Harbor Lights: the world after Measure A

Measure A has come and gone.

Lady Washington visits Redondo Beach’s King Harbor [PHOTOS]

The tall ship Lady Washington, arrived in King Harbor for a 7 day visit on Wednesday.

Enemies of the people

Suppose the time came to pay for a restaurant meal and you asked a waiter the amount of your bill. How would you react if the waiter pointed to you, the best dressed member of your party, and said $313, then switched focus to your associate dressed in jeans and a tee shirt and said it was only $70 if she paid? How could the same meal cost almost five times as much for you just because you appear to have more money?

Harbor Lights on Measure G: the Politics of Fear

Nothing beats good old fashioned terror when you want to force people to swallow your political agenda.

Heart of the City needs resuscitation

AES sponsored a series of movies in Seaside Lagoon this summer.

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Crustaceans meet cowboys
at Redondo Lobster Fest
Sadly, a living creature has to lose its life to become part of the human diet.

Harbor Lights: Wii Olympians to compete in RB Marina

If you don’t have kids, grandkids, neighbor kids or you aren’t a kid yourself, “Wii” may sound like an unfinished word from some foreign language.

Harbor Lights-Food for thought, and Fish

The bacteria colony south of the Redondo pier that blooms on rainy days appears to result from something more than the standard urban street runoff.

Harbor Lights: The Battle of Mole B

by Harry Munns
When you build a harbor out from a beach the way King Harbor was built, you need a way to get out to the furthest parts of the body of water you created by enclosing what used to be beach.

Final voyages

Burial at sea has become an appealing alternative to the traditional funeral and cemetery interment.

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Richard Lawrence works for Brutoco Engineering and Construction, Inc.

Getting together to celebrate the fourth

Legendary restaurateur Pete Moffet has organized the Manhattan Beach Winter Holiday Fireworks Show for 22 years.

Harbor lights: Seaside Ice Meltdown

by Harry Munns

Redondo councilman Pat Aust swears he isn’t saying, “I told you so,” when he reminds his fellow councilmen he voted against Seaside Ice, but he could if he wanted to. Back in 2008 when the city began considering a proposal to operate a holiday-season ice skating rink at Seaside Lagoon, Aust didn’t believe it was in the city’s best interest.

Harbor lights: Boaters’ voice

Title 2. Chapter 9. Article 7. of the Redondo Beach city charter has a simple title, Harbor Commission (HC). The commission was created by Ordinance No. 2327 adopted on March 15, 1982.
As is the case with all city commissions, the mayor appoints citizens to serve. Membership qualifications are more specific than the commission’s tasks. The municipal code defines 15 specific criteria for serving on the HC, including a number of professional qualifications such as an attorney, a civil engineer and a real estate broker.

Group finds some bay fish making comeback

Dr. Dan Pondella and his Vantuna Research Group are instrumental in the work of the Marina Life Protection Act Initiative (MLPAI), which is moving toward proposing restrictions on fishing and other coastal activities.