Help Rescue The Redondo Beach Waterfront; Revitalize, not Supersize
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 […]
ROW has fought hard and won major battles, but it’s far from over. CenterCal is on the run after ROW supported a major legal appeal to end their $15 Million lawsuit against Redondo Beach. That lawsuit was a direct result of Redondo Beach City Council Members Christian Horvath and Laura Emdee rushing a vote to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Redondo residents should be very concerned about the proposed Galleria redevelopment, and its impact on local traffic. Below is an important page from the Galleria owner’s (QIC) own Environmental Impact Report (EIR). I have highlighted the numbers that give you an idea of the traffic growth this will cause – the number of daily car […]
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 […]
Residents of Redondo Beach should be aware that their Planning Commission approved new development on the Galleria property that adds 300 apartment units. According to the developer’s own Environmental Impact Report, this project will add over 33% more traffic congestion to the area (given the baseline used, it could be more like 50%). This project […]
If you live anywhere around Redondo or Hermosa Beach, you will be rewarded by taking a close look at this very interesting picture. I’ll give you a few minutes… This is a newspaper advertisement promoting two Hermosa Beach ballot measures in November 1962, which would change zoning in the city to allow high-rise residential buildings […]