Councilman Denies Claims He Lives Outside Redondo Beach

REDONDO BEACH, CA — Just two months before Redondo Beach Councilmember Christian Horvath terms out of office, he came under fire from a community group that demanded his immediate resignation.

According to the anti-development group Rescue our Waterfront, voter registration records indicated that Horvath lived in the City of Torrance since October of last year. Horvath denied the allegations in a statement on Facebook on Tuesday.

In the statement, Horvath said the misunderstanding stemmed from his family's relocation to Torrance after the death of his mother-in-law. Horvath said he continued to reside in Redondo Beach while his wife, children and father-in-law moved.

"Knowing full well my obligations as a sitting member of City Council, and at great expense to our family, I chose to continue residing in our longtime Redondo Beach home and found roommates to offset our mortgage expenses," Horvath said. "This arrangement has been able to work for our family with the understanding that my time on City Council would soon end."

Horvath said he was mistakenly registered after forwarding family mail to the Torrance address, and took steps with the County Clerk to fix his registration.

After his term finishes, Horvath said he plans to vacate his Redondo Beach home permanently. He said he has no intentions of resigning based on the accusations of the community group.

"[I] recognize that my colleagues may choose to ignore the facts, remove me and disenfranchise the voters who elected me," Horvath said. "I hope they will stand to reason and allow me to fulfill my duties for the remaining eight meetings before my successor assumes the office."