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Torrance, California Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Ready to relive prom night ’80s-style in Torrance next spring?
  • How Torrance police helped crack a multi-city bank jugging ring
  • How Torrance’s Iva Jovic climbed to world No. 16

Also on today's calendar: FREE Summer Concert in Rolling Hills Estates: Country Hits & The Best of the '80s and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Thursday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. The Totally Awesome Prom: The '80s Night to Remember at Torrance Cultural Arts Center Los Angeles (May 1, 2027) (broadwayworld.com) — Torrance residents can already mark their calendars for a big retro night at the Cultural Arts Center on May 1, 2027, when an interactive ’80s-themed prom takes over with dinner, drinks, and dancing. Guests are encouraged to dress in full ’80s style and dive into a playful evening of audience participation, surprise moments, and classic hits designed to recreate an over-the-top high school prom experience.
   

2. 2 arrested in $14K theft from man followed from Thousand Oaks bank (vcstar.com) — Investigators say two Los Angeles men tied to a Thousand Oaks bank jugging theft are also suspected in similar scams targeting victims in Torrance, including an elderly woman moving about $700,000 in cash and property. Torrance police helped serve a search warrant that recovered gold and jewelry linked to local victims, though the Thousand Oaks victim’s $14,000 remains missing.
   

3. Inspiring Storylines Highlight Seven-Week USTA SoCal Pro Series (worldtennismagazine.com) — Southern California’s seven-week USTA SoCal Pro Series just wrapped up, and it’s already producing big-time talent, including Torrance’s own Iva Jovic, now ranked No. 16 in the world. The circuit’s local stops helped numerous SoCal players earn their first pro ranking points, while rising stars like UCLA’s Spencer Johnson and Ukrainian standout Veronika Miroshnichenko used the events to surge up the global rankings.
   

4. Governor Newsom extends business incentive program, bolstering California's nation-leading job creation (ca.gov) — A state business incentive extension is helping fund Hadrian’s $52 million aerospace manufacturing expansion that will create 650 jobs split between Torrance and Northern California. The article highlights how this CalCompetes program underpins major investments, job growth, and productivity gains across California’s leading industries, positioning the state as a national economic powerhouse.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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