Strong & Safe Community
A community thrives when it’s safe to explore visions, safe for both young and old to walk the streets to markets, stores, and schools.
Police & Fire
Police & Fire
- Provide our fire and police departments with the necessary resources to better protect our homes and families
- Proactively mitigate future threats that are not yet seen/aware, such as cyber security
- Evaluate instant notification (to TPD/TFD) from residents that opt-in for more connectedness with neighborhood private surveillance systems such as Neighborhood App, ring doorbell, and other security apps
- Torrance Police Department joined Neighbors in Nov. 2019; Electronic Neighborhood Watch is alive in Torrance!
- Collaboration amongst local law enforcement, academia, and agencies to put security systems in place to mitigate the risk of incidences in schools, malls, parks, refinery
- Evaluate feasibility for industry-funded test case "smart city" concepts in a controlled location/sub-district for voluntary participation
- Educate residents about living with coyotes in accordance with the local and state regulations
- https://www.torranceca.gov/government/police/general-info/living-with-urban-coyotes (Coyote Management Plan)
- Ensure human safety is top priority, especially as urban coyotes have been less afraid of people (public safety issue)
- Voted in support coyote trapping plan approved in 2018; supports year-round trapping; supports a South Bay regional approach
- The Torrance Refinery Company needs to be safe for both the employees at the facility and the residents in the community and CAL/OSHA's requirements must be reviewed regularly
- Cooperate with both AQMD, CAL/OSHA, and Torrance Refinery Leadership to jointly develop near-to-long term plans that balances the safest operation practical and maintain successful/profitable business operation that's a win-win solution with a keen focus on risk mitigation and safety for all refinery personnel and residents
- Recognize homelessness has been around for thousands of years and will not be turned around with any "quick fix"
- Support efforts that encourages traditional family values from childhood where respecting parents, family and elders are priority; that family are the first group to take care of family members, especially those in need; ask "What would I do if this homeless person was one of my immediate family member?"
- Determine all root causes of homelessness...identify various inflows to the homeless community and mitigate them
- Incorporate efficient regulations and ordinances; adopt similar ordinances that have demonstrated success from other municipalities such as anti-camping ordinance with short-term shelter to help them get off the streets
- Prioritize and ensure public safety for the residents which makes Torrance a desirable city
- Where root cause feeding the inflow of homelessness, find solutions to stop the inflow
- Criminals....law enforcement to maintain public safety, criminals need to remain in jail for public safety; requires County to prosecute crimes
- Drug/substance abuse....law enforcement, refer to rehabilitation centers, aid and enable family support
- Mental illness....connect to mental health institutions, aid and enable family support network
- Joblessness....connect to South Bay Workforce Investment Board, job agencies, family help, etc.
- Leverage more faith-based community to help once safety of volunteers are ensured
- Coordinate with County agencies for available resources
First Rate Education
School Systems
- Improve collaboration between the TUSD and the City Council
- Look for areas to improve operating efficiencies between TUSD and City
- Support processes to expect high standard for educators and students
- Prepare students for higher learning/education and their future as responsible citizens
- Provide an environment to develop leaders of tomorrow and give students insight and visibility to local government
- Attract families that desire the highest possible learning environment for their children
- Attract top notch educators and empower them with tools to teach
Business Friendly City
Pro-Business
- Attract and keep strong and innovative businesses (e.g. Costco, Target, Del Amo Fashion Center, Honda, Home Depot, Amazon, etc.)
- Create and maintain challenging jobs for the community
- Instill strong fiscal responsibility and accountability as foundation of the city's operating processes
- Create high-paying professions/jobs such as aerospace companies, SpaceX, or other start-ups
- Initiate Technology/Innovation Challenges/Fairs/Competition with corporate sponsors to stimulate innovation with participants from South Bay high schools and El Camino, CSUs (Dominguez Hills, Long Beach, L.A.), UCLA, USC, Cal Tech.
Recreation and Athletics Friendly Community
Parks & Recreation
- Participate in all aspects of sports possible within geographic boundaries/constraints
- 5/10Ks, triathlons, inter-city competitions
- “International Youth Summer Olympic Games” to develop athletes to their potential to compete at the international level
- Progress Since June 5, 2018 Election working with TUSD and City
- USA Water Polo (Men) started training at TUSD Aquatics Center May 2019
- Progress Since June 5, 2018 Election working with TUSD and City
- Goal to have 28 Summer Olympic athletes from Torrance for 2028 Summer Olympic Games hosted in Los Angeles........ "28 for 2028"
- Closer relationship with TUSD with MOAs/MOUs for shared benefits and providing best use of all City facilities and parks
Accentuate Torrance as a "Micro Nation"
- Torrance is increasingly multi-ethnic/cultural based on 2010 census -- we must accentuate the strengths of our multi-culture community and collaborate on major city events
- Strategically pursue businesses and cultural events that match our diverse community
- Utilize our “Olympic-like” events to attract international exchange students to participate along with cultural exchange events
Strong and Robust Infrastructure
Streets, Lights, & Internet/Network Access-Friendly
- Effective street and city lighting
- Strong cyber-security of city information technology with sensitive information
- Consider a defensive public street monitoring/surveillance to mitigate risks and effectively deploy right-size resources
- Incorporate available technology such as integrating "Electronic Neighborhood Watch" utilizing "Neighbors Ring App" with Public Safety Community for a safer community
- Simple communication to and from city leadership via the web or via "Electronic Neighborhood Watch" app
- Evaluate the incorporation of "Smart City" for the 21st Century lifestyle
Vision for the Future
- Establish a model city that attracts families desiring an ideal community to raise a family
- Safe and Secure Community
- Tighter collaboration between TUSD for First Rate Education
- Business Friendly; utilize technology to streamline processes
- Strong and Robust Infrastructure
- Accountability and Fiscal Discipline
- Incubate a "Technology & Business Innovation" community through creative and innovative ideas that attract first class diverse and advanced technology businesses with high paying jobs
- Creation of a “International Youth Summer Olympic Games” to develop future world-class athletes
Care for the Growing Senior Population
- Provide affordable housing and transportation to complement the great Torrance hospitals, non-profit Senior Service Organizations, which are already improving their services to a growing aging population
- Leverage strengths of religious organizations to stand up inter-faith groups in the city that will cooperatively develop practical senior care
- Establish alternative and affordable local transportation such as mobile clinics to senior housing complexes.....explore the possibilities of an inner-city Uber/Lyft on a single "call button" app...maybe even with a flip phone that integrates senior discounts