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by Bob Pinzler When I sat on the Redondo Beach City Council 25 years ago, there were many days when we were dealing with decisions made by previous Councils where the only proper response was, “What were they thinking?” The reason one gets elected to public office, especially when one’s time there is term-limited, is […]
by Bob Pinzler Artesia Boulevard was a problem for the city when I moved to Redondo Beach in 1980. In 2026, it is still a problem. Why? Following the demise of Redondo’s primary downtown near the Pier in the early 1960s, the city’s odd hourglass shape created two separate shopping zones. In the south, what […]
by Bob Pinzler When a resident agrees to join a city commission or committee, they are not expected to be experts in the legalities of the issues they will be asked their opinion on. This is particularly true with respect to the complex and ever-changing area of city planning. Every 25 years or […]
by Bob Pinzler Over the last few months, the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) has focused on obtaining approval of a floor area ratio (FAR) of 1.25 on its property on Prospect in Redondo Beach. This would enable it to build to a density level more than half again as much as already exists there. […]
by Bob Pinzler In his recent exit interview with this newspaper, former Redondo Beach City Attorney Mike Webb not only admitted to ignoring felonious behavior but also acknowledged doing so because it was politically convenient. If there were ever a case to be made for changing the City Attorney position from being elected to appointed, […]