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It is a cooperative of fourteen cities, eleven municipal water districts, and one county water authority, that provides water to 19 million people in a 5,200-square-mile (13,000 km 2) service area. It was created by an act of the California State Legislature in 1928, primarily to build and operate the Colorado River Aqueduct .
The resulting town was founded in October 1912 and named after Torrance. The city of Torrance was formally incorporated in May 1921, the townsite initially being bounded by Western Avenue on the east, Del Amo Boulevard on the north, Crenshaw Boulevard on the west, and on the south by Plaza del Amo east of where it meets Carson Street, and by ...
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With benefits, the total compensation for a Torrance City Council member is currently about $13,000 a year, according to data from California’s state controller’s office. The City Council ...
Christmas string lights, inflatables and homemade decorations cover hundreds of homes in Torrance for Seaside Holiday Lights. It can double a household's electric bill and cause traffic headaches ...
California's 43rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by Democrat Maxine Waters.The district is centered in the southern part of Los Angeles County, and includes portions of the cities of Los Angeles (including LAX) and Torrance.
Isen moved to Torrance with his family in 1913, the eldest son of Jack Isen, a city founder. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He went on to graduate from Torrance High School in 1924 and the University of Southern California Law School , being admitted to the State Bar of California in 1930.
The city of Torrance has paid a Redondo Beach man $750,000 after two city police officers allegedly spray-painted a swastika inside his car in 2020.