Suggestions for reducing airport noise and training flights will be thoroughly discussed during the Tuesday, July 25 City Council meeting, beginning at 6:30 PM.  

COTAR (Coalition for Torrance Airport Reform) and Homeowners groups urge a huge turnout by affected residents. The groups and residents support the City’s suggestions to charge landing fees, to enact a moratorium on more flight schools, and eliminate training flights in both north and south patterns.  

Additionally, we propose that the Council defer action on the City’s Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the flight schools, because it is voluntary.

We suggest specific additional steps to restore balance between the airport and the community.

Please attend this very important meeting to urge City to stop unlicensed pilots from flying over our homes and schools.  It is noisy, dangerous, and polluting. Thank you!!

Click here to see the complete letter from COTAR.

Did You Hear the Siren Sound?

On Thursday, July 6^th at 10:00 am, the City of Torrance tested the recently upgraded outdoor sirens located throughout the City. 

The Torrance Neighborhood Outdoor Warning Sirens (Torrance NOW) include a chime and text to voice announcement.  “This is a test, only a test…”
TorranceNOW includes eight sirens strategically located in the City at 6 fire stations, including station 4 in the Hollywood Riviera, Southeast Library, and one at the corner of Lomita Boulevard and Madison Street.

From the City of Torrance:
We would like to know where you were around that time and if you could hear the test. Please take this survey describing what you heard. We will use this survey to better understand the reach of these sirens.

TorranceNOW Sirens are part of the overall Torrance Community Warning System, which includes Torrance Alerts, Torrance Refining Company Siren, Crenshaw/Del Amo Barrier System, CitiSOUNDS radio, CitiCABLE, Emergency Alert System, and the recently tested Beach Emergency Evacuation Lights System (BEELS). 

These sirens are designed for early warning to the community in the event there is a significant emergency requiring a call-to-action.

 These new sirens are different from the one located and operated by the Torrance Refining Company.  The TRC siren is tested the first Wednesday of every month.

For more information about sirens go to www.TorranceCA.Gov/TorranceNOW or see below.

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Once again, festivities reign at the Riviera Village, where the streets will be closed off for the annual FREE 3 day street festival featuring arts and crafts booths, an ocean view beer and wine garden with live entertainment throughout the day, international food trucks, and carnival rides for the kids (young and old).

The fun, food, and frolicking will be found along Catalina Avenue, Avenue I, Avenida del Norte, Vista del Mar. Hours are:

• Friday, June 23, 2023: 4pm-9pm
• Saturday, June 24, 2023: 10am-8pm
• Sunday, June 25, 2023: 10am-7pm

For more details, including the live music lineup, please visit the Summer Festival page.

If you’re looking for a new furry family member, stop by the patio in front of Toni and Zouhair salon from 9 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday to meet the team of the LA-based nonprofit animal rescue, HIT Living Foundation. They will be showcasing some of their adorable adoptable animals ready to find their forever homes. Don’t miss this opportunity to support a great cause and possibly add a furry friend to your family!

Fundraising for voices raised over state and local development policies

Interested in learning more, or helping out, with the effort to roll back state efforts to override local control? Attend this fundraiser in Palos Verdes on June 24 starting at 1:30PM. (Because this event will be held at a private residence, the address will be sent along with your tickets shortly after you register.)

For more information, visit OurNeighborhoodVoices.com

They’re off and running!

Our 2023 RHA Scholarship winners are now graduates and heading for great things. In case you missed it in our last newsletter, meet our superb students and future leaders at our RHA Scholarship page. They join a long line of Riviera students who earned scholarships thanks to the contributions of Riviera residents to the RHA.

Our June landscape award, thanks to…June!

See our RHA Landscape page for the wonderful designs and plantings by our most dedicated neighbors, including the latest yardscape at the corner of Calle Miramar and Via los Miradores. This drought tolerant wonder was designed for the owners by Riviera resident June Okamoto (pictured).

Up to date on your dues?

Use the form above, or visit our RHA Membership page on the web to check your dues status or pay your dues by Paypal or credit card. Dues are voluntary but we count on them to keep the Riviera informed and engaged through our newsletters, website and general meetings, as well as to continue to support our students with college scholarships, and other grants.

Check out our new Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/rivierahomeownersassociation/

A Delicias afternoon

The neighbors of the Lower Riviera had a long-awaited block party on Paseo de las Delicias on Saturday, June 17. About 100 neighbors and friends gathered to share lunch and enjoy the closed street.

“We have been talking about doing this for years, and had a great time. It was great to get to know some of the new neighbors who moved in during COVID, and see people connect. We hope to do something similar again soon, like an ice cream social or happy hour. We are already planning for another block party next year” said Steve Gerhardt, one of the event organizers.

Why not try it on your block?

Here are a few photos from the afternoon.

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See information on BOTH meetings below:

“Homelessness in Torrance—What is being done?”

Valerie Hernandez, Social Worker with Harbor Interfaith of San Pedro, and Viet Hoang, Deputy City Manager of Torrance, will discuss the City’s Homeless Program, the County’s yearly Homeless Count, and the programs that help people go from the street to home.

Deputy City Manager Viet Hoang directs and helped to create the City’s Tiny Homes Village behind City Hall. Viet also oversees the Torrance portion of the County Homeless Count.  Valerie Hernandez is a social worker with Harbor Interfaith Services which is contracted with the City of Torrance to work with the City’s homeless.

Mark your calendar to meet with us on ZOOM Thursday. May 18 at 7:00 PM to hear both of these local experts discuss what leads people and families to become unhoused and what is necessary to help them back into stability and homes.      

Please use this link to attend this virtual RHA meeting:

• Meeting ID: 872 1165 3919
  Passcode: 791345
• One tap mobile
  +16699006833,,87211653919#,,,,*791345# US (San Jose)

You can watch this video to learn some of what Torrance is doing to address homelessness in the City.

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES:

Please use ourneighborhoodvoices.com for more information.

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“Homelessness in Torrance—What is being done?”

Valerie Hernandez, Social Worker with Harbor Interfaith of San Pedro, and Viet Hoang, Deputy City Manager of Torrance, will discuss the City’s Homeless Program, the County’s yearly Homeless Count, and the programs that help people go from the street to home.

Deputy City Manager Viet Hoang directs and helped to create the City’s Tiny Homes Village behind City Hall. Viet also oversees the Torrance portion of the County Homeless Count.  Valerie Hernandez is a social worker with Harbor Interfaith Services which is contracted with the City of Torrance to work with the City’s homeless.

Mark your calendar to meet with us on ZOOM Thursday. May 18 at 7:00 PM to hear both of these local experts discuss what leads people and families to become unhoused and what is necessary to help them back into stability and homes.      

Please use this link to attend this virtual RHA meeting:

• Meeting ID: 872 1165 3919
  Passcode: 791345
• One tap mobile
  +16699006833,,87211653919#,,,,*791345# US (San Jose)

You can watch this video to learn some of what Torrance is doing to address homelessness in the City.

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Again, we would like to urge you all to attend the second Transportation Committee meeting regarding the Airport Traffic Wednesday. At the first meeting in December, the pilots vastly outnumbered the residents. We need to show ourselves if we have any hope of a successful outcome.

If you want to speak, you will have one minute, but just showing up and supporting our community is vital and will be appreciated. Let’s pull together as a community. You will not regret the time spent on this important issue!

Please attend and WEAR RED to show support. See the details in our last post for where and when.

Thank you!

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