26
Feb
Tag: Redondo beach
22
Feb
Letter from Budget and Finance Commissioner – Re: Steve Diels, incumbent Redondo Beach Treasurer
Treasurer Steve Diels Waves Concrete Chunk at Coastal Commission Meeting, From a Parking Structure He Neglected as a City Council Member, Subsequently Repaired Months Before this Rant. Before you read this letter it’s important to note Steve Diels’ ridiculous frivolous lawsuit (which was against Redondo Beach City Clerk Eleanor Manzano) has already cost the […]
05
Oct
Appeal of the Galleria Plan – Text of 10/2/18 Presentation to Redondo Beach City Council by Doug Boswell
Editors Note: The Redondo Beach City Council voted to continue the hearing for the QIC Galleria Project on October 23, 2018 at 6PM over the objections of Council Members Horvath and Emdee. Please come to the council meeting during public comment and let your voice be heard. Let me start by saying that I […]
06
Sep
Buyer Beware, El Segundo!
Buyer Beware, El Segundo! El Segundo’s City Council has narrowed their choices regarding developers to revitalize The Lakes golf course down to two, one of which is CenterCal (Top Golf’s partner – some articles refer to it as the “Topgolf proposal”). If you have not followed Redondo Beach’s recent and ongoing experience with […]
13
Aug
Measure C Victory Party
Measure C Victory Party Wednesday August 15 (Yes THIS Wednesday) 7 p.m. at Sambas 207 N Harbor Drive Redondo Beach Last Thursday night, the California Coastal Commission approved Redondo Beach’s Ballot Measure C regarding development on our pier and harbor, passed by the Redondo Beach voters by a margin of 14% in the March […]
19
Jul
NIMBYs vs. YIMBYs
A well-known Facebook troll posted a response to Councilman Nils Nehrenheim’s alert to his constituents that the City’s moratorium on new mixed-use high-density development projects had not been extended by the City Council, despite a 3-2 vote in favor (it required a minimum 4-1 minimum vote). The troll’s cheer for the moratorium-extension defeat is “The […]
05
Jul
Building Bigger is Progress?
One consistent thread readers will observe through CenterCal supporters’ comments is that they believe building bigger (shopping malls, high-density residential etc.) is somehow “Progress”. To them, taking Redondo Beach to the density and traffic congestion of Santa Monica is just fine, and those who oppose that are “Backwards”, “NIMBYs”, “Hippies” etc. One on the ROW […]
13
Jun
Buyer Beware (or, if not, I have the Brooklyn Bridge available to sell to you)
So AES has made public their claim to have a pending $200 million sale of their 51-acre coastal power plant property in Redondo Beach to a buyer who has “No contingencies”. Given that this lake/wetland area has hosted coal-fired, unrefined oil-burning, refined oil-burning and natural gas-fired steam and power plants for 100 years, this seems […]
23
Sep
Map of the Redondo Beach Waterfront in King Harbor.
Keep King Harbor a Harbor! Here is the project in it’s full glory. Almost $400 million, doubling the traffic, massive movie theater. The incredibly shrinking seaside lagoon, ONE THIRD of which is being paved over with a private road, parking and four buildings being built on actual parkland. Help us preserve our Harbor, keep King […]
10
Jul
King Harbor CARE Initiative Final Submission
Redondo Beach CARE (Coastal Access Revitalization and Enhancement) Act. Here’s the final King Harbor CARE initiative. This Initiative was submitted at 5:00pm Tuesday June 28th to the Redondo Beach City Clerk’s Office for review via the City Attorney’s office. We expect final review from the City around Mid-July, then have our Notice of Intent posted […]