondo Beach wood mill, passed into South Bay folklore in 2010, after two decades of now legendary exhibits. On Saturday, Dec. 2, Cannery Row artist and owner Richard Stevens, with help from Peggy Zask, owner of SoLa (South Bay Contemporary), reassembled the artists and their work.

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Ruby remembered as ‘everyone’s friend,’ at paddleout in Redondo Beach

Several hundred surfers and photo fans of Randy Ruby attended a paddleout in his memory Saturday morning at Torrance Beach. The day was made for photos of the kind Ruby was famous for — Torrance surfers inside overhead barrels on a warn glassy day. Mayor Bill Brand announced that the city will place a memorial bench on the Esplanade, above Torrance Beach where Ruby like to photograph surfers and meet with friends.

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Flexible seating, classroom tech engage students

A group of kindergarteners, fourth graders and fifth graders from Beryl Elementary demonstrated a new classroom setup, called flexible seating, to the Redondo Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education on Tuesday night. The seating plan, according to Principal Karen Mohr, is part of the school’s effort to work on mind-body connectedness and came from…

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RUHS teachers get trauma kit training

Rb trauma kit training Redondo Beach Police Officer Lauren McNeely lectures before a room of Redondo Union High School teachers. RBPD officers trained RUHS teachers how to use trauma kits over two days of one-hour sessions. Photo The Redondo Beach Police Department’s quest to equip Redondo teachers are to take care of their students in…

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Community rallies for family left homeless by fire

  Two South Redondo houses were damaged in a fire that spread between neighboring homes on Friday night, leaving one family searching for a new place to live. Tessa Bodey was out with her dog on their evening walk around 4:50 p.m. when she saw a small plume of smoke rising from a home just…

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Two homes damaged in Redondo Beach fire

  Two South Redondo houses were damaged in a fire that spread between the neighboring homes on Friday night. Tessa Bodey was out with her dog on their evening walk around 4:50 p.m. when she saw a small plume of smoke rising from a home just west of Pacific Coast Highway on Garnet Street. “The…

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Redondo Beach and LA County propose buying power plant site

Elected officials from the Redondo Beach City Council, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the California Assembly gathered Monday morning at the site of the AES power plant on Harbor Drive to announce a joint effort to purchase the century-old power plant. The officials disclosed that the City of Redondo Beach and the…

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The Phantom of Redondo Union

  Redondo Union High School’s 101-year-old pipe organ was among the first of its kind when installed. But as years pass, the instrument gathers dust in the auditorium’s walls.     The first time Walter “Skip” Kennon played the Redondo Union High School pipe organ in the 19, it was as if magic was flowing…

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Redondo Beach about town

General Plan Vision Statement survey closes Thursday, Nov. 16   The Redondo Beach General Plan Advisory Committee is seeking residents to help develop a Vision Statement looking toward the year 2040. A draft vision statement, mentioning Redondo’s beach lifestyle and family-friendly culture, alongside the city’s “embrace of creativity, innovation, and technological advances” is available for…

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Parras robotics tourney a brain sport

It’s early evening at Parras Middle School, and teacher Melanie Sullivan sounds tired but happy. Behind her, there are the chaotic sounds of rambunctious middle schoolers – the Parras Middle School Robotics club is wrapping up practice for the day. “They were working hard — they’re a little anxious that they’re not scoring enough points yet,…

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Mitchell remains despite Council split

  Planning Commissioner Marc Mitchell, who has been accused of threatening Mayor Bill Brand, will retain his seat on the city’s development body following an impassioned, deeply divided vote by the Redondo Beach City Council. Council members Christian Horvath, Laura Emdee and John Gran voted to continue a discussion to remove Mitchell to a later…

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