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. 48 - November 30, 2017
Inside
This Issue
Calendar of Events.............3
Certified & Licensed
Professionals.......................9
Classifieds............................4
Crossword/Sudoku.............4
Entertainment......................2
Legals....................................8
Pets......................................12
Real Estate...................10-11
Sports....................................5
Weekend
Forecast
El Camino Men’s Cross Country
Finishes Seventh in State Finals
The El Camino men’s cross country team finished seventh in the State Championships in Fresno two weekends ago. Pictured L-R: Coach David Cardona, Cole Goldman ( LB Millikan), Matt Arruda,
(Mira Costa), Mijo Sestich (San Pedro), Carson Bix (West Torrance), Caleb Ko (Torrance), Brian Huang (South Torrance), Michael Yaskowitz (Torrance), Coach Dean Lofgren. See inside for the women’s
team photo. Photo by Tom Harmon.
LA Lakers Provide Dream Job
for Torrance’s Michelle McIntyre
By TerriAnn Ferren
TerriAnn in Torrance
Torrance resident Michelle McIntyre has
what many would call a dream job. Born at
Centinela Hospital, she was raised in Torrance,
attended Fern Elementary, Madrona
Middle School, and then attended Torrance
High School. “My first job, I worked at J.C.
Penny in the Del Amo Mall when I was 16,”
said Michelle. “I got a work permit from
Torrance High and I worked in retail at J.C.
Penney. I did a few other things…I was a
receptionist for a chiropractor when I was
in college, and then I worked at Hollywood
Video. Remember that on Hawthorne and
Torrance Boulevard?” She then applied for
and got a filing job with the Los Angeles
Lakers organization when she was 19 years
old. She worked three days a week, helping
out around the office filing, doing anything
asked of her and learning a lot about the
organization. Once she graduated from
college, Michelle applied for the customer
service job and was hired. She had learned
a lot about the organization. “I became the
Senior Rep a few years after that and then
last December, I became the Manager of
Service and Retention for the Los Angeles
Lakers,” added Michelle.
Michelle continued, “There are only 30
NBA [National Basketball Association] teams
and only so many jobs within those teams.
It is a very small group of people who get
to do what I do.” She manages the service
staff and the account reps for all the Lakers
season ticket accounts. She has been doing
this job for so long, she also mentors the new
reps. Michele told me, “I make sure that we
are giving the best service that we can to our
Laker season ticket members. I am also in
charge of coming up with ideas of how we
can give back to our season ticket members
and make sure that they want to stay with
us and renew year after year. This is a new
position within our organization.” I find this
particular job incredible. I mean, they have
someone working this hard on retaining
season ticket subscribers when there are
about 4,000 people on the waiting list? That
is remarkable. In speaking with Michelle, I
was impressed with her commitment to the
Laker organization.
Then I asked Michelle if her family was
a basketball family when she was growing
up she said yes. They had always followed
the Los Angeles Lakers and her grandfather
had played basketball in the Navy in WWII.
At this point I asked Michelle if she knew
if her grandfather ever played against the
See Michelle McIntyre, page 6
Insurance Changes Bringing Much
Needed Relief to Medical Practices
By Rob McCarthy
A new law will make it possible for
small companies to afford workplace accident
insurance next year by loosening
the rules on privately-owned businesses,
says the South Bay lawmaker who sponsored
the bill.
Senator Steven Bradford, D-Gardena,
said that more owners and board members
of California corporations can opt out their
company workers’ comp policies under
his bill. Part-owners and directors will
be allowed to waive coverage as long as
they have other health insurance to cover
them in case of accident or illness.
The Legislature’s efforts to reduce
cheating by employers have made it harder
on small business owners, according to
Bradford who represents the 35th District.
The California Department of Insurance
says that workers’ comp premium fraud
occurs when a company underreports the
true number of employees on its payroll.
The new law doesn’t take effect until
July 1, giving small businesses time to
decide who’ll claim the exemption. The
California Medical Association predicted
that owners of medical practices will sign
up immediately for the waivers.
“All owners of medical corporations will
be able to exempt themselves from workers’
compensation coverage, regardless
of percentage ownership, as long as they
See Insurance Changes, page 9
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