This Week: Go Green, Prep for July 4

This week, Redondo Beach learned how , about and why surfers host . In case you missed something, here's a roundup of some of this week's stories.

Go Green

In this week's Redondo Mom column, Michelle Veale Borden talked about her , just in time for new garbage collector .

The last Sunday featured a for the first time. Cyclists could park their bikes for free in a designated area where volunteers kept a watchful eye out.

While biking to the street fair offered its own perks, many California drivers of hybrid vehicles at the end of the week when the yellow stickers expired. Drivers with yellow stickers can no longer drive solo in the carpool lane.

City Approves Budget

With only hours to spare, the city of Redondo Beach Thursday. The budget calls for a loan from an account set aside to help with retirement obligations as well as continued pay cuts for city employees. Councilman Pat Aust called it the most difficult budget he's had to consider since joining the City Council.

Redondo Beach also helped sister city La Paz, Baja California Sur, kick off its in the United States.

Celebrate Independence Day With Patch

Monday is the Fourth of July holiday, and Patch has been full of suggestions and advice. We've got a list of , , and .