The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 4, No. 39 - September 25, 2014 Torrance Memorial Medical Inside Center Opens New Tower This Issue Calendar...............................3 Certified & Licensed Professionals ....................10 Classifieds ...........................4 Crossword/Sudoku ............4 Food ......................................5 Legals ...................................9 Pets .....................................11 Actors portraying Torrance Memorial founders Jared Sidney Torrance and Helena Childs Torrance with Torrance Memorial nurses dressed in 1920s uniforms and members of the Torrance Fire Department Police Reports ....................3 in front of a Ford Model A, at the grand opening celebration of the new Melanie and Richard Lundquist Tower. See more photos, page 2. Photo credit: Diedre Davidson. Politically Speaking ...........7 Herring and Tsao Join City Real Estate. .......................12 Council Planning Commission By Dylan Little for the entire Council. He encouraged all assessed value of their property. Measure T The Torrance City Council selected Milton the candidates to try again in January when will be used to update facilities and equipment Sports ...................................6 Herring and Richard Tsao to fill the vacancies the Council will be selecting commissioners to accommodate advanced courses in math, on the city’s Planning Commission during for all the city’s various committees. “This science and technology, improve the energy their September 23 meeting. While normally was a very difficult one,” said Furey. “There and water efficiency of the district’s schools, commissioners are appointed in January, these were only two positions open and we had provide safety infrastructure and disaster two commissioners will be replacing two that ten very well qualified candidates. I would preparation kits, and renovate or add new left to serve on the Council. encourage you to continue your involvement auditoriums and auxiliary gyms. Measure The two vacancies on the Planning in the city.” U will provide additional bond funding for Commission were created when Council Also during the meeting, Janet Paine, physical education equipment and athletic members Mike Griffiths and Geoff Rizzo representing the Old Torrance Neighborhood fields, multipurpose middle school gyms Weekend left the commission to serve on the Council. Association (OTNA), invited the community for campuses that lack them, and an aquatic Because Herring and Tsao will be taking attend an informational meeting about center for community use and for high school Forecast over the Council members’ terms, Herring Measures T and U, The two measures will swim teams. will be finishing the last year of Rizzo’s authorize a combined $190 million in bond Both measures will be on the November term, ending January 31, 2015 while Tsao funding for Torrance’s schools while together 4 ballot and during the presentation former will be finishing Griffiths term ending the costing homeowners $21 per $100,000 of See City Council, page 10 Friday same day in 2018. Partly Herring and Tsao were selected from a pool of ten potential commissioners. Herrring Cloudy and Tsao were among six nominated by TerriAnn in Torrance 74˚/62˚ the council, with Melvin Glass, Leilani Kimmel-Dagostino, Robert Rudolph, and Dan Thomas also considered. In a single round School Days Vision for of voting Herring and Tsao were selected to Saturday serve on the influential commission which guides Torrance’s growth through providing the Upcoming Year Partly guidance to the Council and making rulings By TerriAnn Ferren. their studies. I was pleasantly surprised Cloudy on land use issues like conditional use Photos by TerriAnn Ferren. and encouraged with their answers. permits, zone changes, subdivision maps. It With September comes the beginning David Norton, age 30, who was accepted 72˚/62˚ works in conjunction with the Community of the school year and students all over to Notre Dame Law School, is beginning Development department to prepare the city’s our country are again hitting the books. a new adventure in a different state. He master plans and zoning studies. Whether we are just starting our formal told me, “I felt comfortable and confident While the two new commissioners tied the education or continuing on to a higher level, because I had visited the campus before I Sunday initial vote to be added to the commission, I contend we are all students in one way made the decision [to go there]. It was a Partly in a run-off vote to determine who would or another. What do the students of today little bit weird realizing I would be living get the four-year term and who would get think about their scholastic journey and here instead of visiting. I felt excitement Cloudy the one-year term, Mayor Pat Furey cast the what do they hope to accomplish during and a bit anxious to see what it is all 75˚/61˚ deciding vote in favor of Tsao after the Council this school year? I decided to ask different about. The most important thing for me split their votes equally between the two. students in varying stages of learning what [this year] is to understand the material Furey said that picking just two they see ahead of them with regard to See TeriAnn in Torrance, page 8 commissioners out of the field was a challenge Page 2 September 25, 2014 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Torrance Memorial Opens New Patient Tower More than 2,000 people toured Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s new Melanie and inside its seven-story, 390,000 square foot tower for tours and a community celebration. The Richard Lundquist Tower during its two-day Grand Opening celebration on Friday, September “Open House” festivities included a ceremonial dedication and ribbon cutting, and activities 19 and Saturday, September 20, 2014. Nearly three and a half years after breaking ground, such as face painting, food trucks and photo booths. The $450 million patient tower is Torrance Memorial Medical Center welcomed employees, volunteers and community members officially scheduled to open on November 16, when patients will move into the new building. Members of the Torrance Police and Fire Departments with Tipsy the clown. Photo Credit: Christina House. Members of the Torrance Fire Department with Smileen the clown. Photo Credit: Christina House. Actors playing Jared Sidney and Helena Childs Torrance arrive A visitor to Torrance Memorial’s new Lundquist Tower meets Misty, for the ribbon cutting and dedication of Torrance Memorial a pet visitation dog. Photo Credit: Deidre Davidson. Medical Center’s Melanie and Richard Lundquist Tower. Photo Left to right: Craig Leach, president and CEO, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Melanie Lundquist, Judy Leach, and Richard Lundquist. Credit: Christina House. Photo Credit: Deidre Davidson Heidi Ashcraft, member, Torrance City Council, guest, Steve Napolitano, senior deputy to Fourth District Supervisor Don Knabe, and Torrance Memorial Auxiliary Member Gail Long leads a tour group through one of the Lundquist Tower’s 12 new operating rooms, guest. Photo Credit: Deidre Davidson. which are 30 percent larger than ORs in the existing hospital. Photo Credit: Deidre Davidson. Left to right: Actors playing Helena Childs Torrance and Jared Sidney Torrance; Suzanne Fuentes, mayor of El Segundo; Patrick Furey, mayor of Torrance; Wayne Powell, mayor of Manhattan Beach; Al Muratsuchi, assembly member, district 66; Craig Leach, president and CEO, Torrance Memorial Medical Center; Melanie Lundquist; Richard Lundquist; Thomas Simko, MD, radiologist/chief of staff, Torrance Memorial Medical Center; Bill Collier, chair, Torrance Memorial Board of Trustees; Don Knabe, supervisor, LA County Board of Supervisors; Steven Bradford, assembly member, district 62; and Ted Lieu, state senator, district 28. Photo Credit: Deidre Davidson. TORRANCE TRIBUNE September 25, 2014 Page 3 Traveling Tribune in New Mexico Calendar There is a limited word count of 20 words 310-792-2339 for more information. and fees will apply. Email to calendar@ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 heraldpublications.com. 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