Southeast Torrance Homeowners' Association, Inc.Torrance CA 90501

The City of Torrance is currently working on an update of the Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan outlines our vision for the future of the city by means of a vision statement, values statement and strategic priorities, or areas of special importance. In order for the Plan to accurately reflect the vision and values of the community, the city needs to get as much input from the public as possible. You will brainstorm around three questions. 1. What do you like most about Torrance? 2. What do you like least about Torrance? 3. What can we do to build for the future? A focus group for several different areas of the City of Torrance will be held as follows: Monday, November 26, 2007, West Annex Meeting Room, 7 to 9PM Call the Community Development Department, Kevin Joe, 310 618 5990, to confirm your attendance.

The Lomita City Council tonight voted 3 -2 not to take any further action on building a Los Angeles Unified School District High School at Lomita Park. Mayor Margaret Estrada, Councilman Don Suminaga and Councilman Ken Blackwood voted to drop the proposed high school. Councilman Barry Waite and Councilwoman Susan Dever voted against the motion that passed. The council chambers has a seating capacity of 130 people. It was standing room only with additional people in the lobby area. Both Southeast Torrance and Lomita residents spoke in opposition to the high school without a single person from the audience speaking in favor of it. SETHA can be very proud of the large turnout of members at the meeting. Mayor Estrada and Councilmembers Suminaga and Blackwood expressed to me their appreciation for SETHA members supporting their position. John Bailey, President

ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2007, THE LOMITA CITY COUNCIL WILL BE DISCUSSING THE PROPOSAL BY LOMITA COUNCILMAN BARRY WAITE TO OFFER THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SOME 2 ACRES OF LOMITA PARK FOR A NEW LA UNIFIED 810 STUDENT HIGH SCHOOL. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE LOMITA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 24300 NARBONNE AV, LOMITA AT 7PM. PARKING IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOMITA CITY HALL. Residents of Southeast Torrance need to attend this Lomita City Council meeting on November 19th and voice their concerns about the impact of this high school on their neighborhood. This high school was originally to be built on the proposed high density Ponte Vista site on Western Avenue in San Pedro. The entrance to this high school would be on Walnut Street, the Torrance/Lomita city limits border. In addition to students, parents and staff vehicles would be impacting Walnut and surrounding streets in Torrance. Los Angeles Unified School District did not ask the city of Lomita to come up with the l...