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Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan surface area located in Los Angeles Canton, California, United States. The city is part of what is known equally the Southward Bay region of the metropolitan surface area. Torrance has 1.5 miles (2.iv km) of beachfront on the Pacific Bounding main and a moderate year-round climate with an average rainfall of 12 inches (300 mm) per year. [8] Torrance was incorporated in 1921, and equally of the 2020 demography has a population of 147,067 residents. [6] The city has thirty parks. [8] The city consistently ranks among the safest cities in Los Angeles County. Torrance is the birthplace of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO).

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Torrance, California
City
Metropolis of Torrance
Torrance Embankment
Flag Seal
Motto(s): "A Balanced City"
Location of Torrance in the County of Los Angeles
Torrance, California Location in the contiguous U.s.
Coordinates: 33°50′05″N 118°20′29″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Incorporated	May 12, 1921 [1]
Named for	Jared Sidney Torrance
Government
•Type	Council-director [2]
•Metropolis council [3]	Mayor Patrick J. Furey Heidi Ann Ashcraft George Thousand. Chen Mike Griffiths Sharon Kalani Aurelio Mattucci Jack Walser
•Metropolis treasurer	Dana Cortez [3]
•City clerk	Rebecca Poirier [3]
Area [4]
•Total	20.53sqmi (53.xviiikmii)
•Land	xx.50sqmi (53.10km2)
•Water	0.03sqmi (0.08kmtwo) 0.37%
Tiptop [5]	89ft (27m)
Population (2020) [six]
•Full	147,067
•Rank	8th in Los Angeles County 40th in California 187th in the United States
•Density	7,200/sqmi (two,800/km2)
Time zone	UTC−viii (Pacific)
•Summer (DST)	UTC−vii (PDT)
ZIP Codes	90277, [vii] 90501–90510
Expanse codes	310/424
FIPS code	06-80000
GNIS feature IDs	1652802, 2412087
Website	www.torranceca.gov

Torrance City Hall

History

Don Manuel Domínguez, a signer of the Californian Constitution and owner of Rancho San Pedro, which included all of modernistic-24-hour interval Torrance.

For thousands of years, the area where Torrance is located was office of the Tongva Native American homeland.

In 1784, the Spanish Crown deeded Rancho San Pedro (including today'south Torrance), a tract of over 75,000 acres (300 km ² ) in the Province of Las Californias of New Spain, to soldier Juan José Domínguez. [9] [10] It was subsequently divided in 1846, with Governor Pío Pico granting Rancho de los Palos Verdes to José Loreto and Juan Capistrano Sepulveda in the Alta California territory of independent Mexico. [11] [12]

In the early 1900s, real estate developer Jared Sidney Torrance and other investors saw the value of creating a mixed industrial-residential community due south of Los Angeles. They purchased part of an old Spanish state grant and hired landscape architect Frederick Police force Olmsted Jr. to pattern a planned community. [13] The resulting town was founded in October 1912 and named subsequently Mr. Torrance. The city of Torrance was formally incorporated in May 1921, the townsite initially existence bounded by Western Artery on the e, Del Amo Boulevard on the n, Crenshaw Boulevard on the due west, and on the due south by Plaza Del Amo east of where it meets Carson Street, and by Carson Street west of where it meets Plaza Del Amo. [14] The first residential avenue created in Torrance was Gramercy and the second avenue was Andreo. Many of the houses on these avenues turned 100 years of historic period in 2012. Both avenues are located in the area referred to as Old Town Torrance. This section of Torrance is under review to be classified as a historical district. [15] Some of the early civic and residential buildings were designed by the renowned and innovative Southern California builder Irving Gill, in his distinctive combining of Mission Revival and early Modernist compages. [16]

One of the nation'south largest shopping centers grew in Torrance - Del Amo Fashion Center, and during the 1970s the Old Towne Mall combined themed entertainment and nostalgia with shopping.

Geography

Torrance Beach lies between the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Redondo Beach on the Santa Monica Bay.

Torrance is a coastal community in southwestern Los Angeles County sharing the climate and geographical features mutual to the Greater Los Angeles area. Its boundaries are: Redondo Beach Boulevard and the cities of Lawndale and Gardena to the northward; Western Avenue and the Harbor Gateway neighborhood of Los Angeles to the eastward; the Palos Verdes Hills with the cities of Lomita, Rolling Hills Estates and Palos Verdes Estates on the southward; and the Pacific Ocean and the cities of Redondo Embankment and Carson to the west. [17] The western portion of Torrance is in Naught Code 90277 which is a city of Redondo Beach postal address. [18]

It is virtually 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Downtown Los Angeles. [19]

Torrance Beach lies between Redondo Embankment and Malaga Cove on Santa Monica Bay. [20] The southernmost stretch of Torrance Embankment, on a cove at the northern end of the Palos Verdes peninsula, is known to locals as Rat Beach (Correct After Torrance).

An urban wetland, the Madrona Marsh is a nature preserve on land in one case set for oil production and saved from evolution, with restoration projects enhancing the vital habitat for birds, wildlife, and native plants. [21] [22] A nature eye provides activities, information, and classes for school children and visitors of all ages. [23]

Climate

Torrance
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A G J J A S O N D 3.6 66 46 3.2 67 48 2.8 68 49 0.7 71 51 0.3 72 55 0.1 75 58 0 78 61 0.1 79 62 0.2 78 61 0.five 75 57 1.two 71 l 2 67 46 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches Source: Weather.com / NWS
Metric conversion J F M A Thou J J A Southward O N D 91 19 viii 82 19 9 71 20 9 xix 22 11 half-dozen.6 22 thirteen 2 24 14 1 26 16 3.3 26 17 5.8 26 sixteen 12 24 xiv 31 22 10 51 19 8 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm

Torrance has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb).

The rainy season is November through March, as shown in the next table. [24]

Summers tend to be warm and boiling due to Torrance's proximity to the coast. [25]

The Los Angeles area is also discipline to the phenomenon typical of a microclimate. Equally such, the temperatures can vary as much as xviii °F (ten °C) between inland areas and the coast, with a temperature gradient of over 1°F per mile (0.3°C/km) from the coast inland. California has too a atmospheric condition phenomenon called "June Gloom" or "May Gray", which sometimes brings overcast or foggy skies in the morning time on the coast, followed by sunny skies by noon during tardily jump and early summer. Unusually, although the coldest months are December, Jan, and February, the record low of 21 °F (−6 °C) was recorded in June, which would be more expected in the southern hemisphere.

Climate data for Torrance, California (normals 1981-2010)(extremes 1932-2020)
Month	January	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	November	December	Year
Record high °F (°C)	91 (33)	92 (33)	96 (36)	104 (40)	100 (38)	102 (39)	102 (39)	101 (38)	111 (44)	106 (41)	98 (37)	94 (34)	111 (44)
Boilerplate loftier °F (°C)	65.9 (18.eight)	66.0 (18.9)	67.1 (19.5)	69.6 (20.9)	71.4 (21.9)	73.8 (23.ii)	76.8 (24.ix)	77.8 (25.iv)	77.five (25.3)	74.six (23.7)	69.viii (21.0)	65.3 (eighteen.5)	71.iii (21.8)
Daily mean °F (°C)	56.1 (xiii.iv)	56.8 (13.viii)	58.two (14.6)	60.4 (15.eight)	63.3 (17.4)	66.two (xix.0)	69.1 (20.six)	69.8 (21.0)	69.i (20.half dozen)	65.half-dozen (18.vii)	lx.1 (15.6)	55.vii (13.2)	62.5 (xvi.9)
Average low °F (°C)	46.4 (viii.0)	47.6 (8.vii)	49.3 (ix.6)	51.3 (10.7)	55.1 (12.viii)	58.v (fourteen.7)	61.4 (16.3)	61.8 (16.half-dozen)	60.8 (sixteen.0)	56.five (13.6)	l.4 (ten.2)	46.2 (7.9)	53.viii (12.1)
Record low °F (°C)	24 (−4)	27 (−three)	23 (−5)	28 (−2)	37 (3)	36 (2)	42 (6)	44 (vii)	41 (5)	33 (ane)	29 (−ii)	27 (−3)	23 (−5)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	3.26 (83)	3.79 (96)	2.22 (56)	0.76 (19)	0.22 (five.6)	0.07 (1.8)	0.05 (ane.3)	0.02 (0.51)	0.16 (four.1)	0.62 (16)	1.19 (xxx)	2.09 (53)	xiv.45 (367)
Average precipitation days	6	seven	5	3	1	0	0	0	ane	two	3	6	35
Source: NOAA [26]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Popular.		%±
1930	7,271		—
1940	9,950		36.8%
1950	22,241		123.five%
1960	100,991		354.ane%
1970	134,968		33.6%
1980	129,881		−3.8%
1990	133,107		2.v%
2000	137,946		3.6%
2010	145,438		v.4%
2020	147,067		1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [27]

2010

The 2010 United States Census [28] reported that Torrance had a population of 145,438. The population density was 7,076.1 people per square mile (2,732.1/kmⁱⁱ). The racial makeup of Torrance was 74,333 (51.1%) White, 50,240 (34.five%) Asian, 3,955 (2.vii%) African American, 554 (0.4%) Native American, 530 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 7,808 (5.iv%) from other races, and 8,018 (v.5%) from 2 or more races. Hispanic or Latino of whatever race were 23,440 persons (sixteen.1%), while non-Hispanic whites formed 42.3% of the population.

The Census reported that 144,292 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 506 (0.3%) lived in not-institutionalized group quarters, and 640 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

At that place were 56,001 households, out of which 18,558 (33.1%) had children nether the age of 18 living in them, 29,754 (53.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, half dozen,148 (11.0%) had a female person householder with no husband present, ii,510 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,152 (three.eight%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 309 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. fourteen,472 households (25.viii%) were made up of individuals, and five,611 (ten.0%) had someone living lonely who was 65 years of historic period or older. The average household size was 2.58. At that place were 38,412 families (68.6% of all households); the boilerplate family size was 3.14.

The population was spread out, with 31,831 people (21.9%) under the historic period of eighteen, 10,875 people (7.5%) anile eighteen to 24, 38,296 people (26.3%) aged 25 to 44, 42,710 people (29.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 21,726 people (14.ix%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.three years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

There were 58,377 housing units at an average density of 2,840.3 per square mile (ane,096.vi/km^two), of which 31,621 (56.five%) were owner-occupied, and 24,380 (43.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was five.3%. 85,308 people (58.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units, and 58,984 people (40.6%) lived in rental housing units.

As of March 2019, Torrance had a median household income of $85,070 and a median family income of $102,637. [29]

It too has the second-highest percent of residents of Japanese ancestry in California (viii.9%), after the neighboring city of Gardena. [30]

2000

As of the census [31] of 2000, there were 137,946 people, 54,542 households, and 36,270 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,715.7 inhabitants per square mile (ii,593.one/kmⁱⁱ). In that location were 55,967 housing units at an average density of 2,724.7 per square mile (1,052.0/km²). The racial makeup of the urban center was 59.two% White, 28.half-dozen% Asian, ii.ii% Blackness or African American, 0.four% Native American, 0.4% Pacific Islander, four.vi% from other races, and 4.seven% from two or more than races. 12.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 54,542 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband nowadays, and 33.5% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made upward of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The boilerplate household size was two.51 and the average family unit size was 3.10.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, half dozen.8% from eighteen to 24, 32.iv% from 25 to 44, 23.viii% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of historic period or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age eighteen and over, at that place were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the metropolis in 2008 was $79,312, and the median income for a family was $98,473. [32] Males had a median income of $fifty,606 versus $36,334 for females. The per capita income for the metropolis was $39,118. About four.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 7.iv% of those historic period 65 or over.

Japanese-Americans

Run across as well: History of the Japanese in Los Angeles

The inside of the Torrance Mitsuwa

As of 2014, the City of Torrance has the 2nd largest concentration of indigenous Japanese people of any U.S. urban center, after Honolulu. The city has headquarters of Japanese automakers and offices of other Japanese companies. [19] Because of this many Japanese restaurants and other Japanese cultural offerings are in the city, and Willy Blackmore of L.A. Weekly wrote that Torrance was "essentially Japan's 48th prefecture". [33] A Mitsuwa supermarket, Japanese schools, and Japanese banks serve the customs. [xix]

In the pre-World War Ii menstruum, the South Bay region was 1 of the few areas that allowed not-U.S. citizens to acquire holding, and so a Japanese presence came. According to John Kaji, a Torrance resident quoted in Public Radio International who was the son of Toyota'south starting time American-based accountant, the Japanese corporate presence in Torrance, beginning with Toyota, attracted many ethnic Japanese. Toyota moved its operations to its Torrance campus in 1982 considering of its proximity to the Port of Long Embankment and Los Angeles International Aerodrome, and information technology was followed by many other Japanese companies. In 2014, Toyota announced it was moving its U.South. headquarters to Plano, Texas. [19]

Korean-Americans

Come across also: History of the Korean Americans in Los Angeles

As of 1992 ^[update], near 60% of the Korean population in the South Bay region lived in Torrance and Gardena. [34] In 1990, 5,888 ethnic Koreans lived in Torrance, a 256% increase from the 1980 figure of 1,652 indigenous Koreans. [34]

Economy

Torrance is home to the U.S. headquarters of Japanese automaker American Honda Motor Company and its luxury vehicle partitioning, Acura. Robinson Helicopters are designed and built in Torrance as are Honeywell'due south Garrett turbochargers, used on automobile engines worldwide. Alcoa Fastening Systems (now known every bit Arconic) is headquartered in Torrance, producing aerospace fasteners. Pacific Sales, Pelican Products, Virco, and Rapiscan Systems are amongst the other companies based in Torrance.

According to the city's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, [35] the city's peak 10 employers (by number of employees) are:

No.	Employer	Number of employees
1	Torrance Memorial Wellness System	three,675
two	Torrance Unified School District	two,581
3	Providence Piffling Co of Mary Medical Heart	2,345
four	Metropolis of Torrance	1,450
v	Yoshinoya America Inc.	one,300
6	American Honda Motor Co Inc.	1,130
7	Robinson Helicopter Company	937
8	Honeywell Aerospace	730
9	Moog Aircraft Group	710
ten	Walmart	686

Del Amo Fashion Centre, i of the largest malls in the U.s.a.

The Del Amo Style Heart, at 2.5meg square feet (232,000 yard²), is one of the five largest malls in the United States by gross leasable surface area. The current mall was created when Del Amo Heart, congenital in 1958, merged with Del Amo Fashion Square, built in 1972. Once located on opposite sides of Carson Street, a gigantic expansion of the mall spanning Carson Street joined the 2 centers by 1982, making information technology the largest mall in the world at the fourth dimension. In 2005, the east end of the original mall north of Carson Street was demolished to make way for a new open up-air shopping centre, opened in mid-September, 2006. This was followed in 2015 by the opening of an expanded northern Fashion Fly, with Nordstrom as the mall anchor and supplemented past luxury retailers such as Kate Spade, Hugo Boss, Uniqlo, Michael Kors, and Ben Bridge. [36] The Old Towne Mall was an amusement-themed mall operating in the 1970s.

As a major oil-producing region, Torrance was in one case dotted with thousands of oil wells and oil derricks. Though the oil wells are not as common as they one time were, the Torrance Refinery Oil refinery owned by PBF Energy in the north end of the city is responsible for much of Southern California's gasoline supply. Torrance was as well an of import hub and shop site of the Pacific Electric Railway. [37]

Torrance has a general aviation drome, originally named just "Torrance Drome" and since renamed Zamperini Field after local track star, World War II hero and Torrance High graduate Louis Zamperini. The airport handles approximately 175,000 annual take-offs and landings (473 per mean solar day), [38] down from the 1974 tape of 428,000 operations. Airport noise abatement is a major local issue. In 2007 the Western Museum of Flight moved to Zamperini Field.^{[ citation needed ]}

Torrance is also domicile to the master bakery facility for Male monarch's Hawaiian, the dominant brand of Hawaiian staff of life in North America. [39] Younger Optics, Torrance's tenth-largest employer, created the first seamless or "invisible" bifocal. [twoscore]

The headquarters of Mitsuwa Marketplace [41] and Nijiya Market [42] are located in Torrance.

Operations of foreign companies

All Japan Airways operates its United States headquarters, a customer relations and services office, in Torrance. [43]

The Toyota Motor Company of Nihon established a U.S. headquarters on October 31, 1957, at a former Rambler dealership in Hollywood. Toyota sold 287 Toyopet Crowns and one State Cruiser during the visitor's offset year of U.South. operation. [44] It moved Toyota Motor Sales USA operations to Torrance in 1982, considering of easy access to port facilities and the LAX aerodrome. In 2013, it sold 2.twomillion vehicles in the U.S. In 2014, it announced it would move three,000 of its white-collar employees to Plano, Texas, well-nigh Dallas, to be closer to its American factories. Numerous other Japanese firms followed Toyota to Los Angeles, because of its location and its reputation as the national trend-setter. [45]

The Los Angeles South Bay expanse, as of 2014, has the largest concentration of Japanese companies in the U.s.a.. [xix]

Arts and culture

The Torrance Armed Forces Twenty-four hours Parade, with a USMC unit

The Military machine Day Parade in Torrance, which was first produced in 1960, is the longest-running armed forces parade sponsored by a city. It is held annually on War machine Day, and runs down Torrance Boulevard. The parade features military vehicles, schoolhouse bands, and prominent community members. [46]

The Torrance Cultural Arts Center hosts cultural events year-round. In partnership with the City of Torrance, the Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation (TOCA) provides diverse cultural, educational and entertainment experiences. Additional performances are provided by the Torrance Performing Arts Consortium, including The Aerospace Players, Torrance Art Museum, Los Cancioneros Chief Chorale, South Bay Ballet, South Bay Conservatory, and The Torrance Symphony.

In the 2010 Rose Parade, Metropolis of Torrance'southward entry won the height Lathrop Yard. Leishman trophy for its Garden of Dreams float, judged as the "Most Cute Non-Commercial" float. In 2011, Torrance won the Tournament Volunteers' Trophy for all-time floral design of parade theme under 35 feet in length. In 2012, the urban center's entry won the Governor's Trophy for best depiction of life in California. In 2015, an entry honoring Rose Parade 1000 Marshal Louis Zamperini won the Theme trophy for excellence in presenting parade theme. In 2016, the City of Torrance float won the Princess trophy for most beautiful float 35 feet and under. [47] [48] [49]

Historic landmarks

These Torrance landmarks are on the National Annals of Celebrated Places:

• Principal Building (Torrance High Schoolhouse) – Mediterranean Revival architecture, 1917 and 1921
• Original Science Edifice – Current Home Economics Edifice (Torrance Loftier School)
• Auditorium (Torrance High School) – Streamline Moderne, 1938
• Torrance Elementary School – Electric current High Schoolhouse Addendum – Mediterranean Revival
• Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge – designed by Irving Gill, 1913

Parks and recreation

Metropolis parks

Wilson Park at sunset

The Torrance City Parks Department directs and maintains the 30 Torrance City Parks. [50] They include:

• Wilson Park – the 44 acres (0.xviii km ² ) park has picnic and sports facilities, including a gymnasium, skatepark, [51] and roller-hockey rink. Wilson Park too hosts the Torrance Farmers Market.
  • The Southern California Live Steamers Miniature Railroad is located at the Southeast corner of Charles H. Wilson Park. Free railroad train rides on actual miniature live steam trains are given on the kickoff Lord's day and third Saturday of each month and the fourth of July. SCLS was one of the first live steam clubs in California started in 1946 with original members similar Walt Disney, Olie Johnston and Ward Kimball all of Disney fame. The club moved to Torrance in 1986 after leaving the Lomita Railway Museum property.

Madrona Marsh Park during springtime

• Madrona Marsh Wildlife Preserve & Nature Eye – a rare Southern California wetlands habitat with higher Littoral sage community native plants areas, wildlife and birdwatching, and a Nature center with natural gardens classes. [21] [23]
• Columbia Park – the big recreational urban regional park has picnic areas, field sports facilities, walking paths, jogging trails, and a competitive cantankerous country running racecourse. [52] [53] The ruddy blossom tree grove, function of Living Tree Dedication program, is in Columbia Park.
• Torrance Smart Gardening Center – Columbia Park features a Community Garden providing planting beds and "customs" for residents. It is one of twelve county-operated Smart Gardening Centers effectually the region. [54] [55] [56] Columbia Park additionally serves as home to the Home Garden Learning Center, and is a backyard composting demonstration centre provided by Los Angeles County. [57] [58] [59]
• Living Tribute Copse park program – The Torrance Parks Living Dedication Tree Plan is coordinated and by the city, and then that families, individuals, and groups can sponsor the planting of a new tree in the park to honour a person or commemorate an event with a living tribute Tree Dedication. [60]
• Torrance Beach Park, and the beach along the Pacific Coast of Torrance, known as "RAT Embankment".
• Marvin Braude Bike Trail (The Strand), a paved bicycle path that runs generally along the Pacific Body of water shoreline in Los Angeles Canton, ends in that location.

Government

Local authorities

The City of Torrance is a charter metropolis. The original city charter was voted on and ratified by the qualified electors at an ballot held August twenty, 1946, and filed with the Secretarial assistant of State January 7, 1947. The elective officers of the city are the mayor, half dozen members of the Urban center Council, v members of the Board of Education, the Urban center Clerk and the City Treasurer. [61]

Using the council-manager form of government, the Metropolis Council, as the elected body, adopts legislation, sets policy, adjudicates bug, and establishes the budget of the city. The City Council appoints the Urban center Manager and the City Attorney. The urban center has 13 appointed boards and commissions which propose the council on matters of concern to local residents, such every bit the urban center drome, arts, parks, and libraries. [62]

The municipality is supported by a general fund upkeep of most $160million. According to the metropolis's 2007–08 Comprehensive Annual Financial Study, the urban center's various funds had $193meg in Revenues, $167million in expenditures, $179meg in full avails, $56million in total liabilities, and $140million in cash in investments. [63]

State and federal representation

In the California Country Senate, Torrance is split between the 26th Senate District, represented by Democrat Ben Allen, and the 35th Senate District, represented by Democrat Steven Bradford. [64] In the California State Assembly, it is in the 66th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Al Muratsuchi. [65]

In the United states of america Business firm of Representatives, Torrance is split between California's 33rd congressional district, represented past Democrat Ted Lieu, and California's 43rd congressional district, represented past Democrat Maxine Waters. [66]

Postal service

The United States Postal Service operates the Torrance Post Part at 2510 Monterey Street, [67] the Marcelina Mail service Office at 1433 Marcelina Avenue, [68] the Walteria Post Office at 4216 Pacific Coast Highway, [69] the North Torrance Post Office at 18080 Crenshaw Boulevard, [70] and the Del Amo Post Office at 291 Del Amo Manner Foursquare. [71] Nada codes 90277, 90501, 90503, 90504, 90505.

Healthcare

In that location are two major hospitals in Torrance: Torrance Memorial Medical Center and Little Visitor of Mary Hospital. A tertiary hospital, Los Angeles Canton Department of Health Services Harbor-UCLA Medical Heart, lies just outside the metropolis limits (in unincorporated West Carson). [72] [73]

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Torrance Health Heart in Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles. [74]

Fire

• Torrance Burn Section staffs seven Engine Companies, five Paramedic Rescue Squads, and two Truck Companies. The department operates out of half-dozen Burn down Stations providing Fire and EMS coverage for the Urban center and Mutual Aid to the surrounding communities. Torrance Memorial Medical Eye, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Kaiser Hospital-Southward Bay, and Memorial Hospital of Gardena are receiving hospitals for residents in Torrance who call 911 for medical assistance. The department is a Course one rated Fire Department, the Fire Master is Martin Serna. Ambulance transportation is provided through McCormick Ambulance. [75]

Law

• Torrance Police Section provides 24-hr constabulary enforcement coverage to the urban center. The department is cleaved downwardly into four major divisions, each with its own subdivisions. The department has one main station located at the Civic Middle near City Hall. Information technology houses the administrative offices, the city jail, and the public safe dispatch center. The department works closely with other local law enforcement agencies for preparation and SWAT operations. The police force chief is Jeremiah Hart.
• Torrance operates its own 911 acceleration center located at the police station, and is responsible for all 911 calls originating in Torrance. The communications centre answers emergency and non-emergency calls and requests for aid in improver to dispatching for both the Burn and Police Departments.

Public library

The City of Torrance operates a master library facility (named after erstwhile mayor Katy Geissert) in the urban center Civic Middle, plus five branches at locations throughout the city. [76]

Transportation

Highways and freeways in the region include I-110, I-405, SR 91, SR 107, and SR ane. The city is served by Torrance Transit, LACMTA Metro bus, and LADOT services. [77]

Zamperini Field (IATA: TOA ICAO: KTOA) is a general aviation airport. Commercial airlines service is within xv minutes at Los Angeles International Airport and Long Beach Airport.

Rail

Torrance is served by BNSF and Matrimony Pacific.

BNSF operates on the sometime Atchison, Topeka & Santa Iron Railway Harbor Subdivision line originally built in the 1920s. AT&SF was merged with Burlington Northern in 1996 to form BNSF.

Union Pacific currently operates what is left of the Pacific Electric's San Pedro via Gardena Line and Torrance Loop Line both congenital in 1911 (passenger service was provided until 1940, afterwards only the Torrance shop train was operated for employees). The Pacific Electric Torrance Shops were completed in 1918 and closed in 1955 2 years afterwards all passenger service was taken over by Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. Freight operations were taken over past PE's parent company, Southern Pacific, in 1965. SP was merged into Up in 1996.

LA Metro Rail plans to complete the C Line Extension to Torrance from Redondo Embankment quondam betwixt 2030 and 2033, though there are plans to speed this up every bit part of the 20-eight past '28 initiative so it can exist done by the 2028 Olympics.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Torrance Unified School District (TUSD) was established in 1947 and unified in 1948. The district comprises the City of Torrance, bordered by the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the due south, the cities of Redondo Beach and Gardena on the due north, the City of Los Angeles (Harbor Gateway) on the e and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The commune'southward jurisdiction includes approximately 21 foursquare miles (54 km ² ), and it operates 17 uncomplicated schools, 8 middle schools, v high schools (i of which is a continuation schoolhouse), 3 developed instruction centers, and a child evolution center.

Fern Elementary School.

Torrance High School is one of the oldest high schools in California, having opened in 1917. The school is a popular filming location. [78]

The Torrance Unified School District's five loftier schools are:

• Torrance Loftier Schoolhouse
• North High School
• Southward Loftier School
• West High School
• Kurt Shery Loftier School (continuation)

The Torrance Unified Schoolhouse District's 8 middle schools are:

• Calle Mayor Middle School
• Casimir Middle School
• Bert Lynn Middle Schoolhouse
• J.H. Hull Eye Schoolhouse
• Jefferson Middle School
• Madrona Heart School
• Philip Magruder Middle School
• Richardson Eye School

The Torrance Unified School Commune'due south 17 elementary schools are:

• Hickory Elementary School
• John Adams Uncomplicated Schoolhouse
• Torrance Simple Schoolhouse
• Howard Woods Uncomplicated Schoolhouse
• Anza Elementary School
• Arlington Simple School
• Arnold Elementary School
• Carr Elementary School
• Yukon Elementary School
• Walteria Simple School
• Riviera Uncomplicated Schoolhouse
• Towers Elementary School
• Fern Elementary School
• Edison Uncomplicated School
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Seaside Elementary School
• Victor Elementary Schoolhouse

Area districts accept created the Southern California Regional Occupational Center (SCROC) to teach technical classes to their students and to local adults. TUSD is a participant feeder district of the California Academy of Mathematics and Science or CAMS, a mathematics and science magnet high school, administered by the Long Beach Unified Schoolhouse Commune.

Private schools

Torrance as well has several private schools. Catholic schools under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles include Bishop Montgomery Loftier School, Nascency Catholic School, St James Catholic Schoolhouse and St Catherine Laboure Catholic School. Protestant private schools include Rise Lutheran Schoolhouse and Outset Lutheran School. [79] Pacific Lutheran Loftier School is in Gardena. Other expanse schools include: Riviera Hall Lutheran Schoolhouse, Riviera Methodist School, and South Bay Inferior Academy.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1980 the Lycée Français de Los Angeles bought the 6.2-acre (2.5 ha) former Parkway School belongings, located in the Hollywood Riviera section of Torrance, from TUSD. [80] This property became the Lycee's Torrance campus, and as of February 1990 the campus had 100 students. In November 1989 the Lycee sold the property for $2.65million to Manhattan Holding Co. and scheduled to transfer the students to its W Los Angeles campuses. Every bit of February 1990 neighbors of the campus site were request the City of Torrance to not change the zoning of this property. The Lycee stated that the campus closed due to low enrollment. [81]

At one fourth dimension, Coast Christian Schools (now Valor Christian Academy) maintained a high schoolhouse campus in Torrance. [82]

Colleges and universities

Torrance is in the El Camino Community Higher District, although the campus of El Camino College is just outside the city limits in unincorporated El Camino Hamlet. El Camino College was founded in 1947, and the campus covers 126 acres (0.51 km ² ). As of 2011, the higher enrolls over 25,000 students each semester. [83]

Miscellaneous education

In 1980, Asahi Gakuen, a weekend Japanese-language education establishment, began renting space in Due south Torrance Loftier Schoolhouse. [84] The school continues to use the school for its Torrance Campus (トーランス校 Tōransu-kō). [85] ^{[ needs update ]}

Media

The Los Angeles Times is the metropolitan area's newspaper.

The Daily Breeze, a 70,000-circulation daily newspaper, is published in Torrance. It serves the South Bay cities of Los Angeles County. Its slogan is "LAX to LA Harbor". Herald Publications, media group started the Torrance Tribune, a community paper, which was started Nov 2010, it has a distribution of 15,000 newspapers to single-family homes and businesses in the Metropolis of Torrance.

Torrance CitiCABLE, shown on KNET 25.two, Spectrum 3, Borderland FiOS 31 is the authorities admission aqueduct. Programming includes news, sports, entertainment, data, public affairs, and urban center council meetings.

Notable people

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• Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña, TV host and player [86]
• Guillermo "Memo" Arzate, former professional soccer actor
• Brian Bonsall, actor in Blank Cheque (1994 Disney moving picture)
• Jonathan Bornstein (born 1984), soccer left back/midfielder (Chicago Fire FC and national team)
• John Butler, leader of the John Butler Trio [87]
• Larry Carlton, guitarist
• John Chiang, California State Controller [88]
• Kraig Chiles, professional soccer histrion for the San Diego Sockers
• Roger Clinton, half-blood brother of President Bill Clinton [89]
• Peter Daut, news ballast, KCBS-TV
• Rosemary Decamp, actress, John Shidler and Rosemary DeCamp go a Torrance power couple
• Chris Demaria, sometime MLB bullpen for the Royals and Brewers
• Bo Derek, actress
• Michael Dudikoff, histrion
• Bobby East, NASCAR driver
• Ryan Ellis, NASCAR commuter
• Whitney Engen, player for the U.s. women'due south national soccer squad
• Carla Esparza, mixed martial artist; former UFC strawweight champion
• Kellen Goff, voice role player
• Ben Going, YouTube glory [ninety]
• Tony Gonzalez, retired tight stop for the Atlanta Falcons; 11-time Pro Bowl pick [91]
• Rorion Gracie & Royce Gracie, mixed martial arts practitioners and UFC fighters
• Bart Johnson, retired MLB pitcher [92]
• Parnelli Jones, USAC commuter and his son, P. J. Jones, IRL commuter
• Spike Jonze, director, producer, screenwriter and player; office owner of skateboard company Girl Skateboards [93]
• Fred Kendall, erstwhile MLB catcher and manager [94]
• Michelle Kwan, former ice skater
• Jason Kendall, former MLB catcher [95]
• Dave Kerman, drummer
• Chloe Kim, professional snowboarder, 2018 Winter Olympics gold medalist [96]
• Kevin Kim, professional person tennis player
• Jennifer Kita, Angel/Lil Angel of the Harajuku Girls
• Alix Klineman (born 1989), volleyball player [97]
• Scott Kolden, player
• Michelle Kwan, 5-time world figure skating champion and Olympian [98]
• Dave LaRoche, former MLB pitcher; begetter of MLB players Adam LaRoche and Andy LaRoche
• Jennifer Lee (TOKiMONSTA), electronic music producer and DJ
• Ted Lieu, Democratic Party, U.South. Representative for California'southward 33rd congressional district [99]
• Ted Lilly, retired MLB starting pitcher
• Jeremy Lin, professional basketball actor
• Nancy Lopez, Hall of Fame professional golfer
• Joyce Manor, emo/punk ring
• Brandon Manumaleuna, NFL tight end for the Chicago Bears
• Antonio Margarito, Mexican-American professional boxer [100]
• Francisco Mendoza, MLS histrion
• Alyson and Amanda Michalka (Aly & AJ), singers and actresses
• Justin Miller, MLB pitcher [101]
• Ethan Moreau, old Los Angeles Kings hockey player
• Lisa Moretti, WWE'south "Ivory"
• Republic of chad Morton, NFL actor
• Johnnie Morton, old NFL player
• Paul Moyer, television news broadcaster
• George Nakano, California politico [102]
• Don Newcombe, former Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen; first winner of Rookie of the Year, MVP, and Cy Young awards
• Steve Nguyen, managing director, producer, and screenwriter
• Chuck Norris, karate adept and thespian; raised in Torrance; opened his beginning dojo in Torrance [103]
• Amy Okuda, actress
• Brian Ortega, mixed martial artist
• the Pedregon family, professional drag racers Frank Sr., Cruz, Frank Jr., and Tony
• Greg Popovich, founder and co-possessor of Castle Stone Winery [104]
• Jolene Purdy, actress, best known for role in Under the Dome as Dodee
• Daryl Sabara & Evan Sabara, actors (Spy Kids and Keeping Upwards with the Steins)
• Adán Sánchez, Mexican-American corrido singer [105]
• Steve Sarkisian, erstwhile USC football game caput coach
• Sigi Schmid, LA Galaxy head omnibus
• Skip Schumaker, MLB outfielder
• Justin Shenkarow, actor
• Bud Smith, retired MLB player; threw no-hitter in his rookie flavor (2001)
• Snoop Dogg, rapper, actor; owns mansion in Hollywood Riviera neighborhood
• Joe Stevenson, mixed martial arts practitioner and UFC fighter
• Jack Stewart, soccer actor, Carolina RailHawks in USL-1
• Royle Stillman, MLB outfielder
• William Suff, serial killer
• Quentin Tarantino, filmmaker
• Ron Taylor, film and television actor, pro basketball player (ABA and Austrian League) [106]
• Tyrone Taylor, middle fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
• Deon Thompson, Northward Carolina Tar Heels basketball player
• Connor Tingley, artist [107]
• Billy Traber, Major League Baseball pitcher [108]
• Tiffany van Soest, kickboxer [109]
• Janeene Vickers, 1992 Barcelona Olympics medalist
• Chauncey Washington, old NFL running back
• Glen Walker, NFL player
• J. Warner Wallace, homicide detective and Christian apologist
• David Wells, former MLB pitcher
• Paul Westphal, NBA player and former head coach
• Ryan Wheeler, MLB 3rd baseman
• Denzel Whitaker, actor
• John White, CFL player
• Steven Wright, starting pitcher for Boston Reddish Sox
• Louis Zamperini, 1936 Olympic runway star, World State of war Ii veteran, writer, speaker; field of study of Unbroken
• Latrice Royale, drag queen; best known for competing on the fourth flavour of RuPaul'south Elevate Race and the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Sister cities

In 1973, Torrance established a sis-city human relationship with Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, as role of the Sister Cities International plan. Since and then, citizens of Torrance accept regularly engaged in cultural exchange with Kashiwa through the guidance of the Torrance Sister Metropolis Clan, which facilitates a Japanese cultural festival, a yearly educatee exchange program, and contact between officials of the 2 cities. North High is the official sister high school of Kashiwa Municipal Loftier.

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External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Torrance .

• Official website
• Discover Torrance the Official Visitors Bureau for Torrance, California
• Metropolis-Data.com: Torrance information page
• Metropolis of Torrance at the Wayback Auto (archived Oct 31, 1996)

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