Candidates
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Susan M. Rhilinger
9,413 votes
14.08%
- Occupation: Retired Police Captain
- Torrance Airport Commissioner
- FBI National Academy Graduate
Priorities:
- Overdevelopment / Density Concerns
- Traffic Circulation
- Condition of TUSD Infrastructure
Gene Barnett
8,234 votes
12.32%
- Occupation: Appointed Concilmember
- Retired - Torrance Parks & Recreation Director - 28 years
- Past member - City of Torrance Strategic Plan Review Committee
- Moderator - Educational Council of Torrance
- Member - Council Committee on Finance & Governmental Operations
- Member - Council Transportation Committee
- Torrance Homeowner - 27 years
Priorities:
- Protect our neigborhoods from overdevelopment
- Mitigating our increasing traffic/congestion problems
- Maintain and enhance our Police and Fire services
Pat Furey
7,300 votes
10.92%
- Occupation: Deputy County Counsel
- President - Torrance Education Foundation (3 terms)
- President - North Torrance Homeowners Association (8 years)
- Chair - TUSD Personnel Commission
- Member - Torrance Blue Ribbon Committee on Ethics & Integrity
- Former Torrance Civil Service Commissioner (2 terms)
- Torrance Homeowner - 20+ years
Priorities:
- Continuing to fight against high-density development and working to resolve our traffic problems
- Ensuring ethics and transparency in our local government
- Improving our public safety and city services
Cliff Numark
7,218 votes
10.80%
- Occupation: Businessman/Nonprofit Director
- Director, American Red Cross Southern California Blood Services
- Former CEO and Management Consultant
- Commissioner, Parks & Recreation Commission
- Vice President, Torrance Symphony & Torrance Historical Society
- Secretary, Madrona Marsh Foundation
- Princeton University, Master in Public Affairs; UC Berkeley, Juris Doctor
Priorities:
- Keep Public Safety Priority #1
- Fight Traffic Congestion and Over-development
- Make Government More Accessible - Torrance 2.0
Gavin Hachiya Wasserman
6,469 votes
9.68%
- Occupation: Local Independent Businessman
- Lifelong Torrance resident, Torrance Schools (West High, Bert Lynn Middle, Towers & Carl Steele Elementary)
- Bachelor of Arts, UC Berkeley; Juris Doctor, University of Chicago
- Member, Los Angeles County Risk Management Advisory Committee
- Former Torrance Environmental Quality Commissioner
- Board Member: Torrance YMCA, Ted Tanouye Memorial Foundation (honoring Torrance's Medal of Honor recipient WWII), Switzer Learning Center (past)
- Member: Torrance Rose Float Association, Torrance Sister City Association, Torrance Historical Society (Life Member), Friends of the Madrona Marsh
Priorities:
- Keep our neighborhoods safe.
- Reduce traffic congestion.
- Maintain our infrastructure with common sense spending.
Tim Goodrich
6,091 votes
9.11%
- Occupation: Military Veteran/Businessman
- A.A.S., Avionics Systems Technology
- B.S., Business Administration (Cum Laude)
- Founder/Director, Iraq Veterans for Progress
- Torrance Disaster Services Volunteer
Priorities:
- Public Safety
- Traffic
- Environment
Kurt Weideman
5,863 votes
8.77%
- Occupation: Retired Aerospace Executive
- Torrance Planning Commissioner, current member
- El Camino College Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee, past Chair
- Torrance Cultural Arts Center Foundation, Vice President
- Torrance Education Foundation, Member
- Torrance Historical Society, Vice President
- Torrance Public Library Foundation, Board Member
Priorities:
- Control development
- Reduce traffic congesting
- Enhance public safety
Rod Guyton
5,554 votes
8.31%
- Occupation: Business Owner
- former Planning Commissioner
- former Parks and Recreation Commissioner
- former Community Services Commissioner
- former Councilman (appointed 9 months)
Priorities:
- STOP High Density Development
- Find news ways to help TUSD with revenue issues
- Get our streets repaired
Mike Mauno
3,686 votes
5.51%
- Occupation: Project Manager
- Torrance City Council 2002-2006
- Planning Commisioner 10 Years
- Graduate of El Camino College
- BS School of Engineering Cal State Long Beach
- Torrance Commissions since 1978
- Vice President Independent Cities Association
Priorities:
- Public Safety - Advance Torrance's Ranking 5 Points in 5 Years to be one of the safest cities in American
- Traffic Solutions - Manage traffic with the latest wireless technology to control the bottlenecks throughout the city
- Assiting Our Growing Senior Population
Dave Ouwerkerk
2,313 votes
3.46%
- Occupation: Engineering Programs Manager
- Resident of Torrance for 24 years
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Loyola Maryment University
- Master of Science degree from UCLA
- Torrance/South Bay YMCA Program Service Award (1991)
- Howard Wood PTA Honorary Service Award (1994)
- Torrance Airport Commissioner (8 years)
Priorities:
- Smart Development for a Balanced Torrance
- Address traffic issues
- Campaign finance reform
Donald "Don" Pyles
1,845 votes
2.76%
- Occupation: Resource Specialist Teacher
Charles Michel Deemer
1,504 votes
2.25%
- Occupation: Bookkeeper/Tax Preparer
- 2-term Water Commissioner
- Accounting & Finance Major at Long Beach State
- 25 year licensed Securities Broker
Priorities:
- Putting in absolute limits for Housing Density & height in General Plan update. (30/30 Plan)
- Begin plans on building Greenline train to new Torrance Transit Terminal near Del Amo Mall.
- Eliminate any housing being built around Del Amo Mall or Financial Center.
Ricky Bhavnani
798 votes
1.19%
- Occupation: Elementary Substitute Teacher
- BA Liberal Studies
- Minor in Mathematics
- Marathon Runner
Priorities:
- Arresting mob kingpins
- Attacking street crime
- Taking down the drug trade
Sameer "Sam" Bhavnani
570 votes
0.85%
- Occupation: Business Owner
- Realtor
- Student at CSULB
- Son
- Friend
- Hero
Priorities:
- Free Wireless Internet City Wide
- Free Public Transportation
- Reducing Traffic with Transperency of Street Construction
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Official Information
- City of Torrance
TV Spots
- Candidates' three-minute open-mike segments aired daily at 8:30 p.m. April 16 through June 3 on Torrance Community Television (Time Warner Channel 28)
Candidate Forums
- date: Thursday April 3, 2008
time: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
place: Katy Geissert Library Meeting Room,
3301 Torrance Blvd
hosted by: Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce
& South Bay Board of Realtors
- date: Wednesday April 16, 2008
time: 7:00 p.m.
place: Toyota Meeting Hall,
3330 Civic Center Drive
hosted by: Torrance League of Women Voters,
American Association of University Women,
& Torrance Council of Parent Teacher Associations
TV coverage: Torrance Community Television
(Time Warner Channel 28); also shown at 6:30 p.m. daily from April 30 through June 2.
- date: Wednesday April 23, 2008
time: 7:00 p.m.
place: Bartlett Senior Center,
1318 Cravens Ave
hosted by: Old Torrance Neighborhood Association
- date: Monday May 5, 2008
time: 7:00 p.m.
place: Anza Elementary School, 21400 Ellinwood Drive
hosted by: Southwood Homeowners Association
- date: Monday May 12, 2008
time: 7:00 p.m.
place: South High School Cafeteria,
4801 Pacific Coast Highway
hosted by: Seaside, Hollywood Riviera
& Southwood Riviera Homeowners Association
- date: Wednesday May 14, 2008
time: 7:00 p.m.
place: George Nakano Theatre,
3330 Civic Center Drive
hosted by: Arts Council of Torrance
- date: Monday May 19, 2008
time: 7:00 p.m.
place: Bert Lynn Middle School, 5038 Halison St
hosted by: West Torrance Homeowners Association
- date: Thursday May 22, 2008
time: 7:00 p.m.
place: North High School Library, 3620 W. 182nd St
hosted by: North Torrance Homeowners Association
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