June 2014 – GOT BADDOG

Torrance residents: Be careful out there

Southern California, Torrance, traffic signals / 3 minutes of reading / June 26, 2014

If you follow current events in Torrance you are probably aware of the decision to install permissive blinking yellow lights for left turn lanes and certain major intersections in the city. The intent, of which I am in favor, is to allow cars that are sitting in the left lane at a red light with no oncoming traffic to proceed with caution. It is a great concept that I am sure everyone agrees is long overdue; however, when these signals are installed they also need to be programmed and apparently they are not being programmed correctly or whomever decided on …

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Urgent message to all LA County pet owners

dogs at risk, hiking trails, Los Angeles, rat poison, walking / 7 minutes of reading / June 25, 2014

I started blogging close to 15 years ago and I have never written an article that was this important or difficult to write; first, a little back-story. Pictured above are my daughter Jess with her two Golden Retrievers, Heidi and Lauren. While most dog owners will tell you how important their dogs are to them; Lauren and Heidi were truly special animals. They helped my daughter through a tough divorce and they were very therapeutic for her in her personal life as she works as a social worker specializing in investigating the worst of the worst child abuse cases. The …

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The Stanley Cup returns to the South Bay

Canon 5D, Family fun, Hermosa Beach, LA Kings, Los Angeles Kings, parade, Photos, pictures, Stanley Cup / 1 minute of reading / June 23, 2014

Sorry, for the delay; it has been a busy week. These photos were taken Wednesday on Pier Avenue where it meets The Strand as the Los Angeles Kings brought the Stanley Cup back to Hermosa Beach for the second time in as many years. Unlike last year when the parade basically went down Pier Avenue from the fire department to the plaza, this year’s parade began at the Redondo Beach Police Department and ended in Manhattan Beach.

Photos from Election Night in Torrance

Geoff Rizzo, Heidi Ashcraft, Industry Sports Bar & Grill, Kurt Weideman, Pat Furey, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Tim Goodrich, Torrance / 3 minutes of reading / June 4, 2014

Tuesday, June 3 was the California State Primaries and in addition to state and county issues the City of Torrance voted for a new mayor as Mayor Frank Scotto termed out. I am happy to announce that Pat Furey has been elected to be the next Mayor of Torrance. Garnering 6,687 votes for 40.95% of the votes, Furey beat the next closest contender, Tom Brewer who had 35.49% by almost 900 votes. Bill Sutherland came in third with 23.55% of the vote. The Torrance City Council had 16 nominees running for the four available council seats. The winners in that …

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