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Bridgett Lewis on sidewalk vending
District 2’s Bridgett Lewis asked me to share the letter that she is sending constituents concerned with sidewalk vending: Dear Torrance...
jeanadelsman4
Jan 17, 20236 min read
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Newsletter No. 20, Jan. 8, 2023
Housing City charter Airport noise City Council members' pay Check out www.TakeBackTorrance.com No Flagler Lane bike path CERT training...
jeanadelsman4
Jan 8, 20235 min read
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Newsletter No. 19, Dec. 6, 2022
Hits and misses on District meetings. South Bay Bicycling Coalition survey Council members have been grappling since July with something...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20224 min read
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Newsletter No. 18, Nov. 18, 2022
Residents fight Flagler bike lane proposal. Chen scoreboard. Council shoots down gun store appeal. Council agrees that late meetings are...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20225 min read
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Newsletter No. 17, Nov. 12, 2022
Council rejects appeal of plans for second story in the Hillside Overlay. Council decides against Rent Stabilization Ordinance. Council...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20225 min read
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Newsletter No. 16, Nov. 2, 2022
A case for rent stabilization for mobile-home parks. 5G cell tower concerns. Bike lane proposed for Flagler Hillside remodel returns to...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20224 min read
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Newsletter No. 15, Oct. 24, 2022
Council to hear gun store appeal. Planning meets California deadline. Jack Brandhorst has set his sights on opening a gun store in...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Newsletter No. 14, Oct. 15, 2022
Airport issues on Council agenda. Lohnes and Hohus appointed to Civil Service Commission. If you care about the problems at Torrance...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20224 min read
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Newsletter No. 13, Oct. 3, 2022
Revising Commission appointments in Municipal Code. Hillside appellants to review their plan. Racist group meets at DoubleTree. Two items...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20225 min read
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Newsletter No. 12, Sept. 23, 2022
More fallout from Civil Service appointment. Planning Commission rejects proposed Old Torrance gun store. Hillside Overlay owner appeals...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 202210 min read
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Newsletter No. 11, Sept. 19, 2022
Civil Service appointment rescinded. Full Disclosure: As I wrote in my previous Newsletter, I currently serve as chair of the Civil...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Newsletter No. 10 update, Sept. 16
Reconsideration of Civil Service appointment Shortly after I hit the Post button on Newsletter No. 10, I received alerts that four...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20221 min read
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Newsletter No. 10, Sept. 16, 2022
Civil Service Commission appointment brouhaha Mobile-home rent stabilization ordinance Full Disclosure: I currently serve as chair of the...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20224 min read
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Newsletter No. 9, Sept. 6, 2022
Torrance Airport . . . including some history The Torrance Airport is currently in the community’s crosshairs. Residents, concerned about...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Newsletter No. 8, Sept. 1, 2022
Bridgett Lewis appointed first District 2 Council member City newsletter deals with rumors It’s over: Bridgett Lewis is Torrance’s newest...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Newsletter No. 7, Aug. 24, 2022
· Torrance Airport history. · Special meeting called when Council cannot agree on a District 2 appointment. Torrance Airport is both a...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20224 min read
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Newsletter No. 6, Aug. 17, 2022
· More on picking a new District 2 Council member. Note to readers: No, I haven’t reverted to filing just before a City Council meeting....
jeanadelsman4
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Newsletter No. 5, Aug. 15, 2022
· Picking a new District 2 Council member. Note to readers: I normally post the day before the Council meeting, but yes, I am a week...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 27, 20224 min read
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Newsletter No. 4, July 31, 2022
· Gun store proposed for downtown Torrance. Gun store? In Downtown Torrance? If this is news to you, let me bring you up to date. A few...
jeanadelsman4
Dec 27, 20223 min read
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Newsletter No. 3, July 18, 2022
· Council members’ needing to represent their districts. If you watched the July 12 meeting of the new City Council, you heard...
Take Back Torrance
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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