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class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2020_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>2020 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>2010</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2000" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>2000</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Japanese_Americans" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Japanese_Americans"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Japanese Americans</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Japanese_Americans-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Korean_Americans" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Korean_Americans"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>Korean Americans</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Korean_Americans-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Homelessness" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Homelessness"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>Homelessness</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Homelessness-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Economy-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Economy subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#City_parks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>City parks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-City_parks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Government</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Government-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Government subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Local_government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Local_government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Local government</span> </div> 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sister_cities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sister_cities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Sister cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sister_cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item 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href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81_(%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%8F)" title="Торанс (Каліфорнія) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Торанс (Каліфорнія)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Торънс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Торънс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance_(Kalifornie)" title="Torrance (Kalifornie) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Torrance (Kalifornie)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance_(California)" title="Torrance (California) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Torrance (California)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance_(Kalifornia)" title="Torrance (Kalifornia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Torrance (Kalifornia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="تورنس، کالیفرنیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تورنس، کالیفرنیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Torrance, California" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A4%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="تؤرانس (کاليفؤرنيا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="تؤرانس (کاليفؤرنيا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%86%A0%EB%9F%B0%EC%8A%A4_(%EC%BA%98%EB%A6%AC%ED%8F%AC%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84%EC%A3%BC)" title="토런스 (캘리포니아주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="토런스 (캘리포니아주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_Kalifornija" title="Torrance, Kalifornija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Torrance, Kalifornija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Torrance, California" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance_(California)" title="Torrance (California) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Torrance (California)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%A1" title="טורנס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="טורנס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81_(%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Торранс (Калифорния) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Торранс (Калифорния)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Torrance, California" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_Kalif%C3%B2ni" title="Torrance, Kalifòni – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Torrance, Kalifòni" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance_(California)" title="Torrance (California) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Torrance (California)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance_(Kalifornia)" title="Torrance (Kalifornia) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Torrance (Kalifornia)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_Kalifornia" title="Torrance, Kalifornia – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Torrance, Kalifornia" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8_(%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE)" title="टोरान्स (कॅलिफोर्निया) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="टोरान्स (कॅलिफोर्निया)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3_(%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="توررانس (كاليفورنيا) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="توررانس (كاليفورنيا)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7)" title="تورنس (کالیفورنیا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="تورنس (کالیفورنیا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8,_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="टोरान्स, क्यालिफोर्निया – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="टोरान्स, क्यालिफोर्निया" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9_(%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E5%B7%9E)" title="トーランス (カリフォルニア州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="トーランス (カリフォルニア州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81_(%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8)" title="Торренс (Калифорни) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Торренс (Калифорни)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%B9%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B3" title="ٹورینس – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ٹورینس" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance_(Calif%C3%B3rnia)" title="Torrance (Califórnia) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Torrance (Califórnia)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Torrance, California" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81_(%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Торранс (Калифорния) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Торранс (Калифорния)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Торранс – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Торранс" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Torrance, California" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DB%86%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3" title="تۆرانس – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="تۆرانس" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81_(%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0)" title="Торанс (Калифорнија) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Торанс (Калифорнија)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Torrance, California" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance_(Kalifornia)" title="Torrance (Kalifornia) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Torrance (Kalifornia)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Torrance, California" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Торанс – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Торанс" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_Kaliforniya" title="Torrance, Kaliforniya – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Torrance, Kaliforniya" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81_(%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%8F)" title="Торренс (Каліфорнія) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Торренс (Каліфорнія)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%B9%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%8C_%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="ٹورنس، کیلیفورنیا – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="ٹورنس، کیلیفورنیا" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Torrance, California" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance" title="Torrance – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Torrance" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Torrance, California" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%89%98%E5%80%AB%E6%96%AF" title="托倫斯 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="托倫斯" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tly mw-list-item"><a href="https://tly.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrans" title="Torrans – Talysh" lang="tly" hreflang="tly" 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California">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Path_Leading_to_the_Shore_of_Torrance_Beach.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Torrance Beach"><img alt="Torrance Beach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Path_Leading_to_the_Shore_of_Torrance_Beach.jpg/250px-Path_Leading_to_the_Shore_of_Torrance_Beach.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Path_Leading_to_the_Shore_of_Torrance_Beach.jpg/375px-Path_Leading_to_the_Shore_of_Torrance_Beach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Path_Leading_to_the_Shore_of_Torrance_Beach.jpg/500px-Path_Leading_to_the_Shore_of_Torrance_Beach.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2667" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Torrance Beach</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Torrance%2C_California.png/150px-Flag_of_Torrance%2C_California.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Torrance%2C_California.png/200px-Flag_of_Torrance%2C_California.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="631" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Torrance,_California.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Torrance, California"><img alt="Official seal of Torrance, California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Seal_of_Torrance%2C_California.png/100px-Seal_of_Torrance%2C_California.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Seal_of_Torrance%2C_California.png/150px-Seal_of_Torrance%2C_California.png 1.5x, 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Torrance,_California&params=33_50_05_N_118_20_29_W_region:US-CA_type:city(145000)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°50′05″N</span> <span class="longitude">118°20′29″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.83472°N 118.34139°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">33.83472; -118.34139</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_California" title="List of counties in California">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">May 12, 1921<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jared_Sidney_Torrance" title="Jared Sidney Torrance">Jared Sidney Torrance</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Council%E2%80%93manager_government" title="Council–manager government">Council-manager</a><sup id="cite_ref-govt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-govt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">George Chen</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_council" class="mw-redirect" title="City council">City council</a><sup id="cite_ref-officials_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officials-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Jon Kaji - District 1</li> <li>Bridgett Lewis - District 2</li> <li>Asam Sheikh - District 3</li> <li>Sharon Kalani - District 4</li> <li>Aurelio Mattucci - District 5</li> <li>Jeremy Gerson - District 6</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="City treasurer">City treasurer</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Tim Goodrich<sup id="cite_ref-officials_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officials-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_clerk" class="mw-redirect" title="City clerk">City clerk</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Rebecca Poirier<sup id="cite_ref-officials_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officials-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2019_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">20.53 sq mi (53.18 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">20.50 sq mi (53.10 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.03 sq mi (0.08 km<sup>2</sup>)  0.37%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">89 ft (27 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-quick_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quick-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">147,067</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="List of cities in Los Angeles County, California">8th</a> in Los Angeles County<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_California_cities_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of largest California cities by population">41st</a> in California<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population" title="List of United States cities by population">198th</a> in the United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">7,200/sq mi (2,800/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%928" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−8">UTC−8</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">Pacific</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%927" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−7">UTC−7</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Daylight Time">PDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">90277, 90278, 90248, 90501,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 90503–90510</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan" title="North American Numbering Plan">Area codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_codes_310_and_424" title="Area codes 310 and 424">310/424</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS</a> code</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0680000">06-80000</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature IDs</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1652802">1652802</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/2412087">2412087</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.torranceca.gov">www<wbr />.torranceca<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Torrance</b> is a coastal city in the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles metropolitan area">Los Angeles metropolitan area</a>, located in southwest <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles County, California</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. The city is part of what is known as the <a href="/wiki/South_Bay_(Los_Angeles_County)" title="South Bay (Los Angeles County)">South Bay</a> region of the metropolitan area. A small section of the city, 1.5 miles (2.4 km), abuts the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>. Torrance has a moderate year-round climate with average rainfall of 12 inches (300 mm) per year.<sup id="cite_ref-city_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-city-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Torrance was incorporated in 1921, and at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a> had a population of 147,067 residents.<sup id="cite_ref-quick_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quick-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Torrance has a beachfront and has 30 parks located around the city.<sup id="cite_ref-city_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-city-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also the birthplace of the <a href="/wiki/American_Youth_Soccer_Organization" title="American Youth Soccer Organization">American Youth Soccer Organization</a> (AYSO). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Manuel_Dom%C3%ADnguez_of_California.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Manuel_Dom%C3%ADnguez_of_California.jpg/150px-Manuel_Dom%C3%ADnguez_of_California.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Manuel_Dom%C3%ADnguez_of_California.jpg/225px-Manuel_Dom%C3%ADnguez_of_California.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Manuel_Dom%C3%ADnguez_of_California.jpg/300px-Manuel_Dom%C3%ADnguez_of_California.jpg 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="1019" /></a><figcaption>Don <a href="/wiki/Manuel_Dominguez" title="Manuel Dominguez">Manuel Domínguez</a>, a signer of the <a href="/wiki/Californian_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Californian Constitution">Californian Constitution</a> and owner of <a href="/wiki/Rancho_San_Pedro" title="Rancho San Pedro">Rancho San Pedro</a>, which included all of modern-day Torrance.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-colonial_era">Pre-colonial era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pre-colonial era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For thousands of years, the area of Torrance was occupied by the <a href="/wiki/Tongva_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Tongva people">Tongva</a> <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native Americans</a>. The land that is now part of the City of Torrance and much of the modern South Bay was part of the extensive marshlands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spanish_and_Mexican_eras">Spanish and Mexican eras</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Spanish and Mexican eras"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1784, the <a href="/wiki/Charles_III_of_Spain" title="Charles III of Spain">Spanish Crown</a> deeded <a href="/wiki/Rancho_San_Pedro" title="Rancho San Pedro">Rancho San Pedro</a> (including present-day Torrance), a tract of over 75,000 acres (300 km<sup>2</sup>) in the province of <a href="/wiki/The_Californias" title="The Californias">Las Californias</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Spain" title="New Spain">New Spain</a>, to soldier Juan José Domínguez.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later divided in 1846, with Governor <a href="/wiki/P%C3%ADo_Pico" title="Pío Pico">Pío Pico</a> granting <a href="/wiki/Rancho_de_los_Palos_Verdes" title="Rancho de los Palos Verdes">Rancho de los Palos Verdes</a> to José Loreto and <a href="/wiki/Juan_Sepulveda" class="mw-redirect" title="Juan Sepulveda">Juan Capistrano Sepulveda</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Alta_California" title="Alta California">Alta California</a> territory of independent <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_Era">Modern Era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Modern Era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the early 1900s, real estate developer <a href="/wiki/Jared_Sidney_Torrance" title="Jared Sidney Torrance">Jared Sidney Torrance</a> and other investors saw the value of creating a mixed industrial–residential community south of <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>. They purchased part of an old Spanish land grant and hired landscape architect <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Law_Olmsted_Jr." title="Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.">Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.</a> to design a <a href="/wiki/Planned_community" title="Planned community">planned community</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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, <a href="/wiki/Crenshaw_Boulevard" title="Crenshaw Boulevard">Crenshaw Boulevard</a> on the west, and on the south by Plaza del Amo east of where it meets Carson Street, and by Carson Street west of where it meets Plaza del Amo.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first residential avenue created in Torrance was Gramercy and the second avenue was Andreo. Many of the houses on these avenues reached the centennial mark in 2012. Both avenues are located in the area referred to as Old Torrance. This section of Torrance is under review to be classified as a <a href="/wiki/Historical_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Historical district">historical district</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the early civic and residential buildings were designed by the renowned and innovative <a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a> architect <a href="/wiki/Irving_Gill" title="Irving Gill">Irving Gill</a>, in his distinctive combining of <a href="/wiki/Mission_Revival_Style_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Mission Revival Style architecture">Mission Revival</a> and early <a href="/wiki/Modern_architecture" title="Modern architecture">Modernist architecture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Historic_Olmstead_District">Historic Olmstead District</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Historic Olmstead District"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Torrance was planned as a new prototype of a balanced industrial city based on the principles of the <a href="/wiki/Garden_city_movement" title="Garden city movement">Garden City Movement</a>. The original tract developed by the <a href="/wiki/Olmsted_Brothers" title="Olmsted Brothers">Olmstead Brothers</a> consists of 109 city blocks divided into three sub-districts: residential, commercial, and industrial. The plan is most notable for its axial landscaped downtown commercial neighborhood aligned to have a view of Mount San Antonio in the San Gabriel Mountains. The Olmsted Tract includes a number of buildings designed by the noted Southern California Architect Irving Gill, including the original train depot.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The footprint of the downtown neighborhood, now called Old Torrance, was designed on a diagonal to allow the trade breezes coming from the Pacific Ocean to keep the air clean from industrial pollution for the residential and commercial neighborhoods. The industrial sections of the city were placed on the eastern side of the original tract. </p><p>Public transportation played a key role in the founding of Torrance. The <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Electric" title="Pacific Electric">Pacific Electric Red Car</a> connected downtown Los Angeles to the new development of downtown Torrance. Designed in 1912 by Irving Gill, the terminus depot of the Red Car line was designed in a Spanish revival style popularized during this era.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 1913, the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Electric_Railroad_Bridge" title="Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge">Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge</a> was built. Often called the "El Prado Bridge", it further expanded the industrial heart of the South Bay. The concrete double-tracked arch bridge was the Pacific Electric Railway's first interurban line that connected north–south to San Pedro via the Gardena Line.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bridge was used for transporting freight and commuting workers to Torrance factories. The Red Car line connected under the bridge as it connected to the train depot located on Cabrillo Avenue. The bridge no longer carries any rail cars, with Pacific Electric closing the Red Car line to Torrance in the 1940s. The bridge became the city of Torrance's second entry in the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> on July 13, 1989, and is used as a logo for the city's new wayfinding signage and city materials.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Torrance_Bridge_a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Torrance_Bridge_a.jpg/217px-Torrance_Bridge_a.jpg" decoding="async" width="217" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Torrance_Bridge_a.jpg/326px-Torrance_Bridge_a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Torrance_Bridge_a.jpg/434px-Torrance_Bridge_a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>The Pacific Railroad Bridge, often called the El Prado Bridge, was designed by famed architect Irving Gill. The bridge stands as an icon for the city of Torrance.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Torrance_Beach.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Torrance_Beach.jpg/180px-Torrance_Beach.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Torrance_Beach.jpg/270px-Torrance_Beach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Torrance_Beach.jpg/360px-Torrance_Beach.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Torrance Beach lies between the <a href="/wiki/Palos_Verdes" class="mw-redirect" title="Palos Verdes">Palos Verdes</a> Peninsula and <a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Bay" title="Santa Monica Bay">Santa Monica Bay</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Torrance is a coastal community in southwestern Los Angeles County sharing the climate and geographical features common to the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Greater Los Angeles area">Greater Los Angeles area</a>. Its boundaries are: Redondo Beach Boulevard and the cities of <a href="/wiki/Lawndale,_California" title="Lawndale, California">Lawndale</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gardena,_California" title="Gardena, California">Gardena</a> to the north; <a href="/wiki/Western_Avenue_(Los_Angeles)" title="Western Avenue (Los Angeles)">Western Avenue</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Harbor_Gateway" class="mw-redirect" title="Harbor Gateway">Harbor Gateway</a> neighborhood of <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> to the east; the <a href="/wiki/Palos_Verdes_Hills" title="Palos Verdes Hills">Palos Verdes Hills</a> with the cities of <a href="/wiki/Lomita,_California" title="Lomita, California">Lomita</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Hills_Estates,_California" title="Rolling Hills Estates, California">Rolling Hills Estates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Palos_Verdes_Estates,_California" title="Palos Verdes Estates, California">Palos Verdes Estates</a> on the south; and the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> and the city of <a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach</a> to the west. </p><p>The western portion of Torrance is in <a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Code</a> 90277 which is a city of <a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach</a> postal address.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Los_Angeles" title="Downtown Los Angeles">Downtown Los Angeles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FujitaAkikoToyota_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FujitaAkikoToyota-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Torrance Beach lies between Redondo Beach and <a href="/wiki/Malaga_Cove" class="mw-redirect" title="Malaga Cove">Malaga Cove</a> on <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Bay" title="Santa Monica Bay">Santa Monica Bay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The southernmost stretch of Torrance Beach, on a cove at the northern end of the <a href="/wiki/Palos_Verdes" class="mw-redirect" title="Palos Verdes">Palos Verdes</a> peninsula, is known to locals as <a href="/wiki/RAT_Beach" title="RAT Beach">Rat Beach</a> (Right After Torrance). </p><p>An urban <a href="/wiki/Wetland" title="Wetland">wetland</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Madrona_Marsh" title="Madrona Marsh">Madrona Marsh</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Nature_reserve" title="Nature reserve">nature preserve</a> on land once set for oil production and saved from development, with <a href="/wiki/Restoration_ecology" class="mw-redirect" title="Restoration ecology">restoration</a> projects enhancing the vital habitat for birds, wildlife, and <a href="/wiki/Native_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Native plant">native plants</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MMcity_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MMcity-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Torrance has a <a href="/wiki/Warm-summer_Mediterranean_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Warm-summer Mediterranean climate">warm-summer Mediterranean climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a>: <i>Csb</i>), bordering with a <a href="/wiki/Semi-arid_climate" title="Semi-arid climate">semi-arid climate</a> (<i>Bsk</i>). The rainy season is November through March, as shown in the adjacent table.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Summers tend to be warm but dry, despite Torrance's proximity to the coast.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Torrance, California (<a href="/wiki/Zamperini_Field" title="Zamperini Field">Torrance Airport</a>), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1932–present </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">104<br />(40) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">101<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #DC0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">111<br />(44) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">106<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #DC0000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">111<br />(44) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.8<br />(27.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.6<br />(26.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81.4<br />(27.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.6<br />(29.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.1<br />(28.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.7<br />(28.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.0<br />(30.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87.3<br />(30.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92.0<br />(33.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF3F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90.2<br />(32.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.8<br />(29.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.5<br />(25.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF2A00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">95.5<br />(35.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.8<br />(19.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.4<br />(19.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF952C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.7<br />(19.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B18; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.2<br />(21.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.8<br />(22.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.9<br />(23.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.9<br />(24.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.1<br />(25.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.1<br />(25.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.7<br />(24.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8914; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.7<br />(21.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.1<br />(18.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF850B; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">71.9<br />(22.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.9<br />(13.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.0<br />(13.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB76F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.8<br />(14.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.9<br />(16.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.6<br />(17.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.2<br />(19.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF8E1E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.4<br />(20.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B18; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.2<br />(21.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8E1E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.5<br />(20.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.4<br />(19.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFB061; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.7<br />(15.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.2<br />(13.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">63.0<br />(17.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFE4CA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.0<br />(8.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.6<br />(8.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.8<br />(9.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.6<br />(10.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.4<br />(13.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.5<br />(14.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.8<br />(16.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.4<br />(16.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.9<br />(16.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.1<br />(13.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.7<br />(10.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE7D0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.3<br />(7.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">54.1<br />(12.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.7<br />(3.2) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.3<br />(4.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF7EF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.1<br />(5.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.3<br />(6.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.9<br />(9.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.4<br />(11.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.4<br />(13.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.2<br />(12.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC892; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.4<br />(12.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.8<br />(9.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFF7EF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.1<br />(5.6) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.1<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">34.8<br />(1.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24<br />(−4) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23<br />(−5) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36<br />(2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42<br />(6) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44<br />(7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41<br />(5) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23<br />(−5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #80FF80; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.36<br />(85) </td> <td style="background: #66FF66; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.66<br />(93) </td> <td style="background: #B4FFB4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.98<br />(50) </td> <td style="background: #E6FFE6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.63<br />(16) </td> <td style="background: #F5FFF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.26<br />(6.6) </td> <td style="background: #FCFFFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.07<br />(1.8) </td> <td style="background: #FCFFFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.06<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.00<br />(0.00) </td> <td style="background: #FBFFFB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.09<br />(2.3) </td> <td style="background: #EDFFED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.49<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #E0FFE0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.80<br />(20) </td> <td style="background: #AAFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.24<br />(57) </td> <td style="background: #D3FFD3; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">13.64<br />(346) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days </th> <td style="background: #B2B2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.2 </td> <td style="background: #A8A8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.4 </td> <td style="background: #C2C2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.9 </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.4 </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.4 </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.4 </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.0 </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1 </td> <td style="background: #B8B8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.7 </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">33.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: NOAA<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: National Weather Service<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-left"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>7,271</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>9,950</td><td></td><td>36.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>22,241</td><td></td><td>123.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>100,991</td><td></td><td>354.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>134,968</td><td></td><td>33.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>129,881</td><td></td><td>−3.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>133,107</td><td></td><td>2.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>137,946</td><td></td><td>3.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>145,438</td><td></td><td>5.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>147,067</td><td></td><td>1.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Torrance_CA_City_Hall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Torrance_CA_City_Hall.jpg/220px-Torrance_CA_City_Hall.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Torrance_CA_City_Hall.jpg/330px-Torrance_CA_City_Hall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Torrance_CA_City_Hall.jpg/440px-Torrance_CA_City_Hall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3700" data-file-height="2103" /></a><figcaption>Torrance City Hall</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunset_at_Torrance_Beach,_California.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Torrance, California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Sunset_at_Torrance_Beach%2C_California.jpg/220px-Sunset_at_Torrance_Beach%2C_California.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Sunset_at_Torrance_Beach%2C_California.jpg/330px-Sunset_at_Torrance_Beach%2C_California.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Sunset_at_Torrance_Beach%2C_California.jpg/440px-Sunset_at_Torrance_Beach%2C_California.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3320" /></a><figcaption>Sunset at Torrance Beach</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption><b>Torrance city, California – Racial and ethnic composition</b><br /><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><i>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.</i></span></small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity <small>(<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)</small> </th> <th>Pop 2000<sup id="cite_ref-2000CensusP004_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000CensusP004-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2000 </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>72,234 </td> <td>61,591 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">51,913 </td> <td>52.36% </td> <td>42.35% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">35.30% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>2,911 </td> <td>3,740 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">4,781 </td> <td>2.11% </td> <td>2.57% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">3.25% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>360 </td> <td>304 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">235 </td> <td>0.26% </td> <td>0.21% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>39,210 </td> <td>49,707 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">51,857 </td> <td>28.42% </td> <td>34.18% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">35.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>434 </td> <td>473 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">523 </td> <td>0.31% </td> <td>0.33% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.36% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Other Race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>383 </td> <td>505 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">980 </td> <td>0.28% </td> <td>0.35% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.67% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed race or Multiracial</a> (NH) </td> <td>4,777 </td> <td>5,678 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">8,698 </td> <td>3.46% </td> <td>3.90% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">5.91% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>17,637 </td> <td>23,440 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">28,080 </td> <td>12.79% </td> <td>16.12% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">19.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>137,946</b> </td> <td><b>145,438</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>147,067</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010">2010</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 United States Census</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> reported that Torrance had a population of 145,438. The population density was 7,076.1 inhabitants per square mile (2,732.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of Torrance was 74,333 (51.1%) <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a> (42.3% Non-Hispanic White), 50,240 (34.5%) <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 3,955 (2.7%) <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 554 (0.4%) <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 530 (0.4%) <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 7,808 (5.4%) from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 8,018 (5.5%) from two or more races. There were 23,440 <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> residents, of any race (16.1%). </p><p>The Census reported that 144,292 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 506 (0.3%) homeless who lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 640 (0.4%) were institutionalized. </p><p>There were 56,001 households, out of which 18,558 (33.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 29,754 (53.1%) were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">opposite-sex married couples</a> living together, 6,148 (11.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,510 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,152 (3.8%) <a href="/wiki/POSSLQ" title="POSSLQ">unmarried opposite-sex partnerships</a>, and 309 (0.6%) <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_partnerships" class="mw-redirect" title="Same-sex partnerships">same-sex married couples or partnerships</a>. 14,472 households (25.8%) were made up of individuals, and 5,611 (10.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58. There were 38,412 <a href="/wiki/Family_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Family (U.S. Census)">families</a> (68.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.14. </p><p>There were 31,831 people (21.9%) under the age of 18, 10,875 (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 38,296 (26.3%) aged 25 to 44, 42,710 (29.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 21,726 (14.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males. </p><p>There were 58,377 housing units at an average density of 2,840.3 units per square mile (1,096.6 units/km<sup>2</sup>), of which 31,621 (56.5%) were owner-occupied, and 24,380 (43.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 85,308 people (58.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units, and 58,984 people (40.6%) lived in rental housing units. </p><p>As of March 2019, Torrance had a median household income of $85,070 and a median family income of $102,637.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Torrance has the second-highest percentage of residents of <a href="/wiki/Japanese-American" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese-American">Japanese</a> ancestry in California (8.9%), after the neighboring city of Gardena.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000">2000</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2000"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 137,946 people, 54,542 households, and 36,270 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,715.7 inhabitants per square mile (2,592.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 55,967 housing units at an average density of 2,724.7 units per square mile (1,052.0 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 59.2% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">White</a>, 28.6% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Asian</a>, 2.2% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Black</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">African American</a>, 0.4% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.4% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 4.6% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 4.7% from two or more races. 12.8% of the population were <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Latino</a> of any race. </p><p>There were 54,542 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.10. </p><p>In the city, 23.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.8% was from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city in 2008 was $79,312, and the median income for a family was $98,473.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Males had a median income of $50,606 versus $36,334 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $39,118. About 4.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japanese_Americans">Japanese Americans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Japanese Americans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Japanese_in_Los_Angeles" title="History of the Japanese in Los Angeles">History of the Japanese in Los Angeles</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Inside_Mitsuwa_Torrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Inside_Mitsuwa_Torrance.jpg/220px-Inside_Mitsuwa_Torrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Inside_Mitsuwa_Torrance.jpg/330px-Inside_Mitsuwa_Torrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Inside_Mitsuwa_Torrance.jpg/440px-Inside_Mitsuwa_Torrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>The inside of the old demolished Torrance <a href="/wiki/Mitsuwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsuwa">Mitsuwa</a> (relocated to the <a href="/wiki/Del_Amo_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="Del Amo Mall">Del Amo Mall</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>As of 2014, Torrance had the second-largest concentration of people of Japanese ancestry of any U.S. city, after <a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu</a>. The city has offices of numerous Japanese companies, including those in the automotive industry.<sup id="cite_ref-FujitaAkikoToyota_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FujitaAkikoToyota-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of this, many Japanese restaurants and other cultural offerings are in the city, and Willy Blackmore of <i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Weekly" class="mw-redirect" title="L.A. Weekly">L.A. Weekly</a></i> wrote that Torrance was "essentially Japan's 48th <a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">prefecture</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Japanese supermarkets, schools, and banks serve the community.<sup id="cite_ref-FujitaAkikoToyota_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FujitaAkikoToyota-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the pre-<a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> period, the South Bay region was one of the few areas that allowed non-U.S. citizens to acquire property, so a Japanese presence came. According to John Kaji, a Torrance resident quoted in <a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_International" title="Public Radio International">Public Radio International</a> who was the son of Toyota's first American-based accountant, the Japanese corporate presence in Torrance, beginning with Toyota, attracted many ethnic Japanese. Toyota moved its operations to its Torrance campus in 1982 because of its proximity to the <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Long_Beach" title="Port of Long Beach">Port of Long Beach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport" title="Los Angeles International Airport">Los Angeles International Airport</a>, and many other Japanese companies followed suit. In 2014, Toyota announced it was moving its U.S. headquarters to <a href="/wiki/Plano,_Texas" title="Plano, Texas">Plano, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FujitaAkikoToyota_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FujitaAkikoToyota-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Korean_Americans">Korean Americans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Korean Americans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Korean_Americans_in_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Korean Americans in Los Angeles">History of the Korean Americans in Los Angeles</a></div> <p>As of 1992<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, about 60% of the Korean population in the <a href="/wiki/South_Bay,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="South Bay, Los Angeles">South Bay</a> region lived in Torrance and <a href="/wiki/Gardena,_California" title="Gardena, California">Gardena</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LAT_1992-02-02_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT_1992-02-02-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1990, 5,888 ethnic Koreans lived in Torrance, a 256% increase from the 1980 figure of 1,652.<sup id="cite_ref-LAT_1992-02-02_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT_1992-02-02-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Homelessness">Homelessness</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Homelessness"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2022, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Homeless_Services_Authority" title="Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority">Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority</a>'s Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count counted 306 homeless individuals in Torrance.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Homeless population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2016 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">107</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2017 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">145</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+35.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2018 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">187</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+29.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2019 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">226</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+20.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">332</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+46.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2022 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">306</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−7.8%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lahsa.org/data?id=54-homeless-count-by-city-community">Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Homeless_Services_Authority" title="Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority">Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Torrance is home to the U.S. headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japanese</a> <a href="/wiki/Automaker" class="mw-redirect" title="Automaker">automaker</a> <a href="/wiki/American_Honda_Motor_Company" title="American Honda Motor Company">American Honda Motor Company</a> and its luxury vehicle division, <a href="/wiki/Acura" title="Acura">Acura</a>. <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Helicopter" class="mw-redirect" title="Robinson Helicopter">Robinson Helicopters</a> are designed and built in Torrance as are <a href="/wiki/Honeywell" title="Honeywell">Honeywell</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Garrett_AiResearch" title="Garrett AiResearch">Garrett</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbocharger" title="Turbocharger">turbochargers</a>, used on <a href="/wiki/Automobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Automobile">automobile</a> engines worldwide. <a href="/wiki/Alcoa" title="Alcoa">Alcoa</a> Fastening Systems (now known as Arconic) is headquartered in Torrance, producing aerospace fasteners. <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Sales" title="Pacific Sales">Pacific Sales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pelican_Products" title="Pelican Products">Pelican Products</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virco" title="Virco">Virco</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rapiscan_Systems" title="Rapiscan Systems">Rapiscan Systems</a> are among the other companies based in Torrance. </p><p>According to the city's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the city's top 10 employers (by number of employees) are:<br /> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Employer </th> <th>Number of employees </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Torrance_Memorial_Medical_Center" title="Torrance Memorial Medical Center">Torrance Memorial Health System</a> </td> <td>3,959 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Torrance_Unified_School_District" title="Torrance Unified School District">Torrance Unified School District</a> </td> <td>2,677 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Little_Company_of_Mary_Hospital_(Torrance)" title="Little Company of Mary Hospital (Torrance)">Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center</a> </td> <td>2,379 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Honda_Motor_Company" title="American Honda Motor Company">American Honda Motor Co Inc.</a> </td> <td>1,618 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>City of Torrance </td> <td>1,466 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robinson_Helicopter_Company" title="Robinson Helicopter Company">Robinson Helicopter Company</a> </td> <td>1,052 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honeywell_Aerospace" class="mw-redirect" title="Honeywell Aerospace">Honeywell Aerospace</a> </td> <td>712 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moog_Inc." title="Moog Inc.">Moog Aircraft Group</a> </td> <td>668 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>Stellant Systems </td> <td>614 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Arconic Fastening Systems </td> <td>602 </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Del_Amo_palms.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Del_Amo_palms.png/220px-Del_Amo_palms.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Del_Amo_palms.png/330px-Del_Amo_palms.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Del_Amo_palms.png/440px-Del_Amo_palms.png 2x" data-file-width="461" data-file-height="615" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Del_Amo_Fashion_Center" title="Del Amo Fashion Center">Del Amo Fashion Center</a>, one of the largest malls in the United States</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Del_Amo_Fashion_Center" title="Del Amo Fashion Center">Del Amo Fashion Center</a>, at 2.5 million square feet (230,000 m<sup>2</sup>), is one of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_shopping_malls_in_the_United_States" title="List of largest shopping malls in the United States">five largest</a> <a href="/wiki/Shopping_mall" title="Shopping mall">malls</a> in the United States by gross leasable area. The current mall was created when Del Amo Center, built in 1958, merged with Del Amo Fashion Square, built in 1972. Once located on opposite sides of Carson Street, an expansion of the mall spanning Carson Street joined the two centers by 1982, making it the largest mall in the world at the time. In 2005, the east end of the original mall north of Carson Street was demolished to make way for a new open-air shopping center, opened in mid-September 2006. This was followed in 2015 by the opening of an expanded northern Fashion Wing, with <a href="/wiki/Nordstrom" title="Nordstrom">Nordstrom</a> as the mall anchor and supplemented by luxury retailers such as <a href="/wiki/Kate_Spade_%26_Company" title="Kate Spade & Company">Kate Spade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Boss" title="Hugo Boss">Hugo Boss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uniqlo" title="Uniqlo">Uniqlo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kors_(brand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Kors (brand)">Michael Kors</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Bridge_Jeweler" title="Ben Bridge Jeweler">Ben Bridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Old_Towne_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Towne Mall">Old Towne Mall</a> was an entertainment-themed mall operating in the 1970s. </p><p>As a major oil-producing region, Torrance was once dotted with thousands of <a href="/wiki/Oil_wells" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil wells">oil wells</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oil_derrick" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil derrick">oil derricks</a>. Though the oil wells are not as common as they once were, the Torrance oil refinery owned by <a href="/wiki/PBF_Energy" title="PBF Energy">PBF Energy</a> in the north end of the city is responsible for much of Southern California's gasoline supply.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Torrance was an important hub and shop site of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Electric_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Electric Railway">Pacific Electric Railway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker2007_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker2007-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Torrance has a <a href="/wiki/General_aviation" title="General aviation">general aviation</a> airport, originally named simply "Torrance Airport" and since renamed <a href="/wiki/Zamperini_Field" title="Zamperini Field">Zamperini Field</a> after local track star, World War II hero and Torrance High graduate <a href="/wiki/Louis_Zamperini" title="Louis Zamperini">Louis Zamperini</a>. The airport handles approximately 175,000 annual take-offs and landings (473 per day),<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> down from the 1974 record of 428,000 operations. Airport noise abatement is a major local issue. </p><p>Torrance is also home to the main bakery facility for <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Hawaiian" title="King's Hawaiian">King's Hawaiian</a>, the dominant brand of <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_bread" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaiian bread">Hawaiian bread</a> in North America.<sup id="cite_ref-NihipaliPelayo2012_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NihipaliPelayo2012-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Younger Optics, Torrance's 10th-largest employer, created the first seamless or "invisible" bifocal.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Mitsuwa_Marketplace" title="Mitsuwa Marketplace">Mitsuwa Marketplace</a><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Nijiya_Market" title="Nijiya Market">Nijiya Market</a><sup id="cite_ref-bloombergJinon_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bloombergJinon-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are both located in Torrance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operations_of_foreign_companies">Operations of foreign companies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Operations of foreign companies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/All_Nippon_Airways" title="All Nippon Airways">All Nippon Airways</a> operates its United States headquarters, a customer relations and services office, in Torrance.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Toyota Motor Company of Japan established a U.S. headquarters on October 31, 1957, at a former Rambler dealership in Hollywood. Toyota sold 287 Toyopet Crowns and one Land Cruiser during the company's first year of U.S. operation.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It moved <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Motor_Sales_USA" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyota Motor Sales USA">Toyota Motor Sales USA</a> operations to Torrance in 1982, because of easy access to port facilities and the LAX airport. In 2013, it sold 2.2 million vehicles in the U.S. In 2014, it announced it would move 3,000 of its white-collar employees to <a href="/wiki/Plano,_Texas" title="Plano, Texas">Plano, Texas</a> to be closer to its American factories. Numerous other Japanese firms followed Toyota to Los Angeles, because of its location and its reputation as the national trend-setter.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Los Angeles South Bay area, as of 2014, has the largest concentration of Japanese companies in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-FujitaAkikoToyota_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FujitaAkikoToyota-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts_and_culture">Arts and culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Arts and culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC_horses.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/USMC_horses.JPG/150px-USMC_horses.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/USMC_horses.JPG/225px-USMC_horses.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/USMC_horses.JPG/300px-USMC_horses.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2212" data-file-height="1708" /></a><figcaption>The Torrance <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day" title="Armed Forces Day">Armed Forces Day</a> Parade, with a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">USMC</a> unit</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day" title="Armed Forces Day">Armed Forces Day</a> Parade in Torrance, which was first produced in 1960, is the longest-running military parade sponsored by a city. It is held annually on Armed Forces Day, and runs down Torrance Boulevard. The parade features military vehicles, school bands, and prominent community members.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Torrance Cultural Arts Center hosts cultural events year-round. In partnership with the City of Torrance, the Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation (TOCA) provides diverse cultural, educational and entertainment experiences. Additional performances are provided by the Torrance Performing Arts Consortium, including <a href="/wiki/The_Aerospace_Players" title="The Aerospace Players">The Aerospace Players</a>, Torrance Art Museum, Los Cancioneros Master Chorale, South Bay Ballet, South Bay Conservatory, and The Torrance Symphony. </p><p>In the 2010 <a href="/wiki/Tournament_of_Roses_Parade" class="mw-redirect" title="Tournament of Roses Parade">Rose Parade</a>, City of Torrance's entry won the top Lathrop K. Leishman trophy for its <i>Garden of Dreams</i> float, judged as the "Most Beautiful Non-Commercial" float. In 2011, Torrance won the Tournament Volunteers' Trophy for best floral design of parade theme under 35 feet in length. In 2012, the city's entry won the Governor's Trophy for best depiction of life in California. In 2015, an entry honoring Rose Parade Grand Marshal Louis Zamperini won the Theme trophy for excellence in presenting parade theme. In 2016, the City of Torrance float won the Princess trophy for most beautiful float 35 feet and under.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historic_landmarks">Historic landmarks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Historic landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These Torrance landmarks are on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Main_Building_(Torrance_High_School)" title="Main Building (Torrance High School)">Main Building (Torrance High School)</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Revival_architecture" title="Mediterranean Revival architecture">Mediterranean Revival architecture</a>, 1917 and 1921</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Home_Economics_Building_(Torrance_High_School)" title="Home Economics Building (Torrance High School)">Original Science Building – Current Home Economics Building (Torrance High School)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auditorium_(Torrance_High_School)" title="Auditorium (Torrance High School)">Auditorium (Torrance High School)</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Streamline_Moderne" title="Streamline Moderne">Streamline Moderne</a>, 1938</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrance_School" title="Torrance School">Torrance Elementary School – Current High School Annex</a> – Mediterranean Revival</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Electric_Railroad_Bridge" title="Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge">Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge</a> – <i>designed by <a href="/wiki/Irving_Gill" title="Irving Gill">Irving Gill</a>, 1913</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parks_and_recreation">Parks and recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Parks and recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="City_parks">City parks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: City parks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilson_Park,_Torrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Wilson_Park%2C_Torrance.jpg/170px-Wilson_Park%2C_Torrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Wilson_Park%2C_Torrance.jpg/255px-Wilson_Park%2C_Torrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Wilson_Park%2C_Torrance.jpg/340px-Wilson_Park%2C_Torrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Wilson Park at sunset</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Madrona_Marsh1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Madrona_Marsh1.jpg/170px-Madrona_Marsh1.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Madrona_Marsh1.jpg/255px-Madrona_Marsh1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Madrona_Marsh1.jpg/340px-Madrona_Marsh1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1632" data-file-height="1224" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Madrona_Marsh" title="Madrona Marsh">Madrona Marsh</a> Park during springtime</figcaption></figure> <p>The Torrance City Parks Department directs and maintains the thirty <a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance_City_Parks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Torrance City Parks (page does not exist)">Torrance City Parks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They include: </p> <ul><li>Wilson Park – the 44 acres (0.18 km<sup>2</sup>) park has picnic and sports facilities, including a gymnasium, skatepark,<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and roller-hockey rink. Wilson Park also hosts the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100911102902/http://www.ci.torrance.ca.us/Parks/6620.htm">Torrance Farmers Market</a>. <ul><li>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_California_Live_Steamers_Miniature_Railroad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southern California Live Steamers Miniature Railroad (page does not exist)">Southern California Live Steamers Miniature Railroad</a> is located at the Southeast corner of Charles H. Wilson Park. Free train rides on actual miniature live steam trains are given on the first Sunday and third Saturday of each month and the 4th of July. SCLS was one of the first live steam clubs in California started in 1946 with original members like Walt Disney, Olie Johnston and Ward Kimball all of Disney fame. The club moved to Torrance in 1986 after leaving the Lomita Railway Museum property.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madrona_Marsh" title="Madrona Marsh">Madrona Marsh Wildlife Preserve & Nature Center</a> – a rare Southern California <a href="/wiki/Wetland" title="Wetland">wetlands</a> <a href="/wiki/Habitat" title="Habitat">habitat</a> with higher <a href="/wiki/Coastal_sage_scrub" title="Coastal sage scrub">Coastal sage</a> <a href="/wiki/Plant_community" title="Plant community">community</a> <a href="/wiki/California_native_plants" class="mw-redirect" title="California native plants">native plants</a> areas, wildlife and <a href="/wiki/Birdwatching" title="Birdwatching">birdwatching</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Nature_center" title="Nature center">Nature center</a> with natural gardens classes.<sup id="cite_ref-MMcity_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MMcity-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MMfriends_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MMfriends-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Park,_Torrance,_California" title="Columbia Park, Torrance, California">Columbia Park</a> – the large recreational <a href="/wiki/Urban_park" title="Urban park">urban</a> <a href="/wiki/Regional_park" title="Regional park">regional park</a> has picnic areas, field sports facilities, <a href="/wiki/Trail" title="Trail">walking paths</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jogging" title="Jogging">jogging</a> trails, and a competitive <a href="/wiki/Cross_country_running" title="Cross country running">cross country running</a> racecourse.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Cherry_blossom" title="Cherry blossom">cherry blossom</a> tree grove, part of Living Tree Dedication program, is in Columbia Park.</li> <li>Torrance Smart Gardening Center – Columbia Park features a <a href="/wiki/Community_gardening" title="Community gardening">Community Garden</a> providing planting beds and "community" for residents. It is one of twelve county-operated <a href="/w/index.php?title=Smart_Gardening_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Smart Gardening Center (page does not exist)">Smart Gardening Centers</a> around the region.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gardens_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gardens-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Columbia Park additionally serves as home to the Home Garden Learning Center, and is a backyard <a href="/wiki/Compost" title="Compost">composting</a> demonstration center provided by <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles County">Los Angeles County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Living Tribute Trees park program – The Torrance Parks <a href="/w/index.php?title=Living_Dedication_Tree_Program&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Living Dedication Tree Program (page does not exist)">Living Dedication Tree Program</a> is coordinated and by the city, so that families, individuals, and groups can sponsor the planting of a new tree in the park to honor a person or commemorate an event with a living tribute Tree Dedication.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Torrance Beach Park, and the beach along the Pacific Coast of Torrance, known as "<a href="/wiki/RAT_Beach" title="RAT Beach">RAT Beach</a>".</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Braude_Bike_Trail" title="Marvin Braude Bike Trail">Marvin Braude Bike Trail</a> (The Strand), a paved bicycle path that runs mostly along the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> shoreline in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles County">Los Angeles County</a>, ends there.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government">Local government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Local government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The City of Torrance is a <a href="/wiki/Charter_city" class="mw-redirect" title="Charter city">charter city</a>. The original city charter was voted on and ratified by the qualified electors at an election held August 20, 1946, and filed with the Secretary of State January 7, 1947. The elective officers of the city are the mayor, six members of the City Council, five members of the Board of Education, the City Clerk and the City Treasurer.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Using the council-manager form of government, the City Council, as the elected body, adopts legislation, sets policy, adjudicates issues, and establishes the budget of the city. The City Council appoints the City Manager and the City Attorney. The city has 13 appointed boards and commissions which advise the council on matters of concern to local residents, such as the city airport, arts, parks, and libraries.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_and_federal_representation">State and federal representation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: State and federal representation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Senate" title="California State Senate">California State Senate</a>, Torrance is split between <a href="/wiki/California%27s_26th_State_Senate_district" class="mw-redirect" title="California's 26th State Senate district">the 26th Senate District</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Elena_Durazo" title="María Elena Durazo">María Elena Durazo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/California%27s_35th_State_Senate_district" class="mw-redirect" title="California's 35th State Senate district">the 35th Senate District</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Steven_Bradford" title="Steven Bradford">Steven Bradford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly">California State Assembly</a>, it is in <a href="/wiki/California%27s_66th_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 66th State Assembly district">the 66th Assembly District</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Al_Muratsuchi" title="Al Muratsuchi">Al Muratsuchi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>, Torrance is split between <a href="/wiki/California%27s_33rd_congressional_district" title="California's 33rd congressional district">California's 33rd congressional district</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Pete_Aguilar" title="Pete Aguilar">Pete Aguilar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/California%27s_43rd_congressional_district" title="California's 43rd congressional district">California's 43rd congressional district</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Maxine_Waters" title="Maxine Waters">Maxine Waters</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postal_service">Postal service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Postal service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a> operates the Torrance Post Office at 2510 Monterey Street,<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Marcelina Post Office at 1433 Marcelina Avenue,<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Walteria Post Office at 4216 Pacific Coast Highway,<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the North Torrance Post Office at 18080 Crenshaw Boulevard,<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Del Amo Post Office at 291 Del Amo Fashion Square.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zip codes 90277, 90501, 90503, 90504, 90505. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two major hospitals in Torrance: <a href="/wiki/Torrance_Memorial_Medical_Center" title="Torrance Memorial Medical Center">Torrance Memorial Medical Center</a> and <a href="/wiki/Little_Company_of_Mary_Hospital_(Torrance)" title="Little Company of Mary Hospital (Torrance)">Little Company of Mary Hospital</a>. A third hospital, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Department_of_Health_Services" title="Los Angeles County Department of Health Services">Los Angeles County Department of Health Services</a> <a href="/wiki/Harbor-UCLA_Medical_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Harbor-UCLA Medical Center">Harbor-UCLA Medical Center</a>, lies just outside the city limits (in unincorporated <a href="/wiki/West_Carson,_California" title="West Carson, California">West Carson</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-ladhs_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ladhs-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WCMap_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WCMap-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Department_of_Health_Services" title="Los Angeles County Department of Health Services">Los Angeles County Department of Health Services</a> operates the Torrance Health Center in <a href="/wiki/Harbor_Gateway,_Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, California">Harbor Gateway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fire">Fire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Fire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Torrance Fire Department staffs seven Engine Companies, five Paramedic Rescue Squads, and two Truck Companies. The department operates out of six Fire Stations providing Fire and EMS coverage for the City and Mutual Aid to the surrounding communities. Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Kaiser Hospital-South Bay, and Memorial Hospital of Gardena are receiving hospitals for residents in Torrance who call 911 for medical assistance. The department is a Class 1 rated Fire Department, the Fire Chief is Martin Serna. Ambulance transportation is provided through McCormick Ambulance.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Police">Police</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Police"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Torrance_Police_Department" title="Torrance Police Department">Torrance Police Department</a> provides 24-hour law enforcement coverage to the city. The department is broken down into four major divisions, each with its own subdivisions. The department has one main station located at the Civic Center near City Hall. It houses the administrative offices, the city jail, and the public safety dispatch center. The department works closely with other local law enforcement agencies for training and SWAT operations. The police chief is Jeremiah Hart.</li> <li>Torrance operates its own 911 dispatch center located at the police station, and is responsible for all 911 calls originating in Torrance. The communications center answers emergency and non-emergency calls and requests for assistance in addition to dispatching for both the Fire and Police Departments.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_library">Public library</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Public library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The City of Torrance operates a main library facility (named after former mayor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Katy_Geissert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Katy Geissert (page does not exist)">Katy Geissert</a>) in the city Civic Center, plus five branches at locations throughout the city.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Zamperini_Field" title="Zamperini Field">Zamperini Field</a> (<a href="/wiki/International_Air_Transport_Association" title="International Air Transport Association">IATA</a>: TOA <a href="/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization" title="International Civil Aviation Organization">ICAO</a>: KTOA) is a general aviation airport. Commercial airlines service is within 15 minutes at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport" title="Los Angeles International Airport">Los Angeles International Airport</a> and <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_Airport" title="Long Beach Airport">Long Beach Airport</a>. </p><p>Highways and freeways in the region include <a href="/wiki/Interstate_110_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 110 (California)">I-110</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_405_(California)" title="Interstate 405 (California)">I-405</a>, <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_91" title="California State Route 91">SR 91</a>, <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_107" title="California State Route 107">SR 107</a>, and <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_1" title="California State Route 1">SR 1</a>. The city is served by <a href="/wiki/Torrance_Transit" title="Torrance Transit">Torrance Transit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority" title="Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority">LACMTA</a> <a href="/wiki/Metro_Local" class="mw-redirect" title="Metro Local">Metro bus</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Department_of_Transportation" title="Los Angeles Department of Transportation">LADOT</a> services.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Union Pacific currently operates what is left of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Electric" title="Pacific Electric">Pacific Electric</a>'s <a href="/wiki/San_Pedro_via_Gardena_Line" title="San Pedro via Gardena Line">San Pedro via Gardena Line</a> and <a href="/wiki/Torrance_Industrial_Lead" title="Torrance Industrial Lead">Torrance Loop</a> Line both built in 1911 (passenger service was provided until 1940, afterwards only the Torrance shop train was operated for employees). The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pacific_Electric_Torrance_Shops&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pacific Electric Torrance Shops (page does not exist)">Pacific Electric Torrance Shops</a> were completed in 1918 and closed in 1955 two years after all passenger service was taken over by <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Metropolitan_Transit_Authority" title="Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority">Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority</a>. Freight operations were taken over by PE's parent company, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company" title="Southern Pacific Transportation Company">Southern Pacific</a>, in 1965. SP was merged into UP in 1996. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority" title="Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority">Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority</a> (LA Metro) plans to complete the <a href="/wiki/C_Line_Extension" title="C Line Extension">C Line Extension</a> of their <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Metro_Rail" title="Los Angeles Metro Rail">Metro Rail</a> system from <a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach</a> sometime between 2030 and 2033, though there are plans to accelerate the project as part of the <a href="/wiki/Twenty-eight_by_%2728" title="Twenty-eight by '28">Twenty-eight by '28</a> initiative so it can be done by the <a href="/wiki/2028_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="2028 Olympics">2028 Olympics</a>. </p><p>Freight to Torrance is served by <a href="/wiki/BNSF_Railway" title="BNSF Railway">BNSF</a> and <a href="/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad" title="Union Pacific Railroad">Union Pacific</a>. BNSF operates on the former <a href="/wiki/Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway" title="Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway">Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway</a> <a href="/wiki/Harbor_Subdivision" title="Harbor Subdivision">Harbor Subdivision</a> line originally built in the 1920s. AT&SF was merged with <a href="/wiki/Burlington_Northern_Railroad" title="Burlington Northern Railroad">Burlington Northern</a> in 1996 to form BNSF. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_metro_expansion">Proposed metro expansion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Proposed metro expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been proposals to expand the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority" title="Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority">LA Metro</a> to Torrance, but these proposals have faced opposition by Torrance politicians. In 2023, members of the Torrance City Council, Aurelio Mattucci and Jon Kaji, sought to block the expansion, arguing that the Metro would bring crime and homelessness to Torrance.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_and_secondary_schools">Primary and secondary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Primary and secondary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Public_schools">Public schools</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Public schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Torrance_Unified_School_District" title="Torrance Unified School District">Torrance Unified School District</a> (TUSD) was established in 1947 and unified in 1948. The district comprises the City of Torrance, bordered by the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the south, the cities of Redondo Beach and Gardena on the north, the City of Los Angeles (Harbor Gateway) on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The district's jurisdiction covers approximately 21 square miles (54 km<sup>2</sup>), and it operates 17 elementary schools, eight middle schools, five high schools (one of which is a continuation school), three adult education centers, and a child development center. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2010-1101-FernAveSchool_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/2010-1101-FernAveSchool_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-2010-1101-FernAveSchool_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/2010-1101-FernAveSchool_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-2010-1101-FernAveSchool_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/2010-1101-FernAveSchool_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-2010-1101-FernAveSchool_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2759" data-file-height="1470" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fern_Elementary_School_(California)" title="Fern Elementary School (California)">Fern Elementary School</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TorranceHighSchool_Doors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/TorranceHighSchool_Doors.jpg/220px-TorranceHighSchool_Doors.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/TorranceHighSchool_Doors.jpg/330px-TorranceHighSchool_Doors.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/TorranceHighSchool_Doors.jpg/440px-TorranceHighSchool_Doors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Torrance_High_School" title="Torrance High School">Torrance High School</a> is one of the oldest high schools in California, having opened in 1917. The school is a popular filming location.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The Torrance Unified School District's five <a href="/wiki/High_school_(North_America)" title="High school (North America)">high schools</a> are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Torrance_High_School" title="Torrance High School">Torrance High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_High_School_(Torrance)" class="mw-redirect" title="North High School (Torrance)">North High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_High_School_(Torrance)" class="mw-redirect" title="South High School (Torrance)">South High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_High_School_(Torrance)" class="mw-redirect" title="West High School (Torrance)">West High School</a></li> <li>Kurt Shery High School (continuation)</li></ul> <p>The Torrance Unified School District's eight <a href="/wiki/Middle_school" title="Middle school">middle schools</a> are: </p> <ul><li>Calle Mayor Middle School</li> <li>Casimir Middle School</li> <li>Bert Lynn Middle School</li> <li>J.H. Hull Middle School</li> <li>Jefferson Middle School</li> <li>Madrona Middle School</li> <li>Philip Magruder Middle School</li> <li>Richardson Middle School</li></ul> <p>The Torrance Unified School District's 17 <a href="/wiki/Elementary_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Elementary school">elementary schools</a> are: </p> <ul><li>Hickory Elementary School</li> <li>John Adams Elementary School</li> <li>Torrance Elementary School</li> <li>Howard Wood Elementary School</li> <li>Anza Elementary School</li> <li>Arlington Elementary School</li> <li>Arnold Elementary School</li> <li>Carr Elementary School</li> <li>Yukon Elementary School</li> <li>Walteria Elementary School</li> <li>Riviera Elementary School</li> <li>Towers Elementary School</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fern_Elementary_School_(California)" title="Fern Elementary School (California)">Fern Elementary School</a></li> <li>Edison Elementary School</li> <li>Lincoln Elementary School</li> <li>Seaside Elementary School</li> <li>Victor Elementary School</li></ul> <p>Area districts have created the <a href="/wiki/Southern_California_Regional_Occupational_Center" title="Southern California Regional Occupational Center">Southern California Regional Occupational Center</a> (SCROC) to teach technical classes to their students and to local adults. TUSD is a participant feeder district of the <a href="/wiki/California_Academy_of_Mathematics_and_Science" title="California Academy of Mathematics and Science">California Academy of Mathematics and Science</a> or CAMS, a mathematics and science magnet high school, administered by the <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_Unified_School_District" title="Long Beach Unified School District">Long Beach Unified School District</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Private_schools">Private schools</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Private schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Torrance also has several private schools. Catholic schools under the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Los_Angeles" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles</a> include <a href="/wiki/Bishop_Montgomery_High_School" title="Bishop Montgomery High School">Bishop Montgomery High School</a>, Nativity Catholic School, St James Catholic School and St Catherine Laboure Catholic School. Protestant private schools include Ascension Lutheran School and First Lutheran School.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1980 the <a href="/wiki/Lyc%C3%A9e_Fran%C3%A7ais_de_Los_Angeles" title="Lycée Français de Los Angeles">Lycée Français de Los Angeles</a> bought the 6.2-acre (2.5 ha) former Parkway School property, located in the Hollywood Riviera section of Torrance, from TUSD.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This property became the Lycee's Torrance campus, and as of February 1990 the campus had 100 students. In November 1989 the Lycee sold the property for $2.65 million to Manhattan Holding Co. and scheduled to transfer the students to its West Los Angeles campuses. As of February 1990 neighbors of the campus site were asking the City of Torrance to not modify the zoning of this property. The Lycee stated that the campus closed due to low enrollment.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At one time, Coast Christian Schools (now <a href="/wiki/Valor_Christian_Academy" title="Valor Christian Academy">Valor Christian Academy</a>) maintained a high school campus in Torrance.<sup id="cite_ref-Campuses1999_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Campuses1999-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Torrance is in the <a href="/wiki/El_Camino_Community_College_District" class="mw-redirect" title="El Camino Community College District">El Camino Community College District</a>. The campus <a href="/wiki/El_Camino_College" title="El Camino College">El Camino College</a> is mostly outside the city limits in unincorporated <a href="/wiki/Alondra_Park,_California" title="Alondra Park, California">Alondra Park</a>, while a portion is in the Torrance City limits.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> El Camino College was founded in 1947, and the campus covers 126 acres (0.51 km<sup>2</sup>). As of 2011, the college enrolls over 25,000 students each semester.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miscellaneous_education">Miscellaneous education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Miscellaneous education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1980, <a href="/wiki/Asahi_Gakuen" title="Asahi Gakuen">Asahi Gakuen</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Hoshu_jugyo_ko" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoshu jugyo ko">weekend Japanese-language education institution</a>, began renting space in <a href="/wiki/South_Torrance_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="South Torrance High School">South Torrance High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rainey_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rainey-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The weekend school continues to use the high school for its Torrance Campus (トーランス校 <i>Tōransu-kō</i>). Asahi Gakuen has its administrative offices in Harbor Gateway, near Torrance.<sup id="cite_ref-Addressesfor2024_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Addressesfor2024-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> is the metropolitan area's newspaper. </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Breeze" title="Daily Breeze">Daily Breeze</a></i>, a 70,000-circulation daily newspaper, is published in Torrance. It serves the <a href="/wiki/South_Bay,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="South Bay, Los Angeles">South Bay</a> cities of <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles County">Los Angeles County</a>. Its slogan is "LAX to LA Harbor". Herald Publications, media group started the <i>Torrance Tribune</i>, a community newspaper, which was started November 2010, it has a distribution of 15,000 newspapers to single-family homes and businesses in the City of Torrance. </p><p>Torrance CitiCABLE, shown on KNET 25.2, Spectrum 3, Frontier FiOS 31 is the government access channel. Programming includes news, sports, entertainment, information, public affairs, and city council meetings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Torrance,_California" title="Special:EditPage/Torrance, California">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2012</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Torrance,_California" title="Category:People from Torrance, California">Category:People from Torrance, California</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Isen" title="Albert Isen">Albert Isen</a>, first directly elected mayor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Acu%C3%B1a" title="Jason Acuña">Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña</a>, TV host and actor<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memo_Arzate" title="Memo Arzate">Guillermo "Memo" Arzate</a>, former professional soccer player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bela_Bajaria" title="Bela Bajaria">Bela Bajaria</a>, Netflix Chief Content Officer, Time 100 Most Influential People (2022); attended Torrance High</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Bonsall" title="Brian Bonsall">Brian Bonsall</a>, actor in <i>Blank Check</i> (1994 Disney film)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Bornstein" title="Jonathan Bornstein">Jonathan Bornstein</a> (born 1984), soccer left back/midfielder (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Fire_FC" title="Chicago Fire FC">Chicago Fire FC</a> and national team)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Butler_(musician)" title="John Butler (musician)">John Butler</a>, leader of the <a href="/wiki/John_Butler_Trio" title="John Butler Trio">John Butler Trio</a><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Call" title="Brandon Call">Brandon Call</a>, actor on <a href="/wiki/Step_by_Step_(TV_series)" title="Step by Step (TV series)"><i>Step by Step</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Carlton" title="Larry Carlton">Larry Carlton</a>, guitarist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Chiang_(California_politician)" title="John Chiang (California politician)">John Chiang</a>, California State Controller<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kraig_Chiles" title="Kraig Chiles">Kraig Chiles</a>, professional soccer player for the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Sockers_(2009)" title="San Diego Sockers (2009)">San Diego Sockers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Clinton_Jr." title="Roger Clinton Jr.">Roger Clinton</a>, half-brother of President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_d%27Arnaud" title="Chase d'Arnaud">Chase d'Arnaud</a>, former Major League Baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Daut" title="Peter Daut">Peter Daut</a>, news anchor, <a href="/wiki/KCBS-TV" title="KCBS-TV">KCBS-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Decamp" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosemary Decamp">Rosemary Decamp</a>, actress<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Demaria" title="Chris Demaria">Chris Demaria</a>, former MLB pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Royals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Brewers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Derek" title="Bo Derek">Bo Derek</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dudikoff" title="Michael Dudikoff">Michael Dudikoff</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_East" title="Bobby East">Bobby East</a>, <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Ellis_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Ellis (racing driver)">Ryan Ellis</a>, NASCAR driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Engen" title="Whitney Engen">Whitney Engen</a>, player for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">United States women's national soccer team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carla_Esparza" title="Carla Esparza">Carla Esparza</a>, mixed martial artist; former <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">UFC</a> strawweight champion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Goff" title="Kellen Goff">Kellen Goff</a>, voice actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Going" title="Ben Going">Ben Going</a>, <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> celebrity<sup id="cite_ref-USATODAY1_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USATODAY1-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Tony Gonzalez</a>, retired <a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">tight end</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a>; 11-time <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> selection<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rorion_Gracie" title="Rorion Gracie">Rorion Gracie</a> & <a href="/wiki/Royce_Gracie" title="Royce Gracie">Royce Gracie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a> practitioners and <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">UFC</a> fighters</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bart_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Bart Johnson (baseball)">Bart Johnson</a>, retired <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a> pitcher<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parnelli_Jones" title="Parnelli Jones">Parnelli Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Automobile_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Automobile Club">USAC</a> driver and his son, <a href="/wiki/P._J._Jones" title="P. J. Jones">P. J. Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/IndyCar" title="IndyCar">IRL</a> driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_Jonze" title="Spike Jonze">Spike Jonze</a>, director, producer, screenwriter and actor; part owner of skateboard company <a href="/wiki/Girl_Distribution_Company" title="Girl Distribution Company">Girl Skateboards</a><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Kendall" title="Fred Kendall">Fred Kendall</a>, former MLB catcher and manager<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kendall" title="Jason Kendall">Jason Kendall</a>, former MLB catcher<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Kerman" title="Dave Kerman">Dave Kerman</a>, drummer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chloe_Kim" title="Chloe Kim">Chloe Kim</a>, professional snowboarder, <a href="/wiki/2018_Winter_Olympics" title="2018 Winter Olympics">2018 Winter Olympics</a> gold medalist<sup id="cite_ref-NBC_Yap_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBC_Yap-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kim" title="Kevin Kim">Kevin Kim</a>, professional tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harajuku_Girls#Jennifer_Kita" title="Harajuku Girls">Jennifer Kita</a>, Angel/Lil Angel of the <a href="/wiki/Harajuku_Girls" title="Harajuku Girls">Harajuku Girls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alix_Klineman" title="Alix Klineman">Alix Klineman</a> (born 1989), volleyball player<sup id="cite_ref-auto_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Kolden" title="Scott Kolden">Scott Kolden</a>, actor</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Kwan" title="Michelle Kwan">Michelle Kwan</a>, 5-time world champion figure skater and <a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Belize" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Belize">United States ambassador to Belize</a> since 2022<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_LaRoche" title="Dave LaRoche">Dave LaRoche</a>, former MLB pitcher; father of MLB players <a href="/wiki/Adam_LaRoche" title="Adam LaRoche">Adam LaRoche</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andy_LaRoche" title="Andy LaRoche">Andy LaRoche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokimonsta" title="Tokimonsta">Jennifer Lee (TOKiMONSTA)</a>, electronic music producer and DJ</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Lieu" title="Ted Lieu">Ted Lieu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Representative" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Representative">U.S. Representative</a> for <a href="/wiki/California%27s_33rd_congressional_district" title="California's 33rd congressional district">California's 33rd congressional district</a><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Lilly" title="Ted Lilly">Ted Lilly</a>, retired MLB starting pitcher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Lin" title="Jeremy Lin">Jeremy Lin</a>, professional basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Lopez" title="Nancy Lopez">Nancy Lopez</a>, Hall of Fame professional golfer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joyce_Manor" title="Joyce Manor">Joyce Manor</a>, emo/punk band</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Manumaleuna" title="Brandon Manumaleuna">Brandon Manumaleuna</a>, NFL tight end for the Chicago Bears</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rami_Malek" title="Rami Malek">Rami Malek</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Margarito" title="Antonio Margarito">Antonio Margarito</a>, Mexican-American professional boxer<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francisco_Mendoza_(footballer)" title="Francisco Mendoza (footballer)">Francisco Mendoza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyson_Michalka" class="mw-redirect" title="Alyson Michalka">Alyson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Michalka" class="mw-redirect" title="Amanda Michalka">Amanda Michalka</a> (<a href="/wiki/78violet" class="mw-redirect" title="78violet">Aly & AJ</a>), singers and actresses</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Miller_(baseball,_born_1977)" title="Justin Miller (baseball, born 1977)">Justin Miller</a>, MLB pitcher<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethan_Moreau" title="Ethan Moreau">Ethan Moreau</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a> hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivory_(wrestler)" title="Ivory (wrestler)">Lisa Moretti</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="World Wrestling Entertainment">WWE</a>'s "Ivory"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Morton" title="Chad Morton">Chad Morton</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Morton" title="Johnnie Morton">Johnnie Morton</a>, former NFL player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Moyer" title="Paul Moyer">Paul Moyer</a>, television news broadcaster</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Nakano" title="George Nakano">George Nakano</a>, California politician<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Newcombe" title="Don Newcombe">Don Newcombe</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> pitcher; first winner of <a href="/wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Rookie of the Year award">Rookie of the Year</a>, <a href="/wiki/MLB_Most_Valuable_Player_award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Most Valuable Player award">MVP</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young</a> awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nguyen" title="Steve Nguyen">Steve Nguyen</a>, director, producer, and screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Norris" title="Chuck Norris">Chuck Norris</a>, karate expert and actor; raised in Torrance; opened his first <a href="/wiki/Dojo" title="Dojo">dojo</a> in Torrance<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Okuda" title="Amy Okuda">Amy Okuda</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Ortega" title="Brian Ortega">Brian Ortega</a>, mixed martial artist</li> <li>the Pedregon family, professional drag racers Frank Sr., <a href="/wiki/Cruz_Pedregon" title="Cruz Pedregon">Cruz</a>, Frank Jr., and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Pedregon" title="Tony Pedregon">Tony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Popovich" title="Greg Popovich">Greg Popovich</a>, founder and owner of Castle Rock Winery<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolene_Purdy" title="Jolene Purdy">Jolene Purdy</a>, actress, best known for role in <a href="/wiki/Under_the_Dome_(TV_series)" title="Under the Dome (TV series)"><i>Under the Dome</i></a> as Dodee</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Sabara" title="Daryl Sabara">Daryl Sabara</a> & Evan Sabara, actors (<i><a href="/wiki/Spy_Kids_(film)" title="Spy Kids (film)">Spy Kids</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Keeping_Up_with_the_Steins" title="Keeping Up with the Steins">Keeping Up with the Steins</a></i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ad%C3%A1n_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Adán Sánchez">Adán Sánchez</a>, Mexican-American corrido singer<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Sarkisian" title="Steve Sarkisian">Steve Sarkisian</a>, Current head football coach at the University of Texas at Austin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigi_Schmid" title="Sigi Schmid">Sigi Schmid</a>, <a href="/wiki/LA_Galaxy" title="LA Galaxy">LA Galaxy</a> head coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skip_Schumaker" title="Skip Schumaker">Skip Schumaker</a>, MLB outfielder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Shenkarow" title="Justin Shenkarow">Justin Shenkarow</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Smith" title="Bud Smith">Bud Smith</a>, retired MLB player; threw <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> in his rookie season (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>, rapper, actor; owns mansion in Hollywood Riviera neighborhood</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stevenson" title="Joe Stevenson">Joe Stevenson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a> practitioner and <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">UFC</a> fighter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Stewart_(soccer)" title="Jack Stewart (soccer)">Jack Stewart</a>, soccer player, <a href="/wiki/Carolina_RailHawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina RailHawks">Carolina RailHawks</a> in <a href="/wiki/USL_First_Division" title="USL First Division">USL-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royle_Stillman" title="Royle Stillman">Royle Stillman</a>, MLB outfielder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Suff" title="William Suff">William Suff</a>, serial killer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino" title="Quentin Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a>, filmmaker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiny_Ron_Taylor" title="Tiny Ron Taylor">Ron Taylor</a>, film and television actor, pro basketball player (ABA and Austrian League)<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Taylor" title="Tyrone Taylor">Tyrone Taylor</a>, center fielder for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deon_Thompson" title="Deon Thompson">Deon Thompson</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina Tar Heels</a> basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connor_Tingley" title="Connor Tingley">Connor Tingley</a>, artist<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Traber" title="Billy Traber">Billy Traber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> pitcher<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_van_Soest" title="Tiffany van Soest">Tiffany van Soest</a>, kickboxer<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janeene_Vickers" title="Janeene Vickers">Janeene Vickers</a>, <a href="/wiki/1992_Barcelona_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 Barcelona Olympics">1992 Barcelona Olympics</a> medalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Washington" title="Chauncey Washington">Chauncey Washington</a>, former NFL running back</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Walker" title="Glen Walker">Glen Walker</a>, NFL player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Warner_Wallace" title="J. Warner Wallace">J. Warner Wallace</a>, homicide detective and Christian apologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wells" title="David Wells">David Wells</a>, former MLB pitcher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Westphal" title="Paul Westphal">Paul Westphal</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> player and former head coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Wheeler" title="Ryan Wheeler">Ryan Wheeler</a>, MLB third baseman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denzel_Whitaker" title="Denzel Whitaker">Denzel Whitaker</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_White_(running_back,_born_1991)" title="John White (running back, born 1991)">John White</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">CFL</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Wright_(baseball)" title="Steven Wright (baseball)">Steven Wright</a>, starting pitcher for Boston Red Sox</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Zamperini" title="Louis Zamperini">Louis Zamperini</a>, 1936 Olympic track star, World War II veteran, author, speaker; subject of <i><a href="/wiki/Unbroken_(book)" title="Unbroken (book)">Unbroken</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latrice_Royale" title="Latrice Royale">Latrice Royale</a>, drag queen; best known for competing on the <a href="/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race_(season_4)" class="mw-redirect" title="RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)">fourth season</a> of <a href="/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race" title="RuPaul's Drag Race">RuPaul's Drag Race</a> and the <a href="/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race_All_Stars_(season_4)" class="mw-redirect" title="RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 4)">fourth season</a> of <a href="/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race_All_Stars" title="RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars">RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torrance,_California&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1973, Torrance established a sister-city relationship with <a href="/wiki/Kashiwa,_Chiba" class="mw-redirect" title="Kashiwa, Chiba">Kashiwa, Chiba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, as part of the <a href="/wiki/Sister_Cities_International" title="Sister Cities International">Sister Cities International</a> program. Since then, citizens of Torrance have regularly engaged in cultural exchange with Kashiwa through the guidance of the Torrance Sister City Association, which facilitates a Japanese cultural festival, a yearly student exchange program, and contact between officials of the two cities. <a href="/wiki/North_High_School_(Torrance)" class="mw-redirect" title="North High School (Torrance)">North High</a> is the official sister high school of Kashiwa Municipal High. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 27,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Communities+of+Interest+-+City&rft.pub=California+Citizens+Redistricting+Commission&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwedrawthelines.ca.gov%2Fdownloads%2Fmeeting_handouts_072011%2Fhandouts_20110729_q2_cd_finaldraft_splits.zip&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120730081627/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/31996?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Torrance">Post Office Location – Torrance</a>." <i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a></i>. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120716120101/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/38079?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Torrance">Post Office Location – Marcelina</a>." <i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a></i>. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120715102859/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/32289?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Torrance">Post Office Location – Walteria</a>." <i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a></i>. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120719085555/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/65468?p=2&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Torrance">Post Office Location – North Torrance</a>." <i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a></i>. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120728174735/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/14833?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Torrance">Post Office Location – Del Amo</a>." <i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a></i>. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ladhs-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ladhs_80-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.harbor-ucla.org/about/contact-us/">"Contact Us"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Harbor%E2%80%93UCLA_Medical_Center" title="Harbor–UCLA Medical Center">Harbor–UCLA Medical Center</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Department_of_Health_Services" title="Los Angeles County Department of Health Services">Los Angeles County Department of Health Services</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 18,</span> 2018</span>. <q>1000 West Carson Street, Torrance, California 90509</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Harbor%E2%80%93UCLA+Medical+Center&rft.atitle=Contact+Us&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harbor-ucla.org%2Fabout%2Fcontact-us%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WCMap-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WCMap_81-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st06_ca/place/p0684144_west_carson/DC10BLK_P0684144_001.pdf">West Carson CDP, California</a>." <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>. Retrieved on May 18, 2019. Compare to the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=2784">Zoning map of</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=2780">Land use map of</a> (which indicates hospitals) Torrance, California. Harbor-UCLA is not in the Torrance city limits.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/torrance.pdf">Torrance Health Center</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150201202645/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/torrance.pdf">Archived</a> February 1, 2015, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>." <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Department_of_Health_Services" title="Los Angeles County Department of Health Services">Los Angeles County Department of Health Services</a>. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826214025/http://www.torranceca.gov/TFD/108.htm">"Fire Department"</a>. <i>Torranceca.gov</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.torranceca.gov/TFD/108.htm">the original</a> on August 26, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 12,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Torranceca.gov&rft.atitle=Fire+Department&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.torranceca.gov%2FTFD%2F108.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.library.torranceca.gov/">"Torrance Public Library"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 30,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Torrance+Public+Library&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.library.torranceca.gov%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCHEN2015" class="citation web cs1">CHEN, ANNA (September 9, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thesource.metro.net/2015/09/09/city-of-torrance-breaks-ground-on-new-measure-r-funded-regional-transit-terminal/">"Torrance breaks ground on regional transit center"</a>. <i>The Source</i>. <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority" title="Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority">METRO</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 1,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Source&rft.atitle=Torrance+breaks+ground+on+regional+transit+center&rft.date=2015-09-09&rft.aulast=CHEN&rft.aufirst=ANNA&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fthesource.metro.net%2F2015%2F09%2F09%2Fcity-of-torrance-breaks-ground-on-new-measure-r-funded-regional-transit-terminal%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-86"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-86">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/07/22/metro-c-line-extension-could-lose-torrances-backing/">"Metro C Line extension could lose Torrance's backing"</a>. <i>Daily Breeze</i>. July 22, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Daily+Breeze&rft.atitle=Metro+C+Line+extension+could+lose+Torrance%27s+backing&rft.date=2023-07-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailybreeze.com%2F2023%2F07%2F22%2Fmetro-c-line-extension-could-lose-torrances-backing%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tusd.org/pages/uploaded_files/THS%20Profile%2008-09%20FINAL.pdf">Torrance Unified School District website – About Torrance High</a> Retrieved April 8, 2009<sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged June 2016">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=2772">"Torrance Schools"</a>. City of Torrance<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 18,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Torrance+Schools&rft.pub=City+of+Torrance&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.torranceca.gov%2Fhome%2Fshowdocument%3Fid%3D2772&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span> - <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=2780">See also land use map</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-89"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJacobs2021" class="citation web cs1">Jacobs, Lisa (July 19, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/07/19/heres-why-frankie-the-ficus-tree-was-chopped-down-in-torrance">"Here's why Frankie the ficus tree was chopped down in Torrance"</a>. <i>Daily Breeze</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 21,</span> 2021</span>. <q>... the "Hollywood Riviera" area, which has a Redondo Beach ZIP code but is actually in Torrance.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Daily+Breeze&rft.atitle=Here%27s+why+Frankie+the+ficus+tree+was+chopped+down+in+Torrance&rft.date=2021-07-19&rft.aulast=Jacobs&rft.aufirst=Lisa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailybreeze.com%2F2021%2F07%2F19%2Fheres-why-frankie-the-ficus-tree-was-chopped-down-in-torrance&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rae-Dupree, Janet. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-16-me-556-story.html">Development Fears Raised by Torrance School Sale : Land Use: Neighbors of 6.2-acre campus of Lycee Francais de Los Angeles ask City Council to retain current zoning.</a>" (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-16-me-556-story.html">Archive</a>). <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>. February 16, 1990. Retrieved on June 29, 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Campuses1999-91"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Campuses1999_91-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19991109072348/http://www.ccschools.org/campus.html">Where Are We Located?</a>" Coast Christian Schools. November 9, 1999. Retrieved on July 9, 2016. "4010 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, CA 90505"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/56036/637763704255830000">"Adopted Council Election Districts"</a>. City of Torrance<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 16,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Adopted+Council+Election+Districts&rft.pub=City+of+Torrance&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.torranceca.gov%2Fhome%2Fshowpublisheddocument%2F56036%2F637763704255830000&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span> - Shows outline of the college against the city limits boundary.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-93"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-93">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st06_ca/place/p0601150_alondra_park/DC20BLK_P0601150.pdf">"2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Alondra Park CDP, CA"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 16,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2020+CENSUS+-+CENSUS+BLOCK+MAP%3A+Alondra+Park+CDP%2C+CA&rft.pub=U.S.+Census+Bureau&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.census.gov%2Fgeo%2Fmaps%2FDC2020%2FDC20BLK%2Fst06_ca%2Fplace%2Fp0601150_alondra_park%2FDC20BLK_P0601150.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span> - Compare against the college map.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-94"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-94">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050106084748/http://www.elcamino.edu/">"Elcamino.edu"</a>. <i>Elcamino.edu</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.elcamino.edu">the original</a> on January 6, 2005.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Elcamino.edu&rft.atitle=Elcamino.edu&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elcamino.edu&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rainey-95"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Rainey_95-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rainey, James. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-31-me-7523-story.html">Children of Japanese Executives Flock to Special Classrooms</a>." <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>. December 31, 1987. Retrieved on March 6, 2014.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Addressesfor2024-96"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Addressesfor2024_96-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.asahigakuen.com/">"Home"</a>. Asahi Gakuen<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 15,</span> 2024</span>. <q>学園事務局 19191 S. Vermont Ave., #660 Torrance, CA 90502[...]トーランス校 South High School</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Home&rft.pub=Asahi+Gakuen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asahigakuen.com%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATorrance%2C+California" class="Z3988"></span> - Compare the administrative office location to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://planning.lacity.gov/odocument/fdc76021-10e1-4f71-b9ac-7d6c34ddadae/Draft_GPLU_Harbor_Gateway_OCT_2020.pdf">the Map of Harbor Gateway from the City of Los Angeles</a>. Despite the Torrance address, the administrative office is not in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/53850/637674001208570000">the City of Torrance</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-97"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-97">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHixon2013" class="citation news cs1">Hixon, Michael (November 5, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tbrnews.com/business/from-jackass-to-restauranteur-wee-man-gives-back-with-chronic/article_cc270440-466a-11e3-878d-001a4bcf887a.html">"From 'Jackass' to restaurateur: Wee Man gives back with Chronic Tacos in Redondo Beach"</a>. <i>The Beach Reporter</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Breeze" title="Daily Breeze">Daily Breeze</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;;width:1%">Healthcare</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Little_Company_of_Mary_Hospital_(Torrance)" title="Little Company of Mary Hospital (Torrance)">Little Company of Mary Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrance_Memorial_Medical_Center" title="Torrance Memorial Medical Center">Torrance Memorial Medical Center</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harbor%E2%80%93UCLA_Medical_Center" title="Harbor–UCLA Medical Center">Harbor–UCLA Medical Center</a>*</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background: #FCC200;"><div>*Located in <a 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States</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="background:#FCC200;color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles"><span>Los Angeles</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FCC200;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="List of cities in Los Angeles County, California">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agoura_Hills,_California" title="Agoura Hills, California">Agoura Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alhambra,_California" title="Alhambra, California">Alhambra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcadia,_California" title="Arcadia, California">Arcadia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artesia,_California" title="Artesia, California">Artesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avalon,_California" title="Avalon, California">Avalon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azusa,_California" title="Azusa, California">Azusa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldwin_Park,_California" title="Baldwin Park, California">Baldwin Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell,_California" title="Bell, California">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_Gardens,_California" title="Bell Gardens, California">Bell Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellflower,_California" title="Bellflower, California">Bellflower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradbury,_California" title="Bradbury, California">Bradbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burbank,_California" title="Burbank, California">Burbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calabasas,_California" title="Calabasas, California">Calabasas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carson,_California" title="Carson, California">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cerritos,_California" title="Cerritos, California">Cerritos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Industry,_California" title="City of Industry, California">City of Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claremont,_California" title="Claremont, California">Claremont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commerce,_California" title="Commerce, California">Commerce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Compton,_California" title="Compton, California">Compton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covina,_California" title="Covina, California">Covina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cudahy,_California" title="Cudahy, California">Cudahy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culver_City,_California" title="Culver City, California">Culver City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Bar,_California" title="Diamond Bar, California">Diamond Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downey,_California" title="Downey, California">Downey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duarte,_California" title="Duarte, California">Duarte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Monte,_California" title="El Monte, California">El Monte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Segundo,_California" title="El Segundo, California">El Segundo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardena,_California" title="Gardena, California">Gardena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_California" title="Glendale, California">Glendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendora,_California" title="Glendora, California">Glendora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Gardens,_California" title="Hawaiian Gardens, California">Hawaiian Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorne,_California" title="Hawthorne, California">Hawthorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermosa_Beach,_California" title="Hermosa Beach, California">Hermosa Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hidden_Hills,_California" title="Hidden Hills, California">Hidden Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Park,_California" title="Huntington Park, California">Huntington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irwindale,_California" title="Irwindale, California">Irwindale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Ca%C3%B1ada_Flintridge,_California" title="La Cañada Flintridge, California">La Cañada Flintridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Habra_Heights,_California" title="La Habra Heights, California">La Habra Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Mirada,_California" title="La Mirada, California">La Mirada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Puente,_California" title="La Puente, California">La Puente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Verne,_California" title="La Verne, California">La Verne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_California" title="Lakewood, California">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_California" title="Lancaster, California">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawndale,_California" title="Lawndale, California">Lawndale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lomita,_California" title="Lomita, California">Lomita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynwood,_California" title="Lynwood, California">Lynwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malibu,_California" title="Malibu, California">Malibu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Beach,_California" title="Manhattan Beach, California">Manhattan Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maywood,_California" title="Maywood, California">Maywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monrovia,_California" title="Monrovia, California">Monrovia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montebello,_California" title="Montebello, California">Montebello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monterey_Park,_California" title="Monterey Park, California">Monterey Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_California" title="Norwalk, California">Norwalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmdale,_California" title="Palmdale, California">Palmdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palos_Verdes_Estates,_California" title="Palos Verdes Estates, California">Palos Verdes Estates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount,_California" title="Paramount, California">Paramount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pico_Rivera,_California" title="Pico Rivera, California">Pico Rivera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pomona,_California" title="Pomona, California">Pomona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Palos_Verdes,_California" title="Rancho Palos Verdes, California">Rancho Palos Verdes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Hills,_California" title="Rolling Hills, California">Rolling Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Hills_Estates,_California" title="Rolling Hills Estates, California">Rolling Hills Estates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemead,_California" title="Rosemead, California">Rosemead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Dimas,_California" title="San Dimas, California">San Dimas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando,_California" title="San Fernando, California">San Fernando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Gabriel,_California" title="San Gabriel, California">San Gabriel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marino,_California" title="San Marino, California">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clarita,_California" title="Santa Clarita, California">Santa Clarita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe_Springs,_California" title="Santa Fe Springs, California">Santa Fe Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Madre,_California" title="Sierra Madre, California">Sierra Madre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_Hill,_California" title="Signal Hill, California">Signal Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_El_Monte,_California" title="South El Monte, California">South El Monte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gate,_California" title="South Gate, California">South Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Pasadena,_California" title="South Pasadena, California">South Pasadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_City,_California" title="Temple City, California">Temple City</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Torrance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon,_California" title="Vernon, California">Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walnut,_California" title="Walnut, California">Walnut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Covina,_California" title="West Covina, California">West Covina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hollywood,_California" title="West Hollywood, California">West Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westlake_Village,_California" title="Westlake Village, California">Westlake Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whittier,_California" title="Whittier, California">Whittier</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="3" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Los Angeles County map"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg/87px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg/130px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg/174px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054" /></span><figcaption>Los Angeles County map</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FCC200;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acton,_California" title="Acton, California">Acton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agua_Dulce,_California" title="Agua Dulce, California">Agua Dulce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alondra_Park,_California" title="Alondra Park, California">Alondra Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Altadena,_California" title="Altadena, California">Altadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avocado_Heights,_California" title="Avocado Heights, California">Avocado Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castaic,_California" title="Castaic, California">Castaic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charter_Oak,_California" title="Charter Oak, California">Charter Oak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citrus,_California" title="Citrus, California">Citrus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Aire,_California" title="Del Aire, California">Del Aire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_View_Highlands,_California" title="Desert View Highlands, California">Desert View Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Los_Angeles,_California" title="East Los Angeles, California">East Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Pasadena,_California" title="East Pasadena, California">East Pasadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Rancho_Dominguez,_California" title="East Rancho Dominguez, California">East Rancho Dominguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_San_Gabriel,_California" title="East San Gabriel, California">East San Gabriel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Whittier,_California" title="East Whittier, California">East Whittier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Lake,_California" title="Elizabeth Lake, California">Elizabeth Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence-Graham,_California" title="Florence-Graham, California">Florence-Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Valley,_Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Green Valley, Los Angeles County, California">Green Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hacienda_Heights,_California" title="Hacienda Heights, California">Hacienda Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hasley_Canyon,_California" title="Hasley Canyon, California">Hasley Canyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Crescenta-Montrose,_California" title="La Crescenta-Montrose, California">La Crescenta-Montrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladera_Heights,_California" title="Ladera Heights, California">Ladera Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Hughes,_California" title="Lake Hughes, California">Lake Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Los_Angeles,_California" title="Lake Los Angeles, California">Lake Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lennox,_California" title="Lennox, California">Lennox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leona_Valley,_California" title="Leona Valley, California">Leona Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Littlerock,_California" title="Littlerock, California">Littlerock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marina_del_Rey,_California" title="Marina del Rey, California">Marina del Rey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayflower_Village,_California" title="Mayflower Village, California">Mayflower Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_El_Monte,_California" title="North El Monte, California">North El Monte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepperdine_University,_California_(CDP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pepperdine University, California (CDP)">Pepperdine University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quartz_Hill,_California" title="Quartz Hill, California">Quartz Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Hills,_California" title="Rose Hills, California">Rose Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowland_Heights,_California" title="Rowland Heights, California">Rowland Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Pasqual,_Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="San Pasqual, Los Angeles County, California">San Pasqual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Monrovia_Island,_California" title="South Monrovia Island, California">South Monrovia Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_San_Gabriel,_California" title="South San Gabriel, California">South San Gabriel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_San_Jose_Hills,_California" title="South San Jose Hills, California">South San Jose Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Whittier,_California" title="South Whittier, California">South Whittier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevenson_Ranch,_California" title="Stevenson Ranch, California">Stevenson Ranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sun_Village,_California" title="Sun Village, California">Sun Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topanga,_California" title="Topanga, California">Topanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Verde,_California" title="Val Verde, California">Val Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valinda,_California" title="Valinda, California">Valinda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/View_Park%E2%80%93Windsor_Hills,_California" title="View Park–Windsor Hills, California">View Park-Windsor Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent,_California" title="Vincent, California">Vincent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walnut_Park,_California" title="Walnut Park, California">Walnut Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Athens,_California" title="West Athens, California">West Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Carson,_California" title="West Carson, California">West Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Puente_Valley,_California" title="West Puente Valley, California">West Puente Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Rancho_Dominguez,_California" title="West Rancho Dominguez, California">West Rancho Dominguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Whittier-Los_Nietos,_California" title="West Whittier-Los Nietos, California">West Whittier-Los Nietos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westmont,_California" title="Westmont, California">Westmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willowbrook,_California" title="Willowbrook, California">Willowbrook</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FCC200;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agoura,_California" title="Agoura, California">Agoura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpine,_Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Alpine, Los Angeles County, California">Alpine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alsace,_California" title="Alsace, California">Alsace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Altacanyada,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Altacanyada, California">Altacanyada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrade_Corner,_California" title="Andrade Corner, California">Andrade Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antelope_Acres,_California" title="Antelope Acres, California">Antelope Acres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antelope_Center,_California" title="Antelope Center, California">Antelope Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athens,_California" title="Athens, California">Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bassett,_California" title="Bassett, California">Bassett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Pines,_California" title="Big Pines, California">Big Pines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boiling_Point,_California" title="Boiling Point, California">Boiling Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castaic_Junction,_California" title="Castaic Junction, California">Castaic Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_Terrace,_California" title="City Terrace, California">City Terrace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornell,_Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Cornell, Los Angeles County, California">Cornell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Sur,_California" title="Del Sur, California">Del Sur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Valle,_California" title="Del Valle, California">Del Valle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Nido,_Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="El Nido, Los Angeles County, California">El Nido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firestone_Park,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Firestone Park, California">Firestone Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence,_California" title="Florence, California">Florence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorman,_California" title="Gorman, California">Gorman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillgrove,_California" title="Hillgrove, California">Hillgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hi_Vista,_California" title="Hi Vista, California">Hi Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juniper_Hills,_California" title="Juniper Hills, California">Juniper Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kagel_Canyon,_California" title="Kagel Canyon, California">Kagel Canyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinneloa_Mesa,_California" title="Kinneloa Mesa, California">Kinneloa Mesa</a></li> <li>Largo Vista</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llano,_California" title="Llano, California">Llano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malibu_Vista,_California" title="Malibu Vista, California">Malibu Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monte_Nido,_California" title="Monte Nido, California">Monte Nido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neenach,_California" title="Neenach, California">Neenach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninetynine_Oaks,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninetynine Oaks, California">Ninetynine Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearblossom,_California" title="Pearblossom, California">Pearblossom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Dominguez,_California" title="Rancho Dominguez, California">Rancho Dominguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Box,_California" title="Red Box, California">Red Box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandberg,_California" title="Sandberg, California">Sandberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seminole_Hot_Springs,_California" title="Seminole Hot Springs, California">Seminole Hot Springs</a></li> <li><a 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title="San Bernardino County, California">San Bernardino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ventura_County,_California" title="Ventura County, California">Ventura</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Basin_JPLLandsat.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Los Angeles Basin"><img alt="Los Angeles Basin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Los_Angeles_Basin_JPLLandsat.jpg/100px-Los_Angeles_Basin_JPLLandsat.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Los_Angeles_Basin_JPLLandsat.jpg/150px-Los_Angeles_Basin_JPLLandsat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Los_Angeles_Basin_JPLLandsat.jpg/200px-Los_Angeles_Basin_JPLLandsat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2063" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Cities<br />and<br />towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">Central city</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">200k–500k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fontana,_California" title="Fontana, California">Fontana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irvine,_California" title="Irvine, California">Irvine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moreno_Valley,_California" title="Moreno Valley, California">Moreno Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxnard,_California" title="Oxnard, California">Oxnard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside,_California" title="Riverside, California">Riverside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Ana,_California" title="Santa Ana, California">Santa Ana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clarita,_California" title="Santa Clarita, California">Santa Clarita</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">100k−200k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burbank,_California" title="Burbank, California">Burbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corona,_California" title="Corona, California">Corona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa_Mesa,_California" title="Costa Mesa, California">Costa Mesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downey,_California" title="Downey, California">Downey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Monte,_California" title="El Monte, California">El Monte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fullerton,_California" title="Fullerton, California">Fullerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garden_Grove,_California" title="Garden Grove, California">Garden Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_California" title="Glendale, California">Glendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Beach,_California" title="Huntington Beach, California">Huntington Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jurupa_Valley,_California" title="Jurupa Valley, California">Jurupa Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_California" title="Lancaster, California">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murrieta,_California" title="Murrieta, California">Murrieta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menifee,_California" title="Menifee, California">Menifee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_California" title="Norwalk, California">Norwalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario,_California" title="Ontario, California">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange,_California" title="Orange, California">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmdale,_California" title="Palmdale, California">Palmdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pomona,_California" title="Pomona, California">Pomona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Cucamonga,_California" title="Rancho Cucamonga, California">Rancho Cucamonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rialto,_California" title="Rialto, California">Rialto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simi_Valley,_California" title="Simi Valley, California">Simi Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temecula,_California" title="Temecula, California">Temecula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Oaks,_California" title="Thousand Oaks, California">Thousand Oaks</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Torrance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ventura,_California" title="Ventura, California">Ventura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorville,_California" title="Victorville, California">Victorville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Covina,_California" title="West Covina, California">West Covina</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">50k–100k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alhambra,_California" title="Alhambra, California">Alhambra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aliso_Viejo,_California" title="Aliso Viejo, California">Aliso Viejo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apple_Valley,_California" title="Apple Valley, California">Apple Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcadia,_California" title="Arcadia, California">Arcadia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azusa,_California" title="Azusa, California">Azusa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldwin_Park,_California" title="Baldwin Park, California">Baldwin Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaumont,_California" title="Beaumont, California">Beaumont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellflower,_California" title="Bellflower, California">Bellflower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buena_Park,_California" title="Buena Park, California">Buena Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camarillo,_California" title="Camarillo, California">Camarillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carson,_California" title="Carson, California">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_City,_California" title="Cathedral City, California">Cathedral City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chino,_California" title="Chino, California">Chino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chino_Hills,_California" title="Chino Hills, California">Chino Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colton,_California" title="Colton, California">Colton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Compton,_California" title="Compton, California">Compton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covina,_California" title="Covina, California">Covina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cypress,_California" title="Cypress, California">Cypress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Bar,_California" title="Diamond Bar, California">Diamond Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastvale,_California" title="Eastvale, California">Eastvale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fountain_Valley,_California" title="Fountain Valley, California">Fountain Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardena,_California" title="Gardena, California">Gardena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendora,_California" title="Glendora, California">Glendora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hacienda_Heights,_California" title="Hacienda Heights, California">Hacienda Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorne,_California" title="Hawthorne, California">Hawthorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemet,_California" title="Hemet, California">Hemet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesperia,_California" title="Hesperia, California">Hesperia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland,_California" title="Highland, California">Highland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indio,_California" title="Indio, California">Indio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Habra,_California" title="La Habra, California">La Habra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguna_Niguel,_California" title="Laguna Niguel, California">Laguna Niguel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Elsinore,_California" title="Lake Elsinore, California">Lake Elsinore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest,_California" title="Lake Forest, California">Lake Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_California" title="Lakewood, California">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynwood,_California" title="Lynwood, California">Lynwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Viejo,_California" title="Mission Viejo, California">Mission Viejo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monrovia,_California" title="Monrovia, California">Monrovia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montebello,_California" title="Montebello, California">Montebello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monterey_Park,_California" title="Monterey Park, California">Monterey Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_Beach,_California" title="Newport Beach, California">Newport Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Desert,_California" title="Palm Desert, California">Palm Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount,_California" title="Paramount, California">Paramount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perris,_California" title="Perris, California">Perris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pico_Rivera,_California" title="Pico Rivera, California">Pico Rivera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Placentia,_California" title="Placentia, California">Placentia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redlands,_California" title="Redlands, California">Redlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemead,_California" title="Rosemead, California">Rosemead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Clemente,_California" title="San Clemente, California">San Clemente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jacinto,_California" title="San Jacinto, California">San Jacinto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gate,_California" title="South Gate, California">South Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tustin,_California" title="Tustin, California">Tustin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upland,_California" title="Upland, California">Upland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westminster,_California" title="Westminster, California">Westminster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whittier,_California" title="Whittier, California">Whittier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorba_Linda,_California" title="Yorba Linda, California">Yorba Linda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yucaipa,_California" title="Yucaipa, California">Yucaipa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">25k–50k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adelanto,_California" title="Adelanto, California">Adelanto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banning,_California" title="Banning, California">Banning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barstow,_California" title="Barstow, California">Barstow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell,_California" title="Bell, California">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_Gardens,_California" title="Bell Gardens, California">Bell Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brea,_California" title="Brea, California">Brea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cerritos,_California" title="Cerritos, California">Cerritos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claremont,_California" title="Claremont, California">Claremont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coachella,_California" title="Coachella, California">Coachella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culver_City,_California" title="Culver City, California">Culver City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dana_Point,_California" title="Dana Point, California">Dana Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_Hot_Springs,_California" title="Desert Hot Springs, California">Desert Hot Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Mirada,_California" title="La Mirada, California">La Mirada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Puente,_California" title="La Puente, California">La Puente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Quinta,_California" title="La Quinta, California">La Quinta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Verne,_California" title="La Verne, California">La Verne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguna_Hills,_California" title="Laguna Hills, California">Laguna Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawndale,_California" title="Lawndale, California">Lawndale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Beach,_California" title="Manhattan Beach, California">Manhattan Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maywood,_California" title="Maywood, California">Maywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monrovia,_California" title="Monrovia, California">Monrovia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montclair,_California" title="Montclair, California">Montclair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorpark,_California" title="Moorpark, California">Moorpark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norco,_California" title="Norco, California">Norco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" title="Palm Springs, California">Palm Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Palos_Verdes,_California" title="Rancho Palos Verdes, California">Rancho Palos Verdes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Santa_Margarita,_California" title="Rancho Santa Margarita, California">Rancho Santa Margarita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Dimas,_California" title="San Dimas, California">San Dimas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Gabriel,_California" title="San Gabriel, California">San Gabriel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Juan_Capistrano,_California" title="San Juan Capistrano, California">San Juan Capistrano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Paula,_California" title="Santa Paula, California">Santa Paula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seal_Beach,_California" title="Seal Beach, California">Seal Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Pasadena,_California" title="South Pasadena, California">South Pasadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanton,_California" title="Stanton, California">Stanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_City,_California" title="Temple City, California">Temple City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twentynine_Palms,_California" title="Twentynine Palms, California">Twentynine Palms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walnut,_California" title="Walnut, California">Walnut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hollywood,_California" title="West Hollywood, California">West Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildomar,_California" title="Wildomar, California">Wildomar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">10k–25k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agoura_Hills,_California" title="Agoura Hills, California">Agoura Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artesia,_California" title="Artesia, California">Artesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blythe,_California" title="Blythe, California">Blythe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calabasas,_California" title="Calabasas, California">Calabasas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calimesa,_California" title="Calimesa, California">Calimesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canyon_Lake,_California" title="Canyon Lake, California">Canyon Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commerce,_California" title="Commerce, California">Commerce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cudahy,_California" title="Cudahy, California">Cudahy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duarte,_California" title="Duarte, California">Duarte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Segundo,_California" title="El Segundo, California">El Segundo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fillmore,_California" title="Fillmore, California">Fillmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Terrace,_California" title="Grand Terrace, California">Grand Terrace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Gardens,_California" title="Hawaiian Gardens, California">Hawaiian Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermosa_Beach,_California" title="Hermosa Beach, California">Hermosa Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Ca%C3%B1ada_Flintridge,_California" title="La Cañada Flintridge, California">La Cañada Flintridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Palma,_California" title="La Palma, California">La Palma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguna_Beach,_California" title="Laguna Beach, California">Laguna Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguna_Woods,_California" title="Laguna Woods, California">Laguna Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loma_Linda,_California" title="Loma Linda, California">Loma Linda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lomita,_California" title="Lomita, California">Lomita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Alamitos,_California" title="Los Alamitos, California">Los Alamitos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malibu,_California" title="Malibu, California">Malibu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palos_Verdes_Estates,_California" title="Palos Verdes Estates, California">Palos Verdes Estates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Hueneme,_California" title="Port Hueneme, California">Port Hueneme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Mirage,_California" title="Rancho Mirage, California">Rancho Mirage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando,_California" title="San Fernando, California">San Fernando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marino,_California" title="San Marino, California">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe_Springs,_California" title="Santa Fe Springs, California">Santa Fe Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Madre,_California" title="Sierra Madre, California">Sierra Madre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_Hill,_California" title="Signal Hill, California">Signal Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_El_Monte,_California" title="South El Monte, California">South El Monte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yucca_Valley,_California" title="Yucca Valley, California">Yucca Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">Under 10k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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title="Rolling Hills, California">Rolling Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Hills_Estates,_California" title="Rolling Hills Estates, California">Rolling Hills Estates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon,_California" title="Vernon, California">Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Villa_Park,_California" title="Villa Park, California">Villa Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westlake_Village,_California" title="Westlake Village, California">Westlake Village</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a><br />over 25k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altadena,_California" title="Altadena, California">Altadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Los_Angeles,_California" title="East Los Angeles, 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