Redondo Beach Waterfront: What’s next for 2019?

REDONDO BEACH — Chronicling the drama behind Redondo Beach’s waterfront project has been interesting to say the least. Residents who attended a California Coastal Commission meeting in October, for example, were being served lawsuits from representatives of CenterCal. There have been horrible accusations from both sides of the battle. Editor Parimal M. Rohit even called out two separate news stories covering the same topic concerning Redondo Beach, but strangely each story conveyed a completely differing outcome. In equally bizarre news concerning the recent lawsuit against Council member Nils Nehrenheim, Mayor Bill Brand, Brand’s campaign treasurer Linda Moffatt and Rescue Our Waterfront foundation, it was reported by several news outlets that Redondo Beach LLC, a subsidy of CenterCal, had paid the plaintiffs’ (Arnette Travis and Chris Voisey) legal fees. However, the judge ruled in favor of the defendants and also called Travis and Voisey shills – or accomplices – to CenterCal’s development that was not a fit for most residents. The aftermath of the “dead” waterfront development has indeed been bitter, but Redondo Beach still has several projects on tap for 2019. Here’s a breakdown of what could be expected in the coming year. Sportfishing Pier In January 2018, the poor condition of Sportfishing...