Redondo Beach Elections: Mayor Joan Ervine's candidate promises quick action - Daily Breeze

For nearly two decades, Joan Ervine has been thrown into the causes of the community.

In a recent interview, I defined himself as a person who is known as pragmatic, as a person who, instead of complaining of problems, takes action.

That is why she is one of the five candidates who run for the mayor of Redondo Beach in the election for all mail on March 4. Anyone who wins will be the best chosen city leader with nearly 68,000 residents-about 49,000 of them registered voters-a medium-sized household income of $ 144,588 a year, according to the census. The city of 6.2 square miles has 458 full -time employees, including nearly 100 sworn police officers and more than 60 sworn firefighters and is planned to have more than $ 243.8 million expenses in the current fiscal year, according to the adopted 2024. 25. Budget.

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Ervine, who moved to Redondo beach in 2006, received $ 2,000 in total installments in the second half of 2024, according to the campaign financing documents, although all this comes from himself – including a $ 1800 loan. During the first 18 days of January, according to campaign financing documents, $ 2,672 in the campaign contribution. Ervine had $ 2.521.50 in cash, as of January 18, but she also had $ 2.116.50 in unpaid debts.

Among its efforts in the community, Irvine heads the maintenance of the esplanade a beautiful, non -profit purpose, whose mission is to arrange the paths of the South Redondo over the Pacific.

It was prompted to start the organization, which was the non -profit organization of the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce, 12 years ago, when she was tired of people who care for the trash and dog stools on the esplanaade near their home.

“There was so much complaint,” Irvine said. “Either do something about it or don’t discuss it.”

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Daily Breeze profiled all five candidates for the mayor of Redondo Beach. In addition to Ervine, the other five candidates (with their profiles) are:

And now, having witnessed such operands for a decade at the meetings of the City Council and at the age of 76, Ervine said she was ready for the spotlight.

“I was not effective, I was just in the audience,” Irvine said.

Her campaign has been confronted with the age on social media, the mayoral candidate said, and she is abused by being too old to rule.

“With today’s world, you are not embarking on age,” Irvine told criticism. “You just go on.”

Ervine is definitely not deterred by offenders. After all, she has more than 50 years of experience in countless professional roles-from the children’s internet safety advocate to the Market for Cosmetic Products to Computer Programmer, said Ervine, makes it a good choice to lead one of the southern bay -large cities.

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Redondo Beach Mayor candidate Joan Ervine, shot on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 (photo of Axel Coster, a photographer who contributes)

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Like Long Island, New York, Local, Ervin grows up near the shore. She was raised by her father and three brothers who were all the rescuers on Jones Beach Island.

Ervine received a major in Psychology and Human Development from the University of Kansas.

Ervine eventually made his way to the west coast. In 2006, Irvine said, she moved to Redondo from Marina del Ray to take advantage of a smaller, more fascinated beach community.

In the course of her career, said Irvine, she wears many hats:

Self -recorded early adoption of technology as a programmer/analyzer for Bell Labs.
Executive Director of Automatic Data Processing Sales, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer for Three Associations with a Mission to Protection of Children Online and State Positions to Create Observation Technologies in the same space.
Marketing Consultant for Senior Health and Wellness, including as a sexual teacher.

This career variety, Ervine said, giving her a lot of experience to raise money and control budgets.

The candidate’s main problems

Redondo beach residents, Irvine said, ready to change – tired of the fight and things are not done.

As Irvane said, it will focus on three key questions: economic development, government efficiency and safety and community protection.

According to her, Redondo Beach is known for not suitable for business, that “does not do things” or for urban initiatives that take too much time to realize themselves.

“I’ve been involved in Redondo for many years,” Irvine said, adding that he was visiting most of the municipal council meetings. “I just see things that don’t happen in our city.”

The incapable, prominent central project on the beach and the closed AES power plant has not yet been turned into another use, there are some examples of the inaction of the Council, Ervine said.

“I’m definitely pro-business,” Irvine said. “Business has been part of any community, and Redondo has been anti-business for such a long time.

“Years ago, when a measure C stopped Centercal,” she added, “we were told there would be no new taxes, no new bonds.”

But even then, she said, she knew that it would not be possible in the future.

A decade later, Redondo Beach has set a bond measure of $ 93.4 million on the newsletter on November 5, which the voters approved. The city will pay off the bonds by increasing ownership taxes.

This measure, Ivin said, is an example of how the current city council has released the residents.

“We’re hurting,” she said.

Ervine said he was a defender of responsible growth that balances the economy.

“We need more jobs here,” she said. “We have to (we expand economic opportunities) in a way that maintains the similarity of a small town vibration.”

As for government efficiency, Ervine said, she witnessed a lot of suspension and bureaucracy at the municipal council meetings.

She pointed out that the development of Legado took almost a decade to complete as an example of extracting a project.

And, she added, the City Council dragged its legs, approving two cannabis dispensaries in the city, an ordinance that the group discusses “at least 12 to 18 times” from 2017.

However, at its meeting on January 21, the City Council finally approved the draft language for the ordinance.

Ervine called the time that was taken away by the Greenlight Cannabis Dispensary “Complete staff loss.”

Personally, Irvine said, she is good with two cannabis dispensaries in the city, saying that this will ensure that the black market has not taken over. But, she added, her personal views will not take into account her decisions if she will be elected mayor and will always advocate for the will of the residents.

As for her third focus as mayor – Community safety – Irvine said he is a fierce defender of the health of residents, especially for the higher population.

People are moving to Redondo, Irvine said to maintain and enjoy a sustainable life. And so it is important that they feel safe and secure, she said.

“I just want Redondo beach, which is life,” Irvine said. “We have to focus on the future and go back to better city.”

For more information about IRVINE, visit Joanirvine4mayor.com.

Originally Posted: February 7, 2025 at 10:46 pm PST