Help Rescue The Redondo Beach Waterfront; Revitalize, not Supersize
District 1 Voters A Wall Between The Avenues Brad Waller, a member of Redondo’s General Plan Advisory Committee, recently voted there for high-density multi-story housing to be built all along PCH in South Redondo. That means new construction can be built 45 feet tall; and with builder incentives, increased to nearly 60 feet! This […]
Rescue Our Waterfront Candidate Endorsements and Voter Guide Our executive board has made recommendations for the following offices: Re-elect Mayor Bill Brand Re-elect Council Member Nils Nehrenheim – District 1 Re-elect Council Member Todd Loewenstein – District 2 Zein Obagi, Jr. for District 4 City Council Harden Sooper for City Attorney Rolf Curtis Strutzenberg for […]
Rescue Our Waterfront has tirelessly fought for the revitalization of the Redondo Pier and King Harbor on behalf of Redondo Beach residents. With a citywide election coming soon on March 2, 2021, we feel it’s vital to ensure that an in-depth public discussion and exchange of views regarding these extremely-important community resources takes place. […]
The 2017 Redondo Beach City Councilmembers who approved the CenterCal Harbor Mall. (From Left to Right Christian Horvath, Laura Emdee and Martha Barbee. Former Mayor Steve Aspel is in the middle and floating above is City Attorney Mike Webb overseeing it all). Exactly 4 years ago today on 1/31/2017 the Redondo Beach City Council rushed […]
Two years ago today justice prevailed when ROW, its leadership, and two Redondo Beach elected officials and a campaign volunteer were awarded just over $898,000 defending themselves from a malicious SLAPP lawsuit. The victorious defendants were Mayor Bill Brand, his volunteer Treasurer, Council Member Nils Nehrenheim, and ROW President Wayne Craig. Since that verdict, the […]
Rescue Our Waterfront and Building A Better Redondo filed an appeal today with the California State Supreme Court. It asks to overturn a lower-court ruling undermining the California Coastal Act and weakening citizen-led ballot initiatives. If this ruling were left unchallenged it would allow cities to approve construction projects in the coastal zone without […]
In the attached story, just published in the San Diego Reader , leaders of a Oceanside citizens group have been personally sued by CenterCal’s law firm. This lawsuit, filed by Bradley Hertz of the Sutton Law Firm, is another example of what legal experts are calling “ethically challenged”, a loosely veiled SLAPP lawsuit, and grounds […]
Meet the heroes of Redondo Beach who spoke at the California State Water Resources Control Board (the “Water Board”) workshop on 4/21/2020 to demand the as-scheduled closure of the toxic AES Redondo power plant (“AES Redondo“) by the end of 2020. In short, the closure of all coastal power plants using once-through ocean water cooling […]
The AES plant during one of two recent “healthy” start ups. Meet some of our new neighbors who just bought the AES plant! Now that the deal is closed we know they are pushing hard to keep this 60-year-old environmental hazard and eyesore open for the next several years. So let’s take a look at who […]
As the New Year begins, ROW continues to protect Redondo Beach Residents, because a majority of our elected officials will not. Specifically, the same three North Redondo City Council members scramble to retain power of the “Old Guard” regime at all costs, blocking everything Mayor Brand was elected to accomplish to benefit all Redondo Residents. The Combination […]