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Hello Neighbors, 

I hope you and your families are are staying safe, washing your hands, and continuing to “Hunker Down” at home during this COVID-19 pandemic.  I’ll keep this page updated with the latest local news and information. 

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Here’s What’s Going on in Redondo Beach:

John Gran In the News

  • High turnout for first South Bay Chess Championships January 27, 2024 9:31 pm Easy Reader News - California by Garth Meyer The First Annual Kiwanis/Elks Lodge South Bay Chess Championships took place Sunday, Jan. 21 with 62 youth participants. The limit was 50, ages 8-18, but organizers let them keep coming in to the Redondo Beach Elks Lodge #1378, including …
  • State Bar proposes two year suspension of Obagi’s law license December 14, 2023 10:20 pm Easy Reader News - California by Garth Meyer The California State Bar last week found Redondo Beach City Councilman Zein Obagi, Jr., culpable of two acts of “moral turpitude” for failing to pay $515,000 to a former client after the settlement of a lawsuit. Judge Manjari Chawla …
  • “Generational decision” Council votes to resume county fire study April 16, 2023 10:34 pm Easy Reader News - California by Garth Meyer The question of whether Redondo Beach should switch to Los Angeles County for its fire department services is back, following a 4-1 city council vote Tuesday night.  L.A. County Fire will now proceed to Phase Two of its study of Redondo …
  • Letters to the Editor 2-23-23 February 22, 2023 12:28 am Easy Reader News - California Future greatness Dear ER: Redondo Beach would be the greatest beach city in Los Angeles County if it allowed two big projects (“Public auction still on for AES site,” ER Feb 9, 2023). Turn the AES power plant into something useful, beautiful, and …
  • Redondo City council decides Horvath will keep his seat January 19, 2023 9:30 pm Easy Reader News - California by Garth Meyer In a two hour and 25-minute meeting Tuesday afternoon, called by Mayor Bill Brand on whether city councilman Christian Horvath maintained legal residence in Redondo after his family moved to Torrance, the verdict appeared to be in hand early …
  • Mahoning County Real Estate Sales: $100K+, Full Month January 2023 January 5, 2023 8:41 pm Business Journal - Ohio 01/31/23 Boardman Christian Church to 565 BC Rd LLC, 565 Boardman Canfield Road, Boardman, OH 44512, $600,000. Acropolis Development LLC to Joseph Asset Management Company LLC, 1122 East Midlothian Boulevard, Youngstown, OH 44502, $530,000. Paul …
  • Special election: Redondo Beach voters reject Obagi recall, cannabis measure October 28, 2022 12:14 am Daily Breeze - California It’s official: Redondo Beach Councilman Zein Obagi, Jr. has survived an attempt to oust him. Obagi, the District 4 councilman, soundly defeated a recall attempt — with 72% of voters rejecting it — while a measure that would have allowed up to three …
  • Special election: Redondo Beach voters appear to reject Obagi recall, cannabis measure October 20, 2022 4:15 am Daily Breeze - California District 4 Councilman Zein Obagi, Jr. appears on his well on his way to surviving an attempt to oust him, with nearly 74 % of voters rejecting the recall, while a measure that would allow up to three cannabis dispensaries in Redondo Beach was also …
  • Recall effort shot over bow from Cannabis industry, Obagi claims   October 13, 2022 10:47 pm Easy Reader News - California by Garth Meyer Over the September 24 weekend, a dozen Redondo Beach firefighters from each of the city’s three fire stations knocked on doors in City Council District Four, with Council Member Zein Obagi, Jr. He is the target of a recall on the Oct. 19 …
  • Elections 2022: What is Redondo Beach’s Oct. 19 special election really about? September 26, 2022 3:01 pm Daily Breeze - California Ballots began arriving in Redondo Beach mailboxes over the past week as a controversial special election, comprising both a recall and a cannabis measure, draws near. The special election, conducted entirely by mail, is set for Wednesday, Oct. 19 — three …

Redondo Beach In the News

  • Redondo boys volleyball sweeps Pacifica Christian in CIF-SS Division 2 first round April 26, 2024 4:26 am Daily Breeze - California REDONDO BEACH — The top-seeded Redondo boys volleyball team was admittedly tense in the first game against visiting Pacifica Christian in Thursday’s CIF-Southern Section Division 2 first round. The change was simple: the Sea Hawks began to play for each …
  • LA Rams fans converge on Hermosa to celebrate NFL Draft April 26, 2024 3:41 am The Pasadena Star News - California The Los Angeles Rams celebrated having a first round NFL draft pick for the first time since 2016 with a fan extravaganza on Thursday evening, April 25, in Hermosa Beach. Fans who attended the extravaganza watched the broadcast of the draft, which took …
  • Dead infant discovered on 405 freeway April 26, 2024 2:10 am The Culver City News - California The LAPD is investigating the possible connection between a series of violent incidents, including the discovery of a dead infant and an injured child on the 405 in Culver City on Monday, April 8. According to NBC Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told …
  • LA court strikes down controversial California law abolishing single-family zoning April 26, 2024 12:29 am East Bay Times - California A controversial housing law that abolished single-family zoning across California has been ruled unconstitutional by a Los Angeles County judge — but the narrow ruling is likely to be appealed by the state. Passed in 2021, SB 9 allows single-family …
  • Forget the rain in the forecast. Here are 3 things to watch from Northern Colorado football’s spring game April 26, 2024 12:27 am Fort Morgan Times - Colorado Football returns to Greeley this weekend with Northern Colorado’s spring game Saturday afternoon at Nottingham Field. The game begins at 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Saturday’s forecast does not call for ideal spring conditions, according to …
  • Redondo Beach Earth Day 2024 April 25, 2024 10:29 pm Easy Reader News - California Mary Simun, South Bay Parkland Conservancy biologist, leads a group on a Nature Walk through Wilderness Park Saturday, April 20, as part of two days of Earth Day events in Redondo Beach, put on by the Conservancy with help from 15 other environmental and …
  • AES forms plan to “dispose of” power plant April 25, 2024 10:29 pm Easy Reader News - California by Garth Meyer The closed Redondo Beach power plant may be a step closer to a change of ownership as the previous owners have announced the formation of a plan to “dispose of” the site, and the city council voted to negotiate with them for potential …
  • ‘Duplex’ law allowing 4 homes on a lot struck down for California’s charter cities April 25, 2024 10:06 pm Whittier Daily News - California A Los Angeles County judge found that charter cities aren’t subject to Senate Bill 9, the 2021 “duplex” law that allows up to four homes to be built on a lot in single-family neighborhoods. The law fails to accomplish its stated purpose of creating more …
  • Variations on a donut: Cambodian, Classic, and Modern April 25, 2024 8:53 pm Easy Reader News - California You say Doughnut, I say Donut by Richard Foss  A friend moved from the South Bay to New Zealand but comes back periodically to visit family, and on every visit he indulges three food cravings: Mexican food on the way from the airport, and Southern barbecue …
  • Out & About: Things to do in the Long Beach, South Bay areas April 26-May 1 April 25, 2024 7:10 pm Long Beach Press Telegram - California April 26 A Chorus Line: Presented by Palos Verdes Performing Arts. Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Drive, Rolling Hills Estates. 7:30 p.m. Also 7:30 p.m. April 27 and 2 p.m. April 28. $100, $90, $50. 310-544-0304, ext. 221, shorturl.at/ghsxy. …

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