Redondo Beach

Trash collectors made a grisly discovery last week when a deceased newborn infant was found inside a trash can on the 700 block of Irena Avenue. A subsequent police investigation led to the arrest of a 24-year-old former Redondo Beach resident, Jessie Canfield, who was arrested under suspicion of murder.

Redondo Beach Board of Education Tuesday night moved to lay off as as many as 24 elementary school teachers and eliminate eight other positions, including three high school teachers, a principal and an assistant principal. “I think all of us here share a deep sense of regret as we pass this resolution,” said board president Todd Loewenstein.

A group of residents who petitioned the city to relax its prohibition on dogs in parks by allowing leashed dogs in Czuleger Park were denied by the City Council in a 3-2 vote Tuesday night.

A team from King’s Harbor Church visited Haiti last week on a mission aimed at providing help, healing, and hope.

Mayor Mike Gin, in his annual State of the City address this week, tried to strike an optimistic tone while acknowledging the difficulties presented by the economic recession. “I don’t think any of us will disagree,” the mayor said, “that the last year was an extraordinary year.”