Daily Breeze: Voters to decide Redondo Beach power plant’s fate

“Later this month, Redondo Beach officials will weigh in on a plan that aims to transform the city’s hulking concrete-centric 1960s-era waterfront.

“And later this week, city voters will render a verdict on another similarly outdated and massive oceanfront barrier – the AES power plant.

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“AES has warned voters that Measure A would exact ‘terrible damage to the local economy, city services and our quality of life.’

“That damage includes ‘exposing city taxpayers to protracted court fights and millions in legal costs’ – presumably from AES lawsuits – and ‘eliminates a vital source of tax revenue now used for police and fire protection.’

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“Frank Angel, a Santa Monica-based environmental and land use attorney who has represented Building a Better Redondo for seven years, called the lawsuit threats ‘hollow’ and an ‘intimidation.’ “

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