Redondo Beach dog ban -- headed for the ballot box?

A longtime ban on dogs (leashed or otherwise) in Redondo Beach city parks remains in place after officials voted Tuesday to turn down a plea for change.

From Kristin Agostoni's story in today's Daily Breeze:

Following the City council's decision Tuesday night to stay the course, at least one dog owners said she would pursue an initiative petition aimed at overturning the ordinance that prohibits pooches in recreation areas, except for the popular off-leash dog zone in Dominguez Park.

Resident Sydnee Singer, who urged the council to make a change, said afterward she would seek volunteers to gather signatures so that voters could have a sya in an upcoming election.

"It just seems silly to me that the council just really is concerned about perhaps a few of the citizens, as opposed to the majority who want to use the parks and will be respectful to them," said Singer, the owner of two male miniature schnauzers, Brewster and Alfredo. "I do believe that the majority of the citizens want this."

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If Singer and others pursue an initiative petition, they would need to collect signatures from 15 percent of the city's registered voters to get the issue onto a ballot in a special election, or 10 percent in a regular election.

According to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's Office, Redondo Beach has 40,334 registered voters.