Los Angeles City Council approves conditions on Redondo Liquor’s alcohol sales after neighbors cite loitering and crime

The Los Angeles City Council on March 1 approved a committee report imposing conditions on Redondo Liquor’s conditional use permit for on‑site sales of alcoholic beverages after extensive public testimony from neighbors and the store owner and a review of police call data.

Neighbors and community groups told the council that the store at Washington and Redondo boulevards has long been a neighborhood convenience but also attracts loitering, panhandling and other disturbances. The store owner, Steve Kim, said the business functions largely as a convenience market, serves local residents and that reported problems declined after a nearby recycling center closed. Diana Kraytian, chair of the South Orange Drive 2000 Action Committee, and other speakers said they…