11 applicants seek to fill Torrance City Council vacancy By NICK GREEN | ngreen@scng.com | Daily Breeze PUBLISHED: April 30, 2020 at 3:06 p.m. | UPDATED: April 30, 2020 at 3:27 p.m. Former Torrance City Council members Heidi Ashcraft and Bill Sutherland are among a field of 11 candidates seeking a two-year appointment to the at-large seat formerly occupied by Councilman George Chen. Chen beat fellow Councilman Geoff Rizzo in March to represent District 2 in the inaugural municipal district elections. But that left Chen’s seat vacant until 2022, when the next round of district elections are scheduled. The council will appoint Chen’s successor at its May 12 meeting. Ashcraft and Sutherland are perhaps the best-known candidates. They are also the only applicants who have previously served as elected officials in the city. That experience could prove valuable over the next year or so ...
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