City cannabis stores’ final ordinances near
by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach city council voted 4-1 Tuesday night, Jan. 21, to take another step toward a final set of ordinances to open retail cannabis shops in town. The council took in testimony on some last particulars. “I kind of feel like we’re getting to the point of perfect is the enemy […]
About Town Redondo: Metro surveying, new RUHS classes, DEI “Footsteps to Freedom”
Redondo Union H.S. to add four classes Four new classes will be offered at RUHS next year. They are AP Microeconomics, Unified P.E. – in which mentor students work with developmentally disabled kids – “Project Lead the Way” Aerospace Engineering, and Advanced Digital (media) Production Two. The Redondo Unified School board approved the four classes […]
RBFD in “demoralizing” fight to save homes in Palisades
by Garth Meyer When the fire broke out in Pacific Palisades the morning of Jan. 7, two engine crews were quickly summoned from Redondo Beach. Captain Kenny Campos and three fellow RBFD firefighters were assigned to Sunset Boulevard, which runs the length of the town, north to south. When they turned onto Sunset, from […]
City of Redondo Beach: faster electric vehicle charger permits coming
by Garth Meyer In a matter of “ordinance housekeeping” as described by Redondo Beach City Manager Mike Witzansky, the city council Tuesday voted 5-0 to move forward to establish a faster permit process to install electric vehicle charging stations. The action is the latest step for a 2015 state law that requires local jurisdictions to […]
Redondo Beach Fire Department personnel fight Palisades fire
By Garth Meyer Two Redondo Beach Fire Department engines and their crews were on the scene in Pacific Palisades Tuesday to help fight the sudden wildfire, estimated to have burned 5,000 acres and claimed at least 1,000 structures as of Wednesday morning. Redondo Beach City Manager Mike Witzansky reported the mutual aid dispatch of the […]
About Town Redondo: Christmas tree recycling, RUHS Chinese New Year, City council candidate’s call
Christmas tree recycling offered through this week Athens Services continues to pick up Christmas trees to recycle through the second week of January in Redondo Beach, on regular garbage/recycling pick- up days. The collected trees are processed and used as mulch or cover material at landfills, or taken to an Athens compost facility in Victorville. […]
BeachLife 2025 lineup announced
The sixth BeachLife Festival lineup was announced Tuesday, headlined by Lenny Kravitz, Sublime and Alanis Morrissette. Other featured acts May 2-4 include Jackson Browne, Pretenders, Train, The Beach Boys, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Susanna Hoffs, Cake, O.A.R. and, remaining undefeated, playing all BeachLife festivals since the beginning; Sugar Ray. “We are especially excited […]
RUHS track, cross country coach Bob Leetch honored with west coast award
by Garth Meyer Bob Leetch, RUHS head track and cross-country coach, is now in his 20th year guiding teams at Redondo Union, of which he is an alumnus, a CIF champion (Mile, 1980 – a school record), and in the Top 75 Athletes in the history of El Camino College, later All-Big 8 at Kansas […]
2024 Year in Review: Redondo Beach Homeless, police, fire housed, State housing plan blocked
City reaches “Functional Zero” homelessness “Functional Zero” means, for a given area, the number of homeless people placed in housing (interim or permanent) is higher than the number who become homeless in a six-month period. The South Bay Cities Council of Governments deemed that Redondo Beach reached the mark in 2024. It is the first […]
Michigan quarterback Davis Warren: From the playing fields of Manhattan Beach
by Garth Meyer Driving, late in the game in Columbus, quarterback Davis Warren takes a snap for Michigan. He’s missing tight end Colston Loveland, out hurt, who caught more passes than all of the other Michigan receivers this fall combined. Star cornerback Will Johnson was not with the defense. Main running back Donovan Edwards just […]
Upscale lounge “The Fox Den” to open at former Pats II spot in Redondo Beach
by Garth Meyer Lit by a construction lamp, two men stood on a raised platform, at work on the ceiling of “The Fox Den,” a not-yet complete new establishment on Pacific Coast Highway and Avenue F. It was Dec. 7. A curving bar was in place and, on the unfinished walls, uncovered murals were visible […]
Redondo city council further prepares for retail cannabis
by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach city council moved forward Tuesday night in its effort to open two cannabis stores in town, on a 4-1 vote. Councilman Scott Behrendt’s “no” came with the request that no stores appear on Artesia Boulevard between Aviation and Inglewood Avenues. He said it was a “red line” for him, […]
About Town Redondo: City election candidates, Police Annex HAZMAT suspicion, Boat parade results
Candidates set for coming city elections The official list is in for candidates in the March 2025 city elections. For mayor, six people vie for the seat, including incumbent Jim Light (appointed last year after the death of Mayor Bill Brand), City Councilman Nils Nehrenheim, former councilman Jeff Ginsberg; Joan Irvine, founder of Keep the […]
About Town Redondo: Hot Dog On a Stick to return to Pier, Loewenstein not running for mayor
Loewenstein not running for mayor Eight-year city councilman Todd Loewenstein will not be a candidate for mayor next March. The District Two representative and former two-term Redondo Beach Unified School District board member told Easy Reader Monday that he weighed the question for the past year, before making his decision in November. “It’s been a […]
Redondo City councilman’s survey suggests doubt for Redondo Beach retail cannabis
by Garth Meyer As the Redondo Beach city council has worked to decide the particulars for bringing two retail cannabis stores to town, councilman Scott Behrendt has revealed the results of a poll about where, how, or whether residents want them. With 349 responses since Nov. 13, the ongoing survey shows 48.6% percent oppose shops […]
Redondo Beach parent starts online “Digital Lifeguards”
by Garth Meyer A new grassroots program from a Google engineer to help Redondo Beach parents navigate kids and the online/smartphones world is underway, it’s name stating its mission: “Digital Lifeguards.” The idea stemmed from last May’s Redondo Beach Education Foundation gala, when a man named Sumeet Sharma bid on a lunch with the district superintendent. […]