History
Redondo Beach – is a city in Los Angeles County. The total land area of Redondo Beach is 16.3 km² and 0.4 km² or 2.18% of the city is water. Redondo Beach can be found in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area and is one of the three Beach Cities. Redondo Beach is elevated 59 feet above sea level.

Redondo Beach is home to 63,261 people as of the year 2000. These Redondo Beach residents are further subdivided to 25,566 households. There are 15,254 families that live in Redondo Beach.

Redondo Beach’s residents are composed of different races. Majority of Redondo Beach’s residents are White Americans, making up 78.62% of the population. The rest of the populations of Redondo Beach are from other racial descent namely: 2.52% African American, 0.47% Native American, 9.10% Asian, 0.35% Pacific Islander, 4.37% from other races, and 4.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 13.47% of the population.

The median age of Redondo Beach’s residents in the year 2000 was 37 years. The city of Redondo Beach has a median income of $69,173 per household. Families in Redondo Beach have a median income of $80,543. Male residents of Redondo Beach have a median income of $56,796 as compared to $45,204 for females. Redondo Beach is run by a five-man council. Members of the council take turns on mayoral duties.

The area of Redondo Beach was occupied by Native Americans before 1784. The Redondo Beach area was named Rancho San Pedro in 1784. The Redondo Beach area was part of a large land grant awarded to the Juan Jose Dominguez family. Redondo Beach has undergone many developments since 1890, the year when Hotel Redondo opened. Redondo Beach became very popular to tourists. Redondo Beach became a city on April 18, 1892. Redondo Beach became a city due to a popular vote of 177 with only 10 against cityhood. The first City Hall of Redondo Beach was built in 1908 at Benita and Emerald Street.

Beaches
Today, Redondo Beach is a popular city because of the sun and ocean. Perhaps, Redondo Beach’s most prominent attraction is Redondo Beach’s municipal pier. Redondo Beach’s municipal pier is also known as the “Endless Pier” and “Horseshoe Pier.” These nicknames where given because of two reasons. The nickname “Endless Pier” is given because the Redondo Beach Municipal Pier is perhaps the longest pier in North America. The nickname was given “Horseshoe Pier” because of its shape. As with any other South Californian beach areas, Redondo Beach is home to tanned, athletic people. Redondo Beach residents enjoy of 300 days a year of sunshine in bars, restaurants, shops, and parks.

Surfers are drawn to Redondo Beach all year round. It is common for locals to go surfing, even on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Waves in Redondo Beach are known to reach 15 to 20 feet in height which proves irresistible for surfers.

The wide and flat sand beaches of Redondo Beach make it ideal for Beach Volleyball, which is another key aspect of the Redondo Beach lifestyle. Permanent pole and nets are positioned and maintained year-round in Redondo Beach. Professional Tournaments managed by AVP take place in Redondo Beach, along with neighboring Hermosa and Manhattan Beach. Kerri Walsh, a Volleyball Gold Medalist, and AVP Pro Casey Jennings reside in Redondo Beach.

Redondo Beach is divided to two areas. North Redondo Beach is generally residential, even though it contains some of the city’s major industry and commercial space. Among the features of North Redondo are: South Bay Galleria Shopping Center, Artesia Boulevard, Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, and Civic Light Opera of the South Bay Cities.

South Redondo Beach has more laid-back mood. It is composed of quiet communities and home to the more affluent residents of the city. South Redondo is considered as the cleanest part of Redondo Beach.

The downtown area of Redondo Beach is known as “Riviera Village.” The downtown area is named after Hollywood Riviera area. Downtown Redondo Beach provides the city restaurants, shops and boutiques where they could shop and relax.

Schools
Redondo Beach is under the Redondo Beach Unified School District. The School District is in-charge of 11 schools from the elementary to the high school level. The School district was established in 1993 via the merger of the Redondo Beach City School District and South Bay Union High School District.

The list of Schools belonging to Redondo Beach Unified School District is as follows.

High schools:
Redondo Union High School

Middle schools
Adams Middle School
Parras Middle School

Primary school
Alta Vista Elementary School
Beryl Heights Elementary School
Birney Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Madison Elementary School
Tulita Elementary School
Washington Elementary School

One of Redondo Beach’s notable schools is the Redondo Union High School. Redondo Union High School is a public high school in Redondo Beach and is the largest high school west of the Mississippi River. Redondo Union High School is also the third largest high school in the Unites States. The school was established in 1905. The school ranked as the 687th best school in Newsweek’s 1,200 Top U.S. Schools article in 2006. Incidentally, the movie Hot Chick was filmed in Redondo Union High School. It can be found at 631 Vincent Park, Redondo Beach California.

Some of the prominent people who attended Redondo Union High School are:
The famous band, The Beach Boys
Demi Moore, Actress
Phil Hartman, Actor
The Smothers Brother, comedians

Trivia
Other interesting Trivia about the city of Redondo Beach are:
Redondo Beach is the subject of a particularly memorable Patti Smith song, covered by Morrissey in 2004 and released as a single in 2005.
The well-known hardcore punk band Black Flag is from Redondo Beach.
Chuck Norris opened a Martial Arts studio in Redondo Beach before his career in acting.
The popular television show The O.C. uses the beach and pier when shooting on location.
The well-known contemporary artist Allan McCollum grew up in Redondo Beach.
Redondo Beach is mentioned in the song "Surfin' USA" by The Beach Boys.
Redondo Beach is home of the fictional Bird of Paradise Motel in the film The Two Jakes.
Redondo Beach is the birthplace of Jack Black, actor
Three seasons of the television series Riptide were filmed in King Harbor.
Redondo Beach is the destination of the road-tripping family in the 2006 movie Little Miss Sunshine.

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