Redondo Beach

Vietnam revisited- Photographer Tom Sanders launches a project documenting the faces and stories of Vietnam veterans

Vietnam revisited- Photographer Tom Sanders launches a project documenting the faces and stories of Vietnam veterans

Tom Sanders became interested in the plight of war veterans while working on a class project in college. He was photographing veteran Lt. Randall Harris when he showed Sanders a six-inch scar across his stomach. He revealed to Sanders that [...]

Seven hopefuls take on Henry Waxman in 33rd District Congressional race

Seven hopefuls take on Henry Waxman in 33rd District Congressional race

Regardless of the outcome of the impending Congressional election, a new face will represent the South Bay next year, thanks to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission’s newly drawn 33rd District, which encompasses Agoura Hills and Malibu, and stretches through the [...]

LiveWell Tots teaches respect, nutrition

LiveWell Tots teaches respect, nutrition

A bowl of beans sat in the center of a round child-size table. Bright green peas punctuated the dark red of the kidney beans and the speckled pinto beans. Taupe chickpeas were innumerable and black beans darkened the pot. “Do [...]

RBUSD employees lose 700 pounds

RBUSD employees lose 700 pounds

Julie Bassine knew she wanted to lose weight when she found herself crawling on the floor with her 11-month grandson and had to pull herself up by the arm of the couch. “I moaned and groaned and was worried I’d [...]

Second Beach Cities Childhood Development Center opens in Redondo Beach

Second Beach Cities Childhood Development Center opens in Redondo Beach

  The second Beach Cities Childhood Development Center officially opened at 514 N. Prospect Ave., in Redondo Beach Wednesday morning. The center, which initially sprouted from the idea of a day-care center for employees at the Beach Cities Health District, [...]

Redondo mayor vetoes AES staff study proposal

Redondo mayor vetoes AES staff study proposal

Mayor Mike Gin vetoed the city council’s 3-2 decision to direct staff to develop a plan for a citywide advisory vote on whether or not residents want AES to repower the power plant on Harbor Drive. Although the meeting was [...]

Drug dogs will attend Redondo Union High School

Drug dogs will attend Redondo Union High School

In another split 3-2 decision, the school board approved a memorandum of understanding between the Redondo Beach Unified School District and the City of Redondo Beach regarding the use of narcotic detector dogs at the high school. Both board members [...]

Redondo Beach SEA Lab rebounds from chemical leak

Redondo Beach SEA Lab rebounds from chemical leak

Early February saw a tragedy at the Redondo Beach LA Conservation Corps’ SEA Lab. More than half of the sea life in the facility was killed by high chlorine levels due to a faulty coupling in an incoming bleach pipe. [...]