TORRANCE TRIBUNE June 8, 2017 Page 3 Pay with TAP and get more. 17-2863ps_sby-ie-17-011 ©2017 lacmta Choose TAP Over Cash When you use TAP to pay for your ride instead of cash, you get more. Riding with a TAP card is fast, safe and convenient. It o=ers you increased travel options and protection from loss or theft when your card is registered. TAP is available online at taptogo.net, by calling 866.TAPTOGO, at over 400 vendor locations and at TAP vending machines. Heads up! Watch for Trains Metro reminds you to pay careful attention at all train crossings when walking, biking or driving. We’re part of your community, and we want to ensure that riders, pedestrians and drivers are always alert when approaching Metro Rail. Learn more about train safety at metro.net/safety. U-Pass Program Aimed at College Students Metro has a program that upgrades an existing student’s college ID into a transit pass through a special sticker with smart-chip technology. U-Pass is a safe, speedy and secure way to travel to and from school with unlimited rides on all Metro Rail and bus lines. To >nd out if your college is participating, visit metro.net/college or contact your school’s transit administrator. Metro’s Best Metro’s bus operators have a tough job; they give directions, announce stops, and answer fare questions, all while driving a jumbo-sized vehicle through LA tra;c. Over the next few months, we will spotlight our best bus operators – a group that excels at providing excellence in service and support. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro Up and Adam Community Briefs Torrance PD Animal Control Hosting Vaccination Clinic On Wednesday June 28 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., The Torrance Police Department Animal Control unit is hosting a vaccination clinic for dogs and cats at its facility located at 2200 Jefferson Street, on the northeast corner of Wilson Park next to the tennis courts. Prices for vaccines are as follows: Dogs- Rabies (Thimerosa-free) $16; Cats- Rabies-PureVax (Thimerosal-free) $26; Microchipping $20.00 - $25. State mandated dog licenses can also be purchased for the City of Torrance. License prices are as follows: Unaltered dogs $45; Spay or neutered dogs $21. Etched In My Heart will also be at attending the clinic, providing free name tags for dogs and cats that get vaccinations or purchase licenses at the clinic. Pet owners need their pet’s Certificate of Sterility for the spayed/neutered dog license fee, unless the altered rate is on their renewal notice. Pet owners are advised to provide cash or a credit card for vaccinations and a separate check for licensing. All dogs must be on a leash adequate for safe control. Cat owners should bring cats in secure carriers. For more information, contact Animal Control at 310-618-3850. – Source: Torrance PD Muratsuchi Refinery Bills Pass Assembly Floor Last week, three of Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi’s (D-Torrance) five bills that are part of the California Refinery Jobs and Safety Action Plan passed the Assembly Floor. AB 1647 will require refineries to install and maintain air quality monitors at the refinery fence line and in the community. It will also require that the governing air quality agency publicly report the readings from the monitors in real-time. Under current law, there is no state-wide requirement for fence-line and community monitoring of most chemicals. “The Torrance Refinery, and all California refineries, must make public safety their number one priority,” stated Muratsuchi. “When the refinery exploded in Torrance two years ago, my wife, daughter and I lived just a few miles away. Since then, I have worked with local residents to develop a six-point Torrance Refinery Safety Plan. This bill is the direct result of my work with the community. As communities around the state become more concerned with air pollution, the state has a duty to identify and collect data to address these concerns.” The Assembly Floor also passed Muratsuchi’s AB 1646, which calls for the creation and maintenance of a publicly accessible community alert plan, using notifications such as reverse 911, text and email PSAs. It also requires the maintenance of a public alert system including, but not limited to, alarms and sirens to alert the public in case of an emergency. “Refineries can be dangerous. The 2015 Torrance refinery explosion was a near catastrophe,” said Muratsuchi. “Residents deserve effective community alert systems in case of emergencies.” Finally, the Assembly Floor passed AB 1649. The bill will codify and make permanent the existing Interagency Refinery Task Force created by Governor Brown. “The Torrance Refinery, and all refineries across California, must make public safety their number one priority,” stated Muratsuchi. “The Governor established a refinery safety task force in the aftermath of the fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, CA that injured numerous workers. But as we’ve seen in Washington, D.C., executive orders can easily be overturned. By putting this task force in statute, we are ensuring its continuation.” – Source: Office of Assemblymember Muratsuchi Downtown Torrance Artwalk June 24 Many visitors are expected in Old Torrance June 24 from 4-8 p.m. for the 3rd Annual Downtown Torrance Artwalk, sponsored by Destination: Art. Outstanding local artists from the South Bay will be showcased at the 10 venues participating in the Artwalk. A map and more information is available at www.destination-art.net. The Associates, a group of over 60 South Bay artists affiliated with Destination: Art, are exhibiting from June 1-30 in the Destination: Art Gallery, 1815 W. 213th Street., #135. The Gallery is open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon until 4 p.m. The Awards Reception for the Associates’ Exhibition is the first stop on the Downtown Torrance Artwalk on June 24 from 4 to 8 p.m. Visitors are invited to celebrate with Tartars Softball Falls from Grace By Adam Serrao For years now, the Torrance Tartars softball team has been terrorizing the Pioneer League under head coach Don Glavich. In facing this perennial powerhouse in their division, other teams from around the league have learned to fear Torrance when they found themselves up against the Lady Tartars on the schedule. This season, things took a lot of getting used to for Glavich and Torrance. After years of being on top, a number of key factors led to the Lady Tartars losing plenty more games than they have been accustomed to in the recent past, which in turn led to a slide in the Pioneer League standings. The 2015 softball season was the start of something great for Glavich and the rest of his Torrance softball team. In a traditionally strong Pioneer League, 2015 was the year in which the Lady Tartars would begin to exert their dominance over their inner-city rivals from Torrance and the rest of the league. A Pioneer League championship was quickly followed by a CIF Division 4 championship as the Lady Tartars truly proved that they were the best team around. The following year wasn’t much different, though Torrance fell behind its foes from North High in both the final league standings and later in the CIF Division 4 championship game where the Lady Tartars wound up for the second year in a row. The 2017 season proved to be much different for Torrance. Glavich knew heading into the new softball year that he’d be without many key pieces from his previous teams that found such great success. Senior captains Marissa Moreno, Jade Arslanian, and Katelyn Christian were all pieces that Glavich and the Lady Tartars lost heading into the ’17 season, just to name a few. Despite plenty of young talent remaining on the team, the players lost would prove to affect Torrance much more than Glavich had otherwise hoped. A great way for a coach to get a good feel for his new team is to participate in a few tournaments before the season really heats up with divisional rivalry play. Torrance began the year with competition in the Redondo SB Tournament and even though it was the team’s first time on the field together, cause for concern slowly began to rear its head. The Lady Tartars lost three of four games in the tournament and six of eight games to begin the new season. Pitching was clearly an issue for Glavich and the Lady Tartars as his team gave up an average of eight runs per game in losses in their first eight games of the year. Torrance eventually got things going just before Pioneer League play would get started and began to string together some nice victories. A 16-1 win over Chadwick led the Lady Tartars on a three-game winning streak in which they outscored their three opponents by a total of 43-4. At that point and time, it was safe to say that Glavich and his Torrance team were clicking on all cylinders. Unfortunately, league play wouldn’t prove to be as rewarding for the Lady Tartars. Their bitter rivals from North High were See Community Briefs, page 5 See Up and Adam, page 7
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