Good morning, Redondo, Start with the numbers: 12,000 runners sweeping through Riviera Village at sunset on Saturday, thousands of trick-or-treaters headed for Catalina Avenue this coming Saturday, and 119 years of the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce, ready for a celebration on November 5. Behind those big numbers sits a quieter one that matters just…
Hello, Redondo, Fair warning: the next two weeks are the busiest stretch of the fall, and most of it runs right through District 1. A nighttime half marathon sweeps through Riviera Village this Saturday, we cut the ribbon on a whole new way to get around town on Thursday the 29th, and on Halloween, Catalina…
Good day, Redondo, This week moved at walking speed, and I mean that as a compliment. Wednesday morning I walked to Beryl Heights Elementary with dozens of students and families for Walk and Roll to School Day; Thursday opened with a water-wise business breakfast in North Redondo; and Saturday filled the Redondo Union parking lot…
Happy October, Redondo, This past week ran from history to homework. Monday opened with the unveiling of three historical markers at the Ito Family Open Space, and tomorrow night the Council takes up the resolutions that will officially call our March 2027 municipal election. In between came a ribbon-cutting at the new Wilderness Park greenhouse,…
Happy first full week of fall, Redondo, Put a few thousand mayors, councilmembers, and city staff in one Anaheim convention center, and what do you get? My week, as it turns out. The League of California Cities Annual Conference filled last week with sessions on e-bike safety, artificial intelligence, coastal erosion, and ethics law, plus…
Hello Redondo, To those observing Yom Kippur today, I wish you an easy and meaningful fast. G’mar chatimah tovah. Three hundred thousand cubic yards of sand. That is the headline number in Los Angeles County’s plan for the stretch of beach between our Pier and the Topaz Jetty, and this week’s edition digs into what…
Good morning, Redondo, Friday at 8:46 a.m., twenty-five years after the first plane struck the World Trade Center, neighbors stood together in front of the Council Chambers and let the morning go quiet. A quarter century is long enough for a whole generation to grow up, and not nearly long enough to forget. Thank you…
Happy Labor Day, Redondo, Holidays like today are built on a simple idea: work deserves recognition. Fitting, then, that tomorrow night’s Council meeting is practically a ceremony of gratitude, with a Key to the City for Fire Chief Pat Butler and the oath of office for incoming Chief Brian Regan, plus a room full of…
Happy last Monday of August, Redondo, If you spend any time in neighborhood social media groups, you have probably seen a version of this claim recently: “The City is ignoring the truck traffic on Palos Verdes Boulevard.” It is not true, and I do not expect you to take my word for it. I was…
Happy Monday, Redondo, What do a playground full of first-day jitters, four Olympic water polo teams, and an owl named Al have in common? They all crossed my path on the same Wednesday, and that one day says more about this town than any speech I could give. This week’s newsletter also brings some genuinely…
Good morning, Redondo, It all started with an empty SodaStream canister. I’ll explain. South Bay Hardware had SodaStream refills in stock this weekend, so I headed over to pick one up. By the time the errand was done, I was hungry enough to keep going down Artesia Boulevard for lunch at The Empanada Shop, one…
Hello, Redondo, When I first moved to Redondo Beach 40 years ago, my first apartment was just a few blocks from the old library at Veterans Park. I read newspapers there, checked out books, and even cast a few votes inside those walls over the years. So when the ribbon fell on the restored Redondo…
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