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Torrance 2014 State of the City Address

October 2, 2014

These photos are from the Torrance 2014 State of the City luncheon presented by the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce and held at the Doubletree by Hilton Torrance – South Bay. This was the inaugural State of the City address given by our newly elected Mayor, Pat Furey. In addition to the State of the […]

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An Open Letter to the Torrance City Council

On July 15 the City of Torrance got a new mayor, Pat Furey; and a new city council consisting of incumbent Gene Barnett, and newly elected council members Kurt Weideman, Heidi Ashcraft, Tim Goodrich and Geoff Rizzo. Now, it is true that Weideman and Ashcraft had one year and six months experience respectively as they

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Louis Zamperini Celebration of Life Photos

Celebration of Life, Louis Zamperini, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance, Victory Boys Camp / August 1, 2014

The following photos were taken Thursday evening at the Louis Zamperini Celebration of Life which was held at Torrance High School’s Zamperini Stadium. I should probably preface this by saying that I am not really in the habit of going to memorial services for people I do not know but over the past couple of

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Our Petition to WhiteHouse.gov & why you should sign it

Adult Biotinidase Deficiency, Biotinidase Deficiency, End Deficiencies, petition, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, TanyaMartin.com, WhiteHouse.gov / July 25, 2014

Long time readers are familiar with the saga of my fiancee Tanya and her life being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, aka Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), which turned out to not be RA but rather a Biotinidase Deficiency. Since my server stats indicate that I have a lot of new readers I will summarize the ordeal

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The City of Torrance has a new mayor and council

Geoff Rizzo, Heidi Ashcraft, Kurt Weideman, Pat Furey, Photos, pictures, Rebecca Poirier, Southern California, Tim Goodrich, Torrance, Torrance City Council / July 16, 2014

On Tuesday evening, the Torrance City Council went through a major changing of the guard, with Pat Furey being sworn in as our new mayor; and Kurt Weideman, Heidi Ashcraft, Tim Goodrich and Geoff Rizzo being sworn in as new council members. Weideman had been appointed to the council a year ago when Councilwoman Susan

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Torrance residents: Be careful out there

Southern California, Torrance, traffic signals / June 26, 2014

If you follow current events in Torrance you are probably aware of the decision to install permissive blinking yellow lights for left turn lanes and certain major intersections in the city. The intent, of which I am in favor, is to allow cars that are sitting in the left lane at a red light with

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Urgent message to all LA County pet owners

dogs at risk, hiking trails, Los Angeles, rat poison, walking / June 25, 2014

I started blogging close to 15 years ago and I have never written an article that was this important or difficult to write; first, a little back-story. Pictured above are my daughter Jess with her two Golden Retrievers, Heidi and Lauren. While most dog owners will tell you how important their dogs are to them;

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The Stanley Cup returns to the South Bay

Canon 5D, Family fun, Hermosa Beach, LA Kings, Los Angeles Kings, parade, Photos, pictures, Stanley Cup / June 23, 2014

Sorry, for the delay; it has been a busy week. These photos were taken Wednesday on Pier Avenue where it meets The Strand as the Los Angeles Kings brought the Stanley Cup back to Hermosa Beach for the second time in as many years. Unlike last year when the parade basically went down Pier Avenue

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Photos from Election Night in Torrance

Geoff Rizzo, Heidi Ashcraft, Industry Sports Bar & Grill, Kurt Weideman, Pat Furey, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Tim Goodrich, Torrance / June 4, 2014

Tuesday, June 3 was the California State Primaries and in addition to state and county issues the City of Torrance voted for a new mayor as Mayor Frank Scotto termed out. I am happy to announce that Pat Furey has been elected to be the next Mayor of Torrance. Garnering 6,687 votes for 40.95% of

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Torrance: No Parking on Street Sweeping Day

Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / May 20, 2014

Torrance residents have a new issue facing them and that is the fact that due to Federal, State and County mandates we must cut down to zero the amount of trash that enters our storm drains; failure to comply will result in fines of up to $10,000 a day. One method of cutting down on

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