The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 7, No. 16 - April 20, 2017 Inside This Issue Calendar of Events.............2 Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Classifieds............................6 Crossword/Sudoku.............6 Food.......................................5 Legals.................................6,7 Real Estate...........................8 Sports....................................3 TerriAnn in Torrance..........4 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 76˚/59˚ Saturday Mostly Sunny 75˚/59˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 72˚/57˚ South Bay BMW Wins Excellence in Sales Awards BMW honored its best dealers worldwide during the Excellence in Sales awards ceremony in Munich, with winners awarded in six different categories. South Bay BMW was the only dealer worldwide selected in two categories: “Best BMW 7 Series Dealer” and “Best Dealer in BMW i and iPerformance”--and the global winner of the latter. Photo Provided by South Bay BMW. • Council Approves Modifications to Vendor Zone at Farmers Market By Cristian Vasquez Of the changes in the vendor zone layout, certified fruit and vegetables to the community, In an effort to maximize the farmers market the relocation of the free speech zone from describing that task as “the highest priority,” experience, the Torrance City Council this the center to edge of the market (Crenshaw followed by also providing on-location eating week voted unanimously to move forward Boulevard side) caused a reaction from several options for shoppers. with a recommendation to approve a new residents in attendance. “I think you have to “The food area has entertainment opportunities vendor zone layout at the Torrance Farmers be concerned when you move the free speech and the growth opportunities, but as we relocated, Market. “To give you a little background on zone from the center of the market off into the it was better to have a place on the edge [for this issues--as you well know, we have had a corner. I think that raises concerns and suspicions,” free speech zone] because the customer flow very successful farmers market on Tuesdays and Bill Reynolds said. “We don’t have a is going to be higher at that particular point Saturdays for well over 20 years,” Community real reason besides the general statement that [center of market],” said Jones. “We really tried Services Director John Jones said. “Thousands everything is going to be better. Why would to find a location that would enhance customer of people come and visit our market regularly you do that? I think you need to explain that.” flow and yet not necessarily minimize that type and there have been some incidents in and Without downplaying the importance of the of energy that is there, and in fact encourage it around the last 10 years that have created a free speech zone, Jones explained that the main and the growth of the farmers market.” concern for our vendors and customers within purpose of the farmers market is to provide See City Council, page 3 our farmers market.” The idea to rezone was triggered in 2013 when an individual at the Venice Farmers Market lost control of a vehicle and crashed into several individuals, causing injuries. As Free Digital Delivery safety discussion developed, Jones and staff decided to delineate a hard boundary that Herald Publications is now could protect the vendors and customers to the farmers market. At the time, staff put together offering to send you a link a report to look at the market as a whole and to your favorite community see if operations were running effective and newspaper every Thursday safely. Not long after, the City Council was morning! The emails will also approached with a proposal to install hardened include a list of upcoming but removable barriers in the aisles ways to local events. create a hard boundary. “Prior to that idea, the vendors used their Just email us at: own vehicles to create the hard boundary--but web@heraldpublications.com the problem was that if a vendor did not attend and tell us which local community the market it would leave the rest of the market newspaper you’d like. vulnerable, so hardened boundaries were put into place,” said Jones. “Staff also wanted to Simple as that and free!!! create safety aisles between the vendors and would create a rapid exit route for vendors in case of emergency.”
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