Redondo Beach King Harbor Yacht Club opens 2025 season
King Harbor Yacht Club marked its 76th boating season Sunday, April 6, with traditional “Opening Day” ceremonies. The long-standing practice originated in the northeast, timed for when ice melts off of waterways. The word every year from Redondo Beach, though, is that the only melting ice found is in Yacht Club members’ drinks. Guests at […]
$54 million in Redondo school bond funds approved for security, tech work
by Garth Meyer The first Redondo Unified School District Measure S projects have been approved, with up to $54 million set to pay for new security cameras, buzzer systems and fencing, along with buildings’ basic network infrastructure to support classroom learning – in order to go from a room full of kids looking at the […]
About Town Redondo: 2025 sailing races underway, Earth Day, South Bay Film Festival debut
2025 sailboat races begin King Harbor Yacht Club’s annual Thursday night Twilight (sailboat) races season returned to the South Bay April 10. The weekly one-hour races continue through September. Also, last Saturday, April 12, the Trans-Harbor Spinnaker Series began for 2025 with 47 boats racing a 22-mile route between Marina Del Rey and King Harbor. […]
Arrest made in threat to Metro right-of-way surveyors
by Garth Meyer A man who threatened to harm Metro surveyors on the potential Green Line extension route through North Redondo and Lawndale was arrested April 2. Detectives from The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Transit Services Bureau apprehended Daniel Doyle Scallion, 28, who is alleged to have made the threat Feb. 20 in an anonymous […]
RBFD Harbor Master returns to the water
A long-sought, new harbor master is in place at the Redondo Beach waterfront. Curt Mahoney was appointed last September, an RBFD veteran since 2002, working most recently in the fire prevention bureau. He has never before been assigned to Station Three at the waterfront, but worked there at times in his first year with the […]
About Town Redondo: Retail cannabis ordinances approved, final election count coming, Springfest next weekend
by Garth Meyer Final election count to be announced Thursday Concluding city election results come out Thursday at 2 p.m., including any needed ranked-choice runoff. The March 4 election night count of 4,556 ballots, all received by the Friday before, showed Jim Light leading the race for mayor, Joy Ford had a strong lead for […]
Redondo Beach Iraq vet marks second book with skateboard, kayak trip
by Garth Meyer Iraq veteran and RUHS graduate Andrew Goldsmith’s second book was published Feb. 25, “The Mediocre Infrantrymen’s Guide to Ranger School” (Double Dagger Books), recounting his elite Army training before his second tour in Iraq. He now prepares for an estimated 220-mile skateboard and kayak trip in Georgia connecting two of the three […]
Light elected Redondo Beach mayor, Obagi Jr. reelected, Ford is next city attorney
by Garth Meyer Jim Light is the next mayor of Redondo Beach. Joy Ford is the next city attorney and Brad Waller the next District One city councilman. Chadwick Castle will represent District Two and Zein Obagi, Jr., retained his seat in District Four. Final unofficial election results were announced at 2 p.m. Thursday by […]
Redondo Beach introduces real-time street sweepers digital map
by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach Police have launched a new digital mapping tool to manage street-sweeper routes and inform the public about them. The Geographic Informations Systems (GIS) project gives residents updates in real-time each day – what the schedule is and when each street is finished being cleaned – so people know when they […]
Doubt grows for retail cannabis in Redondo Beach
by Garth Meyer The prospect of retail cannabis stores in Redondo Beach is less certain than it has been before, with rising public opposition, a new city council coming and current councilmembers showing skepticism. Three city councilmembers have expressed hesitation, and at least three candidates in the March 4 yet-to-be-decided election said they would vote […]
Three seek Redondo Beach District One council seat
Edited by Garth Meyer The District One city council race is between Rolf Strutzenberg, a current school board member/city committee member; Brad Waller, a city committee member/former eight-year school board member; and Darrin King, an attorney mounting his first campaign for city office. Strutzenberg, who is finishing his first term on the Redondo Unified school […]
Redondo Beach election: measures would revise city charter
by Garth Meyer Proposed city charter amendments on the March 4 ballot include six items supported by various councilmembers and appointed Mayor Jim Light, with no opposition submitted to the city for any of the measures. Measure CAR would further define residency requirements for each elected official in Redondo Beach throughout their terms in office. […]
Redondo Beach ranked-choice voting begins
A new form of voting is making its debut in Redondo Beach. For the March 4 city election – including races for mayor and city council seats – residents will use ranked-choice voting. City Hall sent postcards in late January to educate the public about the system. The central difference is that people vote not […]
Letters to the Editor 2-27-25
Democracy, discourse in decline Dear ER: So here it is, late February, and our Redondo Beach election is fast approaching with candidates vying for the positions of Mayor, City Council, and City Attorney. Every time you look at election-related posts on various Facebook group pages, you will see hostile and disparaging posts criticizing candidates for […]
Redondo Beach Council Candidates share views at Veterans Park Library Roundtable
A roundtable discussion among City Council candidates in the upcoming March 4 Redondo Beach elections was held Thursday, February 20 at the Redondo Beach Veterans Park Library. An estimated 200 people attended what was the first public event in the Veterans Park Library since it was closed five years ago for restoration. The participating council […]
Redondo Beach City Attorney Candidates share views at Veterans Park Library Roundtable
A roundtable discussion among City Attorney candidates in the upcoming March 4 Redondo Beach Elections was held Thursday, February 20 at the Redondo Beach Veterans Park Library. An estimated 200 people attended what was the first public event in the Veterans Park Library since it was closed five years ago for restoration work. The City […]