Redondo Beach council imposes suspension and strict conditions after flavored‑tobacco inspection at Manhattan Beach Smoke Shop

The Redondo Beach City Council on March 3 voted 3‑2 to place the Manhattan Beach Smoke Shop’s business license (No. 330177) under a 90‑day suspension and to require strict conditions — including immediate compliance with the city’s smoke‑shop conditional use permit rules, new window/signage restrictions, restitution for staff hours, and a snapback revocation provision — after a March 18, 2025 inspection by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) and Redondo Beach Police Department found flavored nicotine products in the store.

City prosecutor Stephanie Johnson, who urged revocation, told the council the evidence showed the licensee had possessed flavored tobacco products in violation of state and local law and asked the council to consider permanent revocation. "I would ask that city council please impose a permanent revocation of business license 330177," Johnson said during the city’s presentation. She cited Redondo Beach Municipal Code provisions and Health and Safety Code 104559.5(b)(1) and noted CDTFA’s involvement in the inspection.

The evidence the city presented focused on photographs, a CDTFA inspector declaration, and inventory seized at the March 18 inspection.…