Posts by Kevin Cody
Measure brings “C change” to the Redondo Beach waterfront
Early returns signaled it, but by midnight it was confirmed: Measure C, new zoning for the Redondo Beach waterfront, was chosen by voters as the new law of the land. The measure won 57.3 percent of the vote, earning 6,102 votes in favor versus 4,541 opposed. “I’m still in shock,” said Rescue Our Waterfront co-founder…
Read MoreA Brand new day in Redondo Beach
As Steve Aspel predicted often throughout the city’s tumultuous election season, the sun came up again on March 8. With it came a new mayor for Redondo Beach. Councilman Bill Brand defeated incumbent Mayor Steve Aspel 51.91 percent to 43.81 percent on election night, by 855 votes, capping off a night in which Redondo voters…
Read MoreRedondo Beach Mayor race headlines March 7 election
Four positions in the City of Redondo Beach’s elected leadership are on the line today. The job of Mayor is up for grabs, as well as three seats on the City Council, by a total of 13 candidates. Here is our collection of candidate profiles for each of the four seats. Mayor Mayoral candidates offer…
Read MoreSBBC Becker Surf contest photo gallery by Steve Gaffney
Surfers in the South Bay Boardriders Club Becker Surf contest made generally weak waves look good. Or maybe it was photographer Steve Gaffney who made the waves look good.
Read MoreRedondo Beach mayoral candidates offer angles on leadership
Steve Aspel and Bill Brand are leading the race, aligned in many ways but differing on how the City moves forward. Michael Ian Sachs wants everyone to work together, while Chris Mowatt’s an idea man. And all the while, Eric Coleman is bringing the noise, hammer included. The Redondo Beach Mayoral race ostensibly ends…
Read MoreTaste of Blue Zones event benefits local schools
The Manhattan Beach Civic Center will be chock-full of food on Sunday, as 23 restaurants from Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo Beach will join together for local schools. Taste of Blue Zones, a foodie festival organized by the Beach Cities Health District, aims to give Beach Cities citizens an idea of the food variety possible…
Read MoreCarjacking suspect decides not to carjack Pennywise guitarist in Redondo Beach
“It looked like he was reaching for the driver side door handle and I thought for a moment he was coming for my truck. But if he was, he changed his mind when we made eye contact,” said Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge. Dragge is 6-foot-5, 300 pounds.
Read MoreSouth Bay Boardriders Becker Surf contest in Manhattan Beach tests small wave surfing
The decision to hold the SBBC Becker Surf Contest proved to be the right one, despite the small surf, which was blamed on the “Balzer Curse.” Just days before the contest Balzer resigned as contest director from the club he founded in 2009.
Read MoreHundreds march on Torrance refinery calling for MHF ban
Saturday morning, two years to the day of the explosion at the Torrance oil refinery, the South Bay woke up to messages from the city’s alert system learning that the refinery had, once again, suffered an explosion and fire. This only seemed to strengthen the resolve of the members of the Torrance Refinery Action…
Read MoreInvestigations loom as Redondo Beach election approaches
Two dueling complaints against candidates and organizations on either side of Redondo Beach’s upcoming electoral battle have been granted investigations by California’s Fair Political Practices Commission. Resident Eugene Solomon has long advocated against the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce for the public funding it gets in a contract with the City. In past City…
Read MoreGrocery Outlet to fill supermarket void on Artesia Boulevard
The demands of north Redondo residents will soon be met. A new grocery store will be moving into the vacant space left by the Haggen grocery store at the corner of Artesia Boulevard and Rindge Lane. During his 2017 State of the City address Friday morning, Mayor Steve Aspel announced that CVS and Grocery…
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman hosts Manhattan Beach Middle School girl STEM students
Northrop hosts all girls engineering day while Manhattan Beach Middle School weighs all girls STEM classes.
Read MoreCity Council candidate Rodriguez hopes to steward changing city
Volunteerism is rooted deeply in Doug Rodriguez, even if it’s just helping someone move. He was walking his neighborhood when he saw a pair of women with a van and a cabinet. He offered his help, and helped stack some of their furniture into the van — making sure to set its glass doors…
Read MoreCity Council approves overhire for RBPD command staff
The Redondo Beach Police Department is facing a problem that, just a few years ago, would have seemed like a dream. In order to ensure that its ranks will be properly maintained into the future, RBPD requested that the City Council approve an overhiring measure to keep up with the expected turnover of its…
Read MoreMira Costa girls take fight to the mat and the pitch
Female athletes at Mira Costa High School are making their own marks for gender equality in the traditionally male sports of rugby and wrestling.
Read MoreLoewenstein’s focus on quality of life
Todd Loewenstein’s no stranger to infrastructure. The District 2 City Council candidate, campaigning to replace Bill Brand, served two terms, from 2005 to 2013, on the Redondo Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education. He was on the board that constructed the Measure Q school bond, passed in 2012, which established $63 million to invest…
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