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Torrance Aircraft Noise Monitoring Program Defunded

Link to the article by Nick Green in The Daily Breeze https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/09/25/torrance-aircraft-noise-monitoring-program-ends-sept-30/ John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners' Association, Inc. (SETHA) Torrance aircraft noise monitoring program ends Sept. 30 A Torrance-made Robinson R66 helicopter. Photo by Steve McCrank/Daily Breeze. By NICK GREEN | NGreen@scng.com | Daily Breeze PUBLISHED: September 25, 2020 at 6:13 p.m. | UPDATED: September 25, 2020 at 6:14 p.m. Torrance is set to suspend Wednesday, Sept. 30, its longtime $150,000-a-year aircraft noise abatement program. The program provides the public with data that has been credited with helping enforce rules that curb excessively loud airplanes at city-owned Zamperini Field. Mayor Pat Furey and Councilman Mike Griffiths dissented in the City Council vote. By letting the contract that tracks and monitors aircraft lapse, residents will have little recourse to complain about excessive aircraft n
This report is for Sunday, September 13, 2020 through Saturday, September 19, 2020. A spike in reported incidents of 76 in the Torrance Police Department Weekly Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=61703 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES 5 incidents reported in Torrance including 1 in Southeast Torrance, 1 in Southwood Riviera, 1 in West Torrance and 2 in Old Torrance. 9 19 2020 2000 Block 238th St Cash and bank card stolen On 9/16 at 3:28 PM in the 3900 Block of Emerald St, suspect uses key left inside unlocked vehicle to take property out of open garage/2015 BMW 528i. AUTO BURGLARIES 15 in Torrance and 1 in Southeast Torrance. 4 vehicles were unlocked. 9/13 to 9/20 23200 Huber Av Door lock punched/no loss Items stolen this week in Torrance included watches, cell phone, cologne, cash, registration, more cash, laptop, registration and insurance, tools, chargers, more registration and insurance papers, another laptop, tablet, briefcase, stereo, bank card, MP3, ey

Weekly Crime Report for September 6 through September 12, 2020

This report is for Sunday, September 6, 2020 through Saturday, September 12,2020. 41 incidents in the Torrance Police Department Weekly Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=61624 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES 1 in North Torrance. Bicycle stolen from unlocked garage. AUTO BURGLARIES There were 17 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. 6 vehicles were unlocked and entry into 7 vehicles by unknown means. Items stolen included tools, cash, bank cards, coin purses, sunglasses, more tools, garage remote, ice chest, sodas, more sunglasses, clothes, shoes, jewelry, wallet, radar detector, chargers, laptops, wallet, checkbook, hard drive, car registration, more cash, ID, keys, tablet, more registration papers, insurance, manual, backpack, laptop, hard drives, memory cards, tablet, and more tools. The hours between 7 pm and 6 am account for the majority of vehicle burglaries in apartment complexes and single-family resident neighborhoods according to Torrance Polic

Del Amo Shop Owner Sues LA County for Closing Down the Del Amo Mall

http://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=f68d65f4-630b-4e33-9820-6f08bbac477f Print Suit demands malls be reopened Store operator says L.A. County’s closure of indoor centers is arbitrary and unfair. THE LAWSUIT, filed by shop owner Daisy Rivas on behalf of other retailers together with the manager of Del Amo Fashion Center, seeks class-action status. By Roger Vincent The operator of a sports apparel store in Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance has filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles County in an effort to ease countywide restrictions on operating businesses in indoor malls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also objecting to the limits is the largest owner of indoor malls in the county, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, which called the county’s restrictions that are now stricter than state guidelines an “undue hardship” on the company and its store tenants. In a proposed class-action lawsuit filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Central Dis
This report is for Sunday, August 30, 2020 through Saturday, September 5, 2020. 49 incidents in the Torrance Police Weekly Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=61574 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were 2 in Torrance. 1 in Southeast Torrance and 1 in the Delthorne Park area. 9/3 7PM to 9/4 9AM 23500 Block Arlington Av A 2010 Toyota Camry was taken out of an open garage. AUTO BURGLARIES There were 10 in Torrance. 3 in North Torrance, 3 in the Riviera, 2 in West Torrance and 2 in Southeast Torrance in the 2200 Block of Sepulveda Blvd and the 23800 Block of Vine Avenue. 4 of the vehicles were unlocked. A US Mail truck was entered by unknown means on September 4th between 6:40 PM and 7:00 PM at 176th and Ainsworth Avenue. Mail was stolen. Items stolen included a sweater, face masks, disinfectant wipes, garage remote, bag, bucket, tools, US Mail, charger, coin purse, sunglasses, fishing pole, camera, camera bag, wallet, cash, skateboard and climbing gear.

Weekly Crime Report for 8/30 through 9/5 2020

This report is for Sunday, August 30, 2020 through Saturday, September 5, 2020. 49 incidents in the Torrance Police Weekly Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=61574 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were 2 in Torrance. 1 in Southeast Torrance and 1 in the Delthorne Park area. 9/3 7PM to 9/4 9AM 23500 Block Arlington Av A 2010 Toyota Camry was taken out of an open garage. AUTO BURGLARIES There were 10 in Torrance. 3 in North Torrance, 3 in the Riviera, 2 in West Torrance and 2 in Southeast Torrance in the 2200 Block of Sepulveda Blvd and the 23800 Block of Vine Avenue. 4 of the vehicles were unlocked. A US Mail truck was entered by unknown means on September 4th between 6:40 PM and 7:00 PM at 176th and Ainsworth Avenue. Mail was stolen. Items stolen included a sweater, face masks, disinfectant wipes, garage remote, bag, bucket, tools, US Mail, charger, coin purse, sunglasses, fishing pole, camera, camera bag, wallet, cash, skateboard and climbing gear. AUT

Weekly Crime Report for 8/23 to 8/29 and Update on Hof's Hut

This report is for Sunday, August 23, 2020 through Saturday, August 29, 2020. 36 incidents in the Torrance Police Department Weekly Crime Log at: https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=61516 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES There were 4 in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. 2 in Old Torrance and 2 in North Torrance. A pet dog was taken from a home in North Torrance. AUTO BURGLARIES There were 9 in Torrance and 1 in Southeast Torrance. 8/28 8PM to 8/29 10AM 2300 229th St Suspect entered unlocked vehicle and took cash, charger, multi-tool and sunglasses. 2 vehicles were unlocked. AUTO THEFT 12 vehicles were stolen in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. THEFT There were 3 incidents in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. 2 catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles and multiple mailboxes were opened in the 17500 Block of Van Ness Avenue. VANDALISM There were 5 incidents in Torrance and none in Southeast Torrance. Multiple windows were smashed in a parked v

SB1120 Fails in the California Legislature

 SB1120, opposed by the Cities of Torrance, Redondo Beach and Rancho Palos Verdes along with the Riviera Homeowners Association of Torrance and the Southeast Torrance Homeowners' Association, Inc. (SETHA) failed to get approved in the last remaining hours of the California Legislature. Los Angeles Times Article Bid to allow duplexes on most California lots dies after Assembly approval comes too late An effort to allow duplexes on most California single-family lots died Monday.  (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) By  ANDREW KHOURI STAFF WRITER  SEP. 1, 2020 12:49 AM A bill that would have allowed for duplexes on most single-family lots in California passed the Assembly late Monday night, but died when the year’s legislative session came to an end before the Senate could take it up for a vote. After an initial attempt fell short of passage by three votes, the Assembly took a second look at Senate Bill 1120, passing it with a margin of 42 to 17, just one vote more than was needed an