Harsh attacks characterize the Prop. 8 debate Nov 1, 2008
In the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, a 23-year-old is charged with a felony hate crime for attacking a gay man with a "Yes on Prop. 8" lawn sign. On the Internet, terms like "homophobe" and "religious zealot" are fired back and forth on blogs and Web sites. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Boeing hopes to avoid strike with second union Oct 28, 2008
In a related development, members of another IAM unit voted Sunday to ratify a 3-year contract covering more than 500 Boeing Integrated Defense System workers who handle parts production and distribution, aircraft testing and research and development in Huntington Beach, Torrance and Edwards Air Force Base, all in Southern California. The pact, which runs through April 28, 2012, includes a $2,500 signing bonus and pay increases totaling 6 percent, maintains a cost-of-living adjustment formula... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Preferred Bank Announces Cash Dividend of $0.10 Per Common Share Oct 24, 2008
The Company conducts its banking business from its main office in Los Angeles, California, and through ten full-service branch banking offices in Alhambra, Century City, Chino Hills, City of Industry, Torrance, Arcadia, Irvine, Diamond Bar, Santa Monica and Valencia, California. Preferred Bank offers a broad range of deposit and loan products and services to both commercial and consumer customers. (PR Newswire)
Three title fights on the line Thursday Oct 23, 2008
Los Angeles super bantamweight Rico Ramos (7-0) takes on Colorado Springs, Co.'s Torrance Daniels (12-4-1); and the pro debut of Lemoore middleweight Poppies Martinez against Ben Witthar (0-4) of Westminster, Colo. "The rest of the card is also good with Frank Mondejar and Rico Ramos. Both are very exciting fighters and everyone is excited to see the pro debut of Poppies Martinez," Printup said. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
FAA Certifies Aviator Who Flies With Feet Only Oct 21, 2008
In 2006, Cox began flight instruction with Davis, training in Spruce Creek, Florida, and Torrance, California. After receiving a scholarship from Able Flight, she continued on her training in San Manuel, Arizona with Parrish Traweek, airport manager and owner of PC Aircraft Maintenance. (PR Newswire)
iCRco Opens Regional Branch Office In Beijing, China Oct 18, 2008
Torrance, CA (PRWEB) October 18, 2008 -- iCRco has just opened its latest office in Beijing, China, serving as its regional Customer Support Center ... iCRco, Inc., based in Torrance, CA, is a well established American made, privately-held global leader providing innovative digital x-ray imaging solutions, including a complete suite of x-ray imaging hardware, PACS, software and integrated solutions for the medical, dental, veterinary and non-destructive testing markets. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to kill wife found dead ... Oct 12, 2008
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Steven Van Sicklen in Torrance agreed, but ruled that Miura had never been tried for conspiracy to murder and said prosecutors could go forward with that charge. Miura waived extradition, although if convicted of conspiracy, his potential sentence would have been the same as for murder 25 years to life in state prison. (Newsday)
US spurn Porsches, Cadillacs Oct 3, 2008
People are looking at their 401(k)s, they're looking at their retirement, they're struck by the diminishing values of their investments, and that gives pause,'' said Xavier Dominicis, a spokesman for Toyota in Torrance, California. The automaker's Lexus, the top-selling luxury brand in the US, posted a 36% drop in deliveries last month. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
US bank backstop could need rescue of its own Sep 25, 2008
By the end of 2009, about 100 US banks with collective assets of more than $800 billion will fail, predicts Christopher Whalen, managing director of Institutional Risk Analytics, a Torrance, Calif. -based firm that sells its analysis of FDIC data to investors. (Boston Globe)
The Pacific Legal Foundation met with the Malibu community last Thursday to showcase its program against government overreach by the California Coastal Commission. Photo courtesy of Pacific Legal Foundation Sep 25, 2008
Martin Burke, a foundation client in a case involving the commission's denial of a permit for repairing a 40-year-old fence demarcating Torrance Beach and his beach bluff property, warned the audience that the commission used aerial photos that did not show the fence as a basis for their decision. In another post-meeting response supporting the foundation's efforts, Malibu Association of Realtors President Paul Spiegel e-mailed The Malibu Times: "While we acknowledge the important role of... (Malibu Times, CA)
ATTIK Continues to be Scion's Advertising Agency Sep 20, 2008
(PRNewsFoto/Toyota Motor Sales) TORRANCE, CA UNITED STATES. TORRANCE, Calif. (PR Newswire)
Wall Street's troubles are filtering down to Main Street Sep 16, 2008
Dave Hall co-owns MotoArt, a Torrance manufacturer that takes vintage airplane parts and turns them into furniture. Hall and business partner Donovan Fell tried to obtain a $50,000 loan this year but were rejected by banks, which were in no mood to look at a pile of used aircraft pieces as collateral. (Los Angeles Times)
Families wait for any word Sep 14, 2008
Norma Haverstock was treated for injuries at Harbor View Medical Center in Torrance and released Saturday morning. She was not available to talk Saturday. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
UCLA Baseball Receives Grant-in-Aid From Hart's Trevor Bauer Sep 13, 2008
Among his most impressive performances included a 16-strikeout effort in a 2-0 shutout against West Torrance and a two-hit, 10-strikeout shutout versus Canyon. Bauer helped Hart High School secure the 2008 Foothill League title, en route to a berth in the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs. (Uclabruins.com)
Long Beach aims to boost output from Wilmington oil field Sep 10, 2008
Every barrel of oil in excess of the current production of 7,200 barrels a day could replace crude that is now imported from overseas, and could be quickly sent through an existing network of pipelines to giant refineries in Wilmington and Torrance as well as smaller facilities, said Tupper Hull, a spokesman for the Western States Petroleum Assn., a trade group of companies that produce, transport, refine and market petroleum in California and five other states. The Wilmington oil is "right... (Yahoo News -- Oil and Gas)
Virco Announces Second Quarter Results Sep 9, 2008
Sept. 9, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virco Mfg. Corporation (NasdaqGM: - ) today announced second quarter results in the following letter to stockholders from Robert A. Virtue, President and CEO. (Primezone Releases)
Justin Cobbs Attracts Big Ten Interest Sep 9, 2008
Date: Sep 9, 2008 Justin Cobbs, a 6-foot-3 guard from Torrance (CA) Bishop Montgomery, had a strong summer playing with the California Supreme AAU program, attracting the interest of two Big Ten schools, including Minnesota. GoldenSports. (GoldenSports.net)
Texas leads the land in producing QB starters Sep 5, 2008
Torrance/North Torrance. Lakeside/El Capitan. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Lucas: Thompson's Focus On Hoops, Not Home Sep 4, 2008
Despite a twinge of homesickness, the rising junior passed up the opportunity for an extended stay in Torrance this summer. What could keep him away from home that long. (Tarheelblue.com)
Billikens Face UC Riverside and Portland in Omaha Sep 4, 2008
South Torrance) and (Dallas, Texas/J.J. Pearce) were named to the league's All-Rookie team and were listed as two of the "100 Freshmen To Keep An Eye On in 2008.". Scouting UC Riverside: The Highlanders are in search of their first win of the season after dropping a pair of matches against nationally ranked foes California and UCLA. In its season opener, UC Riverside yielded three goals in the first 12 minutes of play as California rolled to a 3-1 win. (Slubillikens.com)
Peggy Krienke Sep 3, 2008
She is survived by her daughters, Meredith Krienke and Sally Luntao, both of Lodi; sons, Calvin Krienke, of Walnut Grove, and David Krienke, of Sacramento; brother, James Meyer, of Torrance; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Orien Krienke; daughter, Susan Kanode; brother, Don Meyer; and sister, Merle Gilmore. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Return to 90210 Aug 31, 2008
As a student at Torrance High School in the 1990 s, she watched production crews and actors mill about campus filming scenes of the iconic television drama series "Beverly Hills, 90210." ... That's right - set again against Torrance High School's graceful archways and red-tiled rooflines, 90210 is back in the 90501 ... "I think I've seen a rerun on Bravo or something," said one student distributing class schedules last week at Torrance High. (Daily Breeze)
Stanford roster Aug 28, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008. East Stroudsburg, PA. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Rejected by junta, US aid ships sail from Burma Aug 27, 2008
Win luxury hampers plus Waitrose vouchers & guidebooks. Navigation - link to other main sections from here. (Yahoo News -- Myanmar)
State targets Sacramento businesses Aug 23, 2008
The first areas to get visits under this program are ZIP codes in San Jose, Emeryville, Sacramento, Van Nuys, Torrance, Santa Ana and Perris. Board officials held an informational meeting in Sacramento Thursday to discuss the plans, and another is scheduled for Aug. 26 in Culver City. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Torrance gangster guilty on weapons, drug charges Aug 20, 2008
(08-19) 09:37 PDT Torrance, CA (AP). Jurors have convicted a Torrance gangster on 10 weapons and drug counts despite a defense lawyer's contention his client is just an old addict ... The 45-year-old Sisneros was described during trial as the shot-caller for a Torrance street gang, but defense lawyer Caree Harper told jurors he was only a "junkie, bike-riding older man.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Appoints David R. Apt, Catherine Lamb-Heinz, and Daniel J. McClain Communications Vice Presidents Aug 20, 2008
He joined the company in 1989 after holding management and executive positions with the city of Torrance, Calif. and the city's chamber of commerce. (Primezone Releases)
Hospitals fined for violations Aug 19, 2008
Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, for failing to accurately label tissue specimens, leading to unnecessary surgery for one patient and resulting in a delayed treatment of another; and for not providing screening examinations and stabilizing medical care in a timely manner for two patients in the emergency room. Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, for failing to provide adequate nursing staffing for a suicide watch and for failing to meet the needs of a... (Los Angeles Times)
A Texas-Sized Heart Aug 19, 2008
Werner, who has been the senior associate athletics director at Loyola Marymount University since 2000, saw her final challenge, a five-month battle with cancer, come to an end on Saturday morning, Aug. 16, as she passed away at her home in Torrance, Calif. She was 59. (Lmulions.com)
Probiotic Drink Yakult(R) Boosts Las Vegas Market Aug 15, 2008
-Yakult's expansion includes consumer education and free sampling- TORRANCE, Calif ... Yakult U.S.A. Inc. is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. and is headquartered in Torrance, CA. It supports Yakult's business in the United States and Canada. (PR Newswire)
'08 class already making impression Aug 14, 2008
Football Recruit Search. Basketball Recruit Search. (Cal Sports -- Rivals.com)
FEMA To Look At Bakersfield Fuel Tanks Aug 14, 2008
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Underground Tank To Be Searched For Leaks. (KERO 23, CA)
SEASON OUTLOOK: Lions Set Sights on Another Winning Season Aug 14, 2008
In addition, the Torrance, Calif. native notched a double-double in nine of the final 12 matches to close the year. (Lmulions.com)
Pre-Game Notes: Chargers vs. Rams Aug 13, 2008
Hes a California kid, the coach said of Manumaleuna, who was born in Torrance, Calif. He was never happy in St. Louis. (ChargersUpdate.com)
Sam's Club stores highlight solar power Aug 12, 2008
Sam's Club will offer the deals through photovoltaic panel maker of San Diego, as well as BP Solar, at its outlets in Corona, Murrieta, Glendora, Ontario, La Habra, Chino, Long Beach, Fountain Valley, and Torrance. In addition, the stores will showcase home-efficiency products, such as low-flow toilets and LED lightbulbs, and feature live video chats with representatives from appliance makers. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
California lawmakers consider cyberbullying bill Aug 12, 2008
Assembly Bill 86, introduced by Assemblyman Ted Lieu of Torrance, passed the Senate on Monday by a 21-11 vote and now heads back to the Assembly for consideration of Senate amendments, according to an. If the Assembly approves the Senate amendments, the bill will be sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Who pays when lenders fail? Don't foreclose - keep borrowers in their homes Aug 7, 2008
Ted W. Lieu represents parts of Los Angeles County (Torrance, Redondo Beach, West Los Angeles) in the state Assembly. Prior to serving as chair of the Assembly Rules Committee, he served as chair of the Assembly Banking and Finance Committee. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
De LA Hoya-pacquiao: Who's The Real Lightweight? Aug 6, 2008
Not to mention he too is Mexican-American, was born in 1978 in Torrance, Calif. -- five years after Oscar's birth just up the road in Montebello -- and has done a fair amount of blatant De La Hoya-baiting lately, including a stint on HBO's "Boxing After Dark," where he said, "I hope he doesn't run away from me. All I know is that Oscar once said he'd fight the winner. Well, we know who won.". (ABC 7 News, DC)
Police purchase graffiti cameras Aug 6, 2008
The cameras, manufactured by Q-Star Technologies in Torrance Calif. are in use in numerous cities throughout the United States. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Men in the family beat the 1 in 48,627,125 birthday odds Aug 5, 2008
LOST AND FOUND -- A day or so after his birth in 1955, William Saaty of Delhi was adopted by a doctor and his wife in Torrance. They soon moved to Dos Palos and raised him along with their two other children, one of whom also was adopted. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Season ends for Hanford Ruth 15s Aug 2, 2008
Tuesday night, Hanford dropped a heartbreaking 3-2 decision to Torrance in a winner's bracket clash ... Hawaii and Torrance were the two unbeaten teams after two days of play, and the tournament is scheduled to wrap up Saturday night. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Leaders aim to build Jewish-Latino relations Aug 1, 2008
At the Latin University of Theology in Torrance, which trains Pentecostal pastors, many of the students in Brown's Spanish-language "Essence of Judaism" course hail from Latin American countries. He hopes they'll return home with new knowledge about Jews and Judaism to change negative images and misperceptions. (USA Today -- News)
On the bus, and off it: The initiation of a young rock impresario Jul 31, 2008
Growing up in Torrance, California, in the South Bay of Los Angeles, he got turned on to the local punk and indie-rock scenes early. By 14, he had created a music-oriented zine. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Evidence Gap: A call for a warning system on artificial joints Jul 30, 2008
"The pain was grabbing me around the back," said Stephen Csengeri, who is 54, and a lawyer from Torrance, California. Dorr found he had implanted the same metal hip socket in each patient. (International Herald Tribune)
ChildSpree makes shopping free for kids Jul 29, 2008
The first event was held at the Torrance Mervyns and, a year later, expanded to several other stores in Southern California. ChildSpree's inaugural year also marked the beginning of the California Jaycees' partnership with Mervyns in the program. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Selma native off to Olympics as pharmacist Jul 28, 2008
He worked as a pharmacist in the Fresno area for seven years before moving to Southern California in 1996 to become the head pharmacist at HNP Pharmaceuticals in Torrance. Although he continues to live in Southern California, he and Robert Nickell, HNP president and CEO, are co-owners of RPM Pharmaceuticals in Clovis. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Hanford shuts out South Reno in regional Jul 27, 2008
Hanford, the Central State champions, faces SoCal champ Torrance at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Dominguez pitched six innings, striking out six, walking two and allowing all three South Reno hits. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Honda FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle Lease Program Begins With First Customer Delivery Jul 26, 2008
(PRNewsFoto/American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Susan Goldman) TORRANCE, CA UNITED STATES ... (PRNewsFoto/American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Susan Goldman) TORRANCE, CA UNITED STATES ... (PRNewsFoto/American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Susan Goldman) TORRANCE, CA UNITED STATES. (PR Newswire)
Owner of San Diego Union-Tribune to explore sale Jul 25, 2008
In December 2006, Copley sold the Torrance, Calif. Daily Breeze and three Los Angeles-area weekly newspapers to Hearst Corp. for $25. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Copley Press explores sale of Union-Tribune Jul 25, 2008
And in late 2006, it sold the Daily Breeze in Torrance and three weekly newspapers in the Los Angeles area to Hearst Corp. for $25. 9 million. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Knowledge Adventure(R) Appoints David Lord CEO as Company Transitions from Traditional Software to Adventure-Based 3D Virtual Worlds Jul 24, 2008
A subsidiary of Knowledge Holdings, Inc., the company is privately-held and based in Torrance, California. For more information, go to or call 310-533-3400. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Man Drops Cash in Wind, Bystanders Help Get it Back Jul 23, 2008
A dozen bystanders rushed in to help a 70-year-old man who stumbled while leaving a Torrance bank and hundreds of bills scattered in the wind. Ludwig Geier says thousands of dollars in an envelope were "gone in no time" in the wind as he left First National Bank on Monday. (Fox News)
Kids, It's Your Chance To Quiz McCain, Obama Jul 23, 2008
Ludwig Geier, a machine shop owner who was carrying the cash, said that hundreds of bills were "gone in no time" outside the First National Bank in Torrance but that strangers rushed to help recover the money. About 96 percent of the money made it back to a grateful Geier. (Washington Post)
Bystanders Rush To Gather Man's Cash Scattered In Wind Jul 23, 2008
Ludwig Geier says hundreds of bills were `gone in no time,' flying through the air and littering the First National Bank's parking lot in Torrance on Monday. Almost immediately, about a dozen bystanders rushed in to help. (KIRO TV, WA)
Second Man Involved in Domestic Terrorism Plot Targeting Military, Jewish Facilities Sentenced to Prison Jul 22, 2008
Samana researched targets and prepared a document called "Modes of Attack." The document listed "LAX and Consulate of Zion," "Military Targets," "Army Recruiting centers throughout the county," "Military base in Manhattan Beach" and "Campsite of Zion." After Torrance Police Department investigators linked Washington and Patterson to a gas station robbery, various Jihadist documents were found at a South Los Angeles apartment where they lived ... The proposed press statement reads, in part, "This... (PR Newswire)
ESCONDIDO: Kids think back-to-school on free shopping spree Jul 20, 2008
Danny Sherlock, president of the Boys Clubs of Greater San Diego, praised Mervyns' ChildSpree program, which began at a California store in Torrance in 1992 and spread nationwide within the next two years. "Some families have precarious financial situations," Sherlock said. (North County Times)
Preferred Bank Announces Cash Dividend of $0.10 Per Common Share Jul 19, 2008
The Company conducts its banking business from its main office in Los Angeles, California, and through ten full-service branch banking offices in Alhambra, Century City, Chino Hills, City of Industry, Torrance, Arcadia, Irvine, Diamond Bar, Santa Monica and Valencia, California. Preferred Bank offers a broad range of deposit and loan products and services to both commercial and consumer customers. (PR Newswire)
National park in Alaska tests hybrid bus Jul 18, 2008
The hybrid system used on the bus was developed by Enova Systems, based in Torrance, Calif. It couples a diesel engine with an 80-kilowatt powertrain that incorporates a transmission, batteries and an electric motor. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Obits: Janisch, Berget, Hornseth, Dolney, & Olson Jul 17, 2008
Elmer died in 1980 and Viola moved to Torrance, CA and had just recently moved to Huntington Beach. Survivors include two sons, Wayne (Karen) Berget and Roger (Char) Berget, all of Sagle, ID; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren including twin boys; twin great-great granddaughters; a sister, Helen Holt, Orange, CA and her twin sister, Violet Smedstad, Webster. (Marshall County Journal, SD)
* Freddie Mac to find buyers for its US$3bn debt Jul 15, 2008
Paulsons statement on Sunday effectively turned an implicit guarantee into explicit backing, said Christopher Whalen, cofounder of independent research firm Institutional Risk Analytics in Torrance, California. Obviously re-nationalization is imminent, Whalen said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
US army blames leaders over post-war Iraq Jul 7, 2008
Colonel Thomas Torrance, commander of an artillery division, told the authors: "I can remember asking the question during our war gaming and the development of the plan, 'OK, we are in Baghdad. What next?' No real good answers came forth.". The army's then vice-chief of staff, Jack Keane, spoke of his misgivings about the small scale of the force's headquarters in Iraq after George Bush declared military victory in May 2003, describing the downsizing as "a recipe for disaster". (Yahoo News -- U.S. Military)
Coronary Arterial Calcium Scans Help Detect Overall Death Risk In The Elderly Jul 6, 2008
Researchers studied 35,383 adults, aged 40 to 80, in Torrance, CA and Nashville, TN, for an average of 5. 8 years after having a coronary artery calcium scan. (Science Daily)
Electronic bingo fight deja vu Jul 6, 2008
Bingo machines also have been found or reported in Santa Clara County, Pleasant Hill, Berkeley, Concord, Whittier, Torrance, Adelanto and Victorville. No machines have been reported in San Diego County, state and local officials said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Philadelphia papers may combine some newsroom jobs Jul 4, 2008
Mark Ficarra, the publisher of the Daily Breeze in Torrance, was named to the same position at the Press-Telegram in Long Beach. The newspaper industry, no stranger to downturns, is reeling at the seriousness of the current decline. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
New study finds coronary arterial calcium scans help detect overall death risk in the elderly Jul 3, 2008
TORRANCE, CA (July 2, 2008) - Measuring calcium deposits in the heart's arteries can help predict overall death risk in American adults, even when they are elderly, according to a new study published in the July issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology ... Researchers studied 35,383 adults, aged 40 to 80, in Torrance, CA and Nashville, TN, for an average of 5 ... LA BioMed is an independent institute that is academically affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.... (EurekAlert!)
