📬 Brad Waller, District 1 Newsletter, April 6, 2026

Neighbors,

Last week's Strategic Planning session gave the city a sharper roadmap for the year ahead: five focus areas, clearer direction on traffic enforcement, a harder look at AI tools for city services, and a real commitment to preserving the historic properties that give Redondo Beach its character. That document is not just a planning exercise. It shapes what gets funded, what gets staffed, and what actually moves when budget season arrives.

No Council meeting this week, so here is the rest of what matters: a Measure FP milestone, an Assembly endorsement, a shoutout our police team earned the hard way, and an April calendar that is starting to fill up fast.

🏛️ Strategic Plan: The Roadmap for the Year Ahead

🔹 Five priorities, sharper direction. Last week's Strategic Planning session refined the city's focus around economic vitality, public safety and community well-being, infrastructure and public spaces, and customer-centered service delivery. We also added more specific direction on traffic enforcement, exploring AI tools to improve city services, and protecting the historic properties that give Redondo Beach its character.

→ 🎯 My take: Priorities only matter when they translate into funding and follow-through. This is the document that will guide both our work and our budget decisions heading into the next fiscal year, and it is what I will be measuring the upcoming budget against.

🚨 Public Safety

🔹 Measure FP: one step closer to shovels in the ground. The city received strong interest from highly qualified construction and architecture teams across the Fire, Police, and combined project scopes. Staff is evaluating proposals now, with a shortlist expected today, followed by on-site presentations and design workshops later this month.

→ ⚡ Why this matters: Measure FP was a promise voters made to this city, and the fact that the market is responding with serious, qualified firms is an encouraging sign. I will keep watching this process closely to make sure it delivers on that commitment.

🔹 RBPD finishes 3rd in their division at Baker to Vegas. For the second year in a row, and only the second time ever, our Redondo Beach Police Department team earned 3rd place in their division at the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay. That is a 20-leg, 120-mile relay against 271 law enforcement teams, run through brutal heat, elevation, and overnight stretches, finished in just over 17 and a half hours. That is not a race you get through on talent alone. That is training, teamwork, and the kind of grit this department shows up with every day. Congratulations to the runners, team captains, and support staff who all worked together for the success of the team.

→ 🙏 In memory: Our thoughts are also with the family of Deputy Vargas, and the friends and fellow officers from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who tragically passed during this year's race. Baker to Vegas is a celebration of the law enforcement community, and a loss like this is felt across every agency on the course.

🗳️ Assembly District 66: Endorsing Scott Houston

🔹 With Assemblymember Muratsuchi termed out, the South Bay needs a strong voice in Sacramento. I have endorsed Scott Houston for Assembly District 66 because he will advocate for the business community, workforce development, infrastructure, and housing affordability. Unlike others in the race, he understands the balance between growth and preserving the unique character of our South Bay communities. A win for Scott is a win for the entire South Bay.

→ 📅 Meet him in person: Scott is hosting a Meet and Greet in Redondo Beach on Wednesday, April 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. If you want to meet him for yourself and get specific questions answered, RSVP for the location.
👉 RSVP for the Meet and Greet

🌿 Environment & Coastal Care

🔹 King Harbor and Pier Cleanup Day: Sunday, April 19. Grab your neighbors and head to the harbor for a community cleanup. This is the kind of hands-on effort that keeps our waterfront in the shape it deserves. If you can give a morning, show up.
👉 Sign up for the cleanup

🔹 Earth Day at Hopkins Wilderness Park: Saturday, April 18. The South Bay Parkland Conservancy is hosting activity booths, a nature walk, an educational seminar, live music, and a vegan lunch available for purchase. Local environmental groups and community organizations will be running booths throughout the day. Wilderness Park is one of the most special places in our city, and this event is exactly what it was made for.
👉 Get Earth Day event details

📅 Coming Up

🔹 Springfest: April 16 to 19 at the Performing Arts Center. Free admission, rides, live music, food trucks, a student entrepreneur showcase, and a BeachLife Battle of the Bands performance. Volunteers are still needed for 4 to 5-hour shifts and will receive a free Springfest t-shirt and a drink ticket. This is the 44th year of a community tradition that keeps getting better.
👉 Get Springfest details and wristbands

🔹 Woman's Club of Redondo Beach 16th Annual Spaghetti Dinner: Saturday, April 25, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. A night of spaghetti, a silent auction, and a bake sale, all benefitting local charities. The Woman's Club has been serving this community since 1908, and events like this are a big part of why.
👉 Get Spaghetti Dinner details

🥕 Weekly Markets

Farmers' Market by the Pier (Veterans Park), Thursdays, 8am to 1pm. 309 Esplanade.
👉 Read more

Riviera Village Farmers Market, Sundays, 8:30am to 1pm. Triangle Lot, 1801 S. Elena Ave.
👉 Read more

📱 Access Redondo

Do you have a problem or need to report an issue to the city? Use the Access Redondo App.
👉 Download App

🏖️ Redondo Roundup

Measure FP takes its next real step this week. Scott Houston's Meet and Greet lands on Wednesday. Earth Day, the harbor cleanup, and Springfest are all inside the next two weeks. And our police team just put this city on the podium at one of the toughest relay races in the country. Plenty to watch, and plenty worth showing up for.

If anything here sparked a question or something you want to share, hit reply. I read every message.

"I believe progress isn't one headline — it's how we treat each other at games, how we welcome visitors to our beach, and how we keep showing up for small, unglamorous work. Thanks for doing that work with me. 🤝"

Brad Waller
City Council Member, Redondo Beach
brad.waller@redondo.org