The Spring 2026 Riviera Reporter Is Here

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Not sure if your membership has lapsed? Email dues@hollywoodriviera.org to check your status.

Local Candidate Forum on April 6th

Mark your calendar! The RHA and Seaside Neighborhood Association are hosting a local candidate forum for the June state and local elections.

Date & Time: Monday April 6, 79 PM

Venue: South High School Performing Arts Center Free parking is available in the school lot next to the auditorium.

Not sure if your voter registration is current? Check your status here: https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/

Have a question you want to ask the candidates? Email it to info@hollywoodriviera.org!  

Can’t make the event? Here’s link to the live stream: https://youtube.com/live/qqJQG9PDt7Y?feature=share

No questions or chat are allowed during the live stream. Technical issues, such as internet, hardware, or platform failures may disrupt the stream. The content is provided “as is” without guarantees of uninterrupted service.

RHA Officer Elections

The RHA will hold elections and its spring General Meeting virtually at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, April 21st.

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89960433356?pwd=6bwYlxdjCTtAzgwc5d8shHx0cHvfki.1

The RHA Nominating Committee’s Slate of Nominees for 2026 are:

  • President: Elizabeth Spatz
  • Vice President, Communications: Gina Magee
  • Vice President, Membership: Catherine Modesitt
  • Treasurer: Linda Schwartz
  • Secretary: [vacant]

The RHA is looking for a candidate for the office of Secretary. If you are a type-A note-taker, here’s is your chance to put your pen (or keyboard) to good use while serving your community. Duties include attending 4 board meetings and 2 general meetings annually, recording the proceedings of the meetings, distributing the meeting minutes, and maintaining an accurate set of the Bylaws. Email info@hollywoodriviera.org for more information on this position!

Any parties interested in any board position should email info@hollywoodriviera.org by April 14th to be added to the ballot.

RHA General Meeting Updates

Around 50 people attended our fall general meeting on Oct. 21 to learn more about Torrance Transit Services and updates from the Coalition for Torrance Airport Reform (COTAR).

Torrance Transit Planning Manager David Mach was on hand to explain the wide range of services for our Riviera residents and how to use them, including:

  • Connect Torrance Microtransit Program which offers inexpensive rides within Torrance. This on-demand ride service is a hybrid between Uber/Lyft and public transit, where it groups passengers (if possible) to their destinations. Rides for the general public are just $5 within the designated zone. Seniors and people with disabilities ride for $3 and the first six rides are free within the Connect Torrance Plus Zone. You can book a ride by either downloading an app here or calling 424-688-9251. Learn more at Connect Torrance.
  • The Senior Taxi (for those 65+) and Dial-a-Taxi (for the disabled) programs for discounted taxicab rides through Bell Cab and South Bay Yellow/United Checker Cab Co-Op. You can register, get a swipe card and purchase up to 12 ride credits per month at a discounted rate. You can find more information here, a brochure with more details here, or call 310-781-2174 for more information.

Torrance Transit offers many other services for Riviera residents, including the Hollywood Bowl Shuttle, and you can learn more at their website here.

Chuck Costello, a leader at the Coalition for Torrance Airport Reform (COTAR), provided a brief history of the organization, which advocated for the $6 landing fees now in place at the Torrance Airport and the ban on touch and go flights. A pilot organization has sued the City of Torrance in federal court to overturn the ban, and a recent hearing on the matter was postponed. Thanks to the attendees who provided both the pilots’ and residents’ points of view.

The Riviera Homeowners Association extends a big thank you to David, Chuck and all who attended!

Announcing Another Guest Speaker for 10/21 General Meeting

Come to our next general meeting at 7 pm on Oct. 21!

A second guest speaker will join us: Chuck Costello, a leader at the Coalition for Torrance Airport Reform (COTAR), will provide an update on Torrance Airport issues. COTAR advocates on behalf of our community with the Torrance City Council on critical issues from operations at the Torrance Airport.

Chuck will speak after Torrance Transit Planning Manager David Mach, who will be on hand to explain the wide range of services they offer and how to use them. Torrance Transit Services offers much more than a traditional bus system.

Here are the details:

  • Date: Oct. 21
  • Time: 7 pm
  • Location: The Riviera Methodist Church, 375 Palos Verdes Blvd., Redondo Beach

See you there!