Redondo Beach, California
Redondo Beach (Spanish for 'round') is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area. It is one of three adjacent beach cities along the southern portion of Santa Monica Bay. The population was 71,576 at the 2020 census, up from 66,748 in 2010.
"Redondo Beach" redirects here. For other instances of Redondo Beach, see Redondo Beach (disambiguation).
Redondo Beach, California
United States
April 29, 1892[1]
Spanish for round, in reference to Rancho Sausal Redondo, Spanish for round willow grove ranch
James "Jim" Light[3]
Todd Loewenstein
Nils Nehrenheim
Todd Loewenstein
Zein Obagi Jr.
Paige Kaluderovic
Scott Behrendt
Eugene Solomon[4]
Eleanor Manzano[5]
6.21 sq mi (16.09 km2)
6.20 sq mi (16.06 km2)
0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.16%
62 ft (19 m)
71,576
12,000/sq mi (4,400/km2)
Redondo Beach was originally part of the 1785 Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant that later became the South Redondo area. The primary attractions include Municipal Pier and the sandy beach, popular with tourists and a variety of sports enthusiasts. The western terminus of the Metro Rail C Line (formerly the Green Line) is in North Redondo Beach.
Government[edit]
Local government[edit]
Redondo Beach's City Council elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of odd-numbered years after the City Attorney notified California's Secretary of State of not moving both its City Council and Board of Education elections to a statewide primary or general election starting in 2018. The elections are all-mail instead of in-person.
The current mayor and council members are:[32]
Education[edit]
The Redondo Beach Unified School District serves the city. Redondo Union High School is the zoned high school, with the adjoining campus of Patricia Dreizler Continuation High School located to the east of the Redondo Union High School main grounds serving as a continuation school. The Redondo Beach Learning Academy, a community day school houses 9th-12th graders, is located on the South Bay Adult School campus in Redondo Beach. Dreizler continues to be recognized as a California Model Continuation High School.[41] The Independent Study Program supports grades 9-12 and is housed on the Patricia Deizler campus.[42][43][44] Additionally, Redondo Beach has two middle schools, Adams Middle School and Parras Middle School. Adams Middle School, located in North Redondo Beach, primarily serves 6th to 8th grade students in the North Redondo area, with Parras Middle School being the designated middle school of South Redondo Beach.[45][46] The city also has eight established elementary schools: Alta Vista, Beryl Heights, Birney, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Tulita and Washington.[47] All twelve schools are evenly divided throughout the North and South areas of Redondo Beach, with five elementary schools and one middle school located in North/Central Redondo Beach; and three elementary schools, one middle school, and the singular designated high school placed in South Redondo Beach.[48] The Redondo Beach Educational Foundation was founded in 1992 and revitalized in 2008.[49]
Residents of Redondo Beach were in South Bay Union High School District until 1993, when it dissolved.[50]
Valor Christian Academy (formerly Coast Christian School) is in Redondo Beach.
