Details for General Meeting April 29

Posted on April 20, 2025 by bmerryman

Join us for our General Meeting on Tuesday, April 29 at 7 pm via Zoom. Click here for the link. (Meeting ID: 842 2687 4083; Passcode: 737740) And here’s the agenda:

President’s Welcome

Introduction of Officers:

  • President: Elizabeth (Libby) Spatz:
  • VP (Membership): Catherine Modesitt
  • VP (Comms): Betsy Merryman
  • Treasurer:  Judy English (stepping down, April 2025)
  • Treasurer (pro tem): Linda Schwartz (to be confirmed in 2026 elections)
  • Director, Technology: Roger Charbonneau
  • Director, Hospitality/Landscape: Denise O’Neill
  • City Council Observer: Natalie Keelan
  • Member at Large:  Gayle Taylor

RHA Updated Bylaws: (See proposed updated bylaws here.) Discussion/Questions/vote via a visible show of hands

RHA Scholarship Awards

Speakers on Fire Emergency Safety

  • Office of Emergency Services: Nazy Chiniforoushan: Emergency Services Manager, Office of the City Manager
  • Torrance Fire: Daniel Singleton, Public Affairs/Education Fire Prevention; and Chief Blayne Baker, Communications/IT Division
  • Torrance PD: Lt. Daniel Moreno: Emergency Operations Coordinator

Next General Meeting (in person): Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 at Riviera United Methodist Church, Redondo Beach (TBC)

Meeting Close

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Riviera Reporter is Here!

Posted on April 13, 2025 by bmerryman

After a drier than normal winter, we welcome any showers that April may bring. We have many updates in this issue of The Riviera Reporter: 

  • Join us for our General Meeting on April 29 at 7 pm via Zoom. (More info on p. 1)
    • Our main topic will be fire safety, with guest speakers focused on emergency preparedness and plans for our community, among other things.
    • The Riviera Homeowner’s Association board members updated our bylaws, which you can review here. Another agenda item is voting on the new bylaws by the RHA membership.
    • Here’s the link to join the Zoom meeting; Meeting ID: 842 2687 4083; Passcode: 737740
  • We’ve handed out two Landscaping Awards — see page 2
  • We continue to mark the RHA’s 80th Anniversary on page 3
  • Join us in congratulating our scholarship winners on page 4
  • We answer a resident’s question about a neighbor’s illegal dumping on page 4

Read the entire issue: Riviera Reporter Spring 2025

If you would like to become an RHA member or need to renew your membership, here’s how.

We look forward to seeing you at our Zoom meeting! 

Elizabeth “Libby” Spatz, RHA President

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Advertising Circular Delivery Update

Posted on March 14, 2025 by bmerryman

You may have noticed that the weekly advertising circulars that used to be included with your USPS mail are now being delivered in plastic bags, thrown near your home.  Occasionally they land in the gutter, and they could potentially interfere with our storm drains.  The RHA reached out to the distributer of these circulars, Save.com, and spoke with the distribution manager Oscar Diaz, who has changed our delivery module to forego the use of plastic bags (unless rain is expected), using rubber bands instead, and will instruct the delivery agent to be more precise in the circulars’ placement.  Mr. Diaz said he hopes this will improve the situation, and for anyone who wants to opt out of receiving these flyers, call him directly at (310) 439-0680.

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Announcing the First Annual Torrance Residential Beautification Awards Program!

Posted on February 3, 2025 by bmerryman

The Torrance Residential Beautification Awards is a newly approved program by the Torrance City Council and the nomination period is open now through March 31. There are two award categories:

  • Landscape Beautification Award: This award will recognize homes that exhibit exceptional pride of ownership through well-maintained and exceptional landscaping of their property. This includes an attractive landscaping design of the front yard and parkway, a clean and well-maintained exterior, and overall good curb appeal.
  • Sustainable Landscape Beautification Award: This award will recognize homes that exhibit exceptional pride of ownership through the use of water conservation practices as part of their landscaping design. This includes the use of drought-tolerant or native plants, water-friendly irrigation systems, and energy-efficient or solar lighting.

Judging criteria includes curb appeal, pride of ownership, landscape design, structure maintenance, sustainable design features, and contribution to the beautification of Torrance. 

Up to two Award Recipients will be selected in each Council District. Up to three additional overall Honorable Mention Recipients will also be selected. The honorees will be announced by the Torrance Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission at their meeting in June.

Recipients will receive a certificate of recognition, a commemorative yard sign, and a gift card to a local home improvement store.

For more information, please contact the Neighborhood Services Division of the Community Development Department at (310) 618-5929 or via email at DDInfo@TorranceCA.Gov noting “2025 Torrance Beautification Awards” in the subject line.

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Torrance Responds to Devastating Fires

Posted on January 17, 2025 by bmerryman

Torrance Mayor George K. Chen recently sent an email describing our city’s response to the fires and efforts to support those impacted. It includes information on:

  • The City Response and Emergency Preparedness
  • Health and Safety Precautions
  • Supporting Emergency Efforts

You can read it here.

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