Jim Light is the Mayor of Redondo Beach, first appointed by the City Council in February 2024 to complete the term of Mayor Bill Brand and subsequently elected to a four-year term in March 2025. As mayor, Light serves as a delegate or alternate on several regional and intergovernmental bodies, including the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee, and the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. He also chairs multiple city-related authorities, including the Redondo Beach Parking Authority, Housing Authority, Community Financing Authority, Public Financing Authority, and the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency, and serves on additional city committees and boards.