The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 6, No. 49 - November 24, 2016 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Classifieds............................6 Community Briefs...............2 Crossword/Sudoku.............6 Entertainment......................3 Legals....................................7 Police Reports.....................2 Real Estate...........................8 Sports....................................3 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 67˚/51˚ Saturday Mostly Sunny 63˚/50˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 61˚/49˚ Torrance Sailor Serves in Japan with Commander, Carrier Air Wing 5 Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Capt. John Enfield, from Torrance, returns a salute after he exits an aircraft at Naval Air Facility Atsugi. CVW-5 returned from a scheduled patrol aboard the Nimitzclass aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) providing a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. Closer to Home Life Gets Better By Rob McCarthy If South Bay residents seemed distracted these past few weeks, it’s understandable. The run-up to the heavyweight presidential contest grabbed everyone’s attention and the knockout finish hasn’t let go. The three-week-old transition of power unfolding in Washington has lived up to the Irish proverb, “may you live in interesting times.” While many of us were looking away, recent events occurred here at home that should give South Bay residents, their families and friends reasons to be thankful today. There are plenty of reasons to look forward to 2017. Here are just a few: Boeing Co. announced it is moving 1,600 jobs to Southern California as part of a reorganization aimed at winning more contracts. The aerospace contractor by 2020 plans to move jobs from the Boeing plant in Huntington Beach to El Segundo, Long Beach and Seal Beach. The company will close down sites in El Paso and Newington, Virginia to operate its defense, space and security businesses more efficiently. Relief from high gas prices is expected to continue and give Californians more disposable income next year. A new report by an oil industry watch group says that oil-producing members of OPEC aren’t expected to lower their daily output of crude oil anytime soon. The U.S. meanwhile has stockpiled oil reserves, adding to the glut of domestic oil that had driven crude prices below $100 per barrel. Southern California motorists are paying under $3 per gallon for regular unleaded--nearly $1 less than they were paying 15 months before. A majority of adults like their health care. A UCLA study published last week found that most adults between 46 and 64 say they like their health plans. Ninety-two percent of the people surveyed told researchers at UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research they like their health plans so much that they wouldn’t change unless the premiums became too costly. The center’s director, Gerald Kominski, characterized the poll results as evidence that Americans don’t think their health care system is broken. They are satisfied with their coverage, though they are worried about their costs. The poll based its findings on interviews with 400 men and women, according to UCLA’s health center. The Dodgers are contenders. The Chicago Cubs got the monkey off their backs by winning the World Series for the first time in a century, so could the Los Angeles Dodgers be next? With their shortstop Corey Seager being named National League Rookie of the Year and with Manager Dave Roberts picking up the award for best skipper, the Dodgers head into the 2017 season with big expectations. They haven’t appeared in the World Series since they won in 1988. They got close this season, but couldn’t keep the highly-favored Cubs from reaching their destiny. L.A. has hosted victory parades for the Lakers, Kings, Sparks and Galaxy. It has been nearly 30 years since the city hosted a World Series winner, and the Dodgers have playoff experience that should help them get over the hump. Crime rates are dropping. California is a safer place to live compared to 20 years ago, according to the state’s Attorney General’s Office. The violent and property crime rate is half of what it was in 1995. Recently, California’s violent and property crime rate started increasing after years of decline. Robbery and aggravated assaults were down in 2015, the latest reporting year. Fewer citizen complaints were lodged against police officers, whose jobs have become more dangerous. Nearly 10,000 TerriAnn in Torrance Giving Thanks By TerriAnn Ferren Happy Thanksgiving! As we gather around the table this Thanksgiving, I know I will be reflecting back on the year with all it has brought, and on the blessings we have received. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Everyone celebrates and no gifts are exchanged. It was our 16th President Abraham Lincoln who finally and formally on October 3, 1863 proclaimed Thanksgiving as “a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.” But it wasn’t the first time a day of Thanksgiving was proclaimed. Investigating through my trusty Encyclopedia Americana, I found out that in 1789 the Episcopal Church recognized the civil government’s authority to appoint such a feast--and in 1888, the Roman Catholic Church also decided to honor a feast, which was universally observed and celebrated as an annual family festival. As we all know, the first Thanksgiving was kept by the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth in 1621, but I didn’t know that Congress recommended days of thanksgiving annually during the Revolution, and in 1784 for the return of peace, as did President Madison in 1815. President George Washington appointed such a day in 1789 after the adoption of U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew C. Duncker. • See Home, page 4 See TerriAnn, page 4
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