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11 Applicants for Open Torrance City Council Seat

  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 as Torrance grapples with the loss of billions in tax reven

LA County Public Health Coronavirus Update 4 27 2020 242 cases in Torrance

  LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 29 new deaths and 900 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).     TORRANCE                     242 increase of 6   This number includes all Torrance zip codes, including addresses not within the City boundaries. Hermosa Beach                 23 no change Lawndale                            53 increase of 3 Lomita                                 32 no change Manhattan Beach              65 plus 1 PVE                                      37 no change RPV                                      52 increase of 1 Redondo Beach               102 increase of 3 Rolling Hills Estates         13 no change   John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners’ Association, Inc. (SETHA) setha-torrance.blogspot.com           http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=2345     313 N. Figueroa St

Hackers Stole Sensitive Information in City of Torrance Cyberattack

Hackers stole sensitive information in Torrance cyber attack. Link to the article by Nick Green: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/04/25/hackers-stole-sensitive-information-in-torrance-cyberattack/ John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners' Association, Inc. (SETHA) The March 1 cyberattack by a ransomware group cut off access to the city's own website By NICK GREEN |  ngreen@scng.com  | Daily Breeze PUBLISHED: April 25, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: April 25, 2020 at 9:32 a.m. Torrance municipal officials have belatedly acknowledged that hackers stole a huge trove of computer files containing sensitive personal information of employees and “others,” that may have come from compromised city servers during a cyberattack discovered last month, but have yet to inform those whose data was taken. “We sincerely apologize and regret any concern this incident may cause our employees and others who interact with the city,” the c

LA County Public Health Update on Coronavirus 4 24 2020 230 cases in Torrance

  The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 52 new deaths and 1,035 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).       TORRANCE                        230 increase of 4 cases   This number includes all Torrance zip codes, including addresses not within the City boundaries. Hermosa Beach                 23 increase of 1 Lawndale                            49 increase of 2 Lomita                                 32 increase of 1 Manhattan Beach              64 no change PVE                                      37 increase of 1 RPV                                      51 increase of 1 Redondo Beach                  95 no change Rolling Hills Estates         13 no change   John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners’ Association, Inc. (SETHA) setha-torrance.blogspot.com        Link to the complete report with listing of all cities: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/

LA County Public Health Coronavirus Update 4 22, 2020 220 cases in Torrance

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 66 new deaths and 1,318 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).     TORRANCE                   220 increase of 3*   This number includes all Torrance zip codes, including addresses not within the City boundaries. Hermosa Beach                 22 no change Lawndale                           45 increase of 3 Lomita                                30 increase of 1 Manhattan Beach             63 increase of 2 PVE                                     36  no change RPV                                     50 no change Redondo Beach                 94 no change Rolling Hills Estates        13 no change   *  At the end of the listing below is a breakdown of cases shown in institutional settings.  There  are 204 institutional cases listed in Torrance.   John Bailey, President Southeast Torrance Homeowners’ Association, Inc. (SETHA) setha-torranc