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Redondo Beach , city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. There are an aluminum foundry and factories that produce furniture, computer peripherals, diagnostic substances, and laundry equipment. Redondo State Beach is here.

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Redondo Beach, California/USA Named after the Rancho Sausal Redondo ‘Round Willow Grove’ which was nearby.
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Free Article Redondo Beach pier comes back from store, fire.
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 5/2/1994
Free Article Redondo's heart is at the beach. (Local Watch).
Newspaper article from: California Planning & Development Report; 1/1/2002
Free Article USA: TRW REDONDO BEACH, AWARDED CONTRACT TO PROVIDE FOR DESIGN ACTIVITIES.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 10/1/2002

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Redondo Beach pier comes back from store, fire.
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 5/2/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...on a platform in the waters off Redondo Beach one day in March reached a claw...called the Monstad Pier, but Redondo Beach's U-shaped pier, which stood alongside...the fire and storm, the City of Redondo Beach is in the process of rebuilding... Read more
Redondo's heart is at the beach. (Local Watch).
Newspaper article from: California Planning & Development Report; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; As early as February, the Redondo Beach City Council could adopt a specific...from the ocean. For many years, Redondo Beach has been a beach town in name...Redondo never really had a chance. Redondo Beach's original downtown near the coastline... Read more
USA: TRW REDONDO BEACH, AWARDED CONTRACT TO PROVIDE FOR DESIGN ACTIVITIES.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 10/1/2002; 181 words ; (DoD) TRW, Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $48,700,000 cost-plus award-fee contract modification to provide for design activities, including hardware... Read more
D-Redondo Beach.
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 8/13/2001; ; 89 words ; Rep. Jane Harman, D-Redondo Beach, has co-sponsored legislation that would grant tax relief to those who exercised but never sold stock options, which then plummeted... Read more
Redondo Beach to check gripes, rising fees of new trash collector. (Redondo Beach, California; Los Angeles, California City Council)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 1/4/1993; ; 689 words ; ...monopoly to haul all the trash in Redondo Beach, the City Council voted unanimously...service and multiple billings, said Redondo Beach Councilman Stevan Colin. He said...25 million exclusive contract. Redondo Beach is one of several California cities... Read more
The civil injunction. (case study in the successful use of temporary restraining against street gangs in Redondo Beach, California)
Magazine article from: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; 11/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...officials, and the local prosecutor's office, the Redondo Beach Police Department used the civil injunction...praise and thanks to the police department. THE REDONDO BEACH EXPERIENCE In many ways, Redondo Beach typifies the popular conception of Southern... Read more
Redondo Beach bucks trend, mulls hike in business taxes.(Up Front)(City Council voted to consider increasing business license tax.)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 11/29/2004; ; 554 words ; ...would reduce business taxes, the Redondo Beach City Council voted to consider...deficit of at least $2 million, Redondo Beach--like many cities throughout the...the local Consumer Price Index. Redondo Beach Mayor Greg Hill, a Republican... Read more
Failed Urban Renewal Effort Prompts Redevelopment Plan. (Spotlight on Redondo Beach).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 12/3/2001; ; 660 words ; ...Now, 50 years after the bulk of Redondo Beach was leveled under the federal...1887 and incorporated in 1892, Redondo Beach has seen its waterfront cut off...Smeltzer, executive director of the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce. Now you go... Read more
Dialing Redondo.(REAL ESTATE)(City of Redondo Beach)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 4/11/2005; ; 203 words ; ...years of negotiations, the City of Redondo Beach has finalized its purchase of...of Verizon Communications Inc. Redondo Beach is buying the land, which is half...city on the deal. Officials in Redondo Beach avoided eminent domain, a tool... Read more
New owner sees retail stores Buoying Marina: Decron ditches residential/hotel plans at Redondo Beach.(DEVELOPMENT)(Decron Properties Corp.)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 4/7/2008; ; 262 words ; THE leasehold to the Redondo Beach Marina has been sold for $9.87...uniqueness of the harbor district in Redondo Beach, Nagel said. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...the leasehold with the city of Redondo Beach. Staff reporter Daniel Miller... Read more

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