▁Tre es ▁park ▁program ▁– ▁The ▁Tor rance ▁Park s ▁Living ▁D edic ation ▁Tree ▁Program ▁is ▁coordin ated ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁city , ▁so ▁that ▁families , ▁individuals , ▁and ▁groups ▁can ▁spons or ▁the ▁plant ing ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁tree ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁to ▁honor ▁a ▁person ▁or ▁comm emor ate ▁an ▁event ▁with ▁a ▁living ▁t ribute ▁Tree ▁D edic ation . ▁ ▁Tor rance ▁Beach ▁Park , ▁and ▁the ▁beach ▁along ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁of ▁Tor rance , ▁known ▁as ▁" R AT ▁Beach ". ▁ ▁Mar vin ▁Bra ude ▁Bi ke ▁Tra il , ▁a ▁p aved ▁b icy cle ▁path ▁that ▁runs ▁mostly ▁along ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁sh or eline ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County , ▁ends ▁there . ▁ ▁Government ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁ ▁Local ▁government ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Tor rance ▁is ▁a ▁char ter ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁city ▁char ter ▁was ▁voted ▁on ▁and ▁rat ified ▁by ▁the ▁qualified ▁elect ors ▁at ▁an ▁election ▁held ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁file d ▁with ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁elect ive ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁are ▁the ▁mayor , ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Council , ▁five ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Education , ▁the ▁City ▁C ler k ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁Tre as urer . ▁ ▁Using ▁the ▁council - manager ▁form ▁of ▁government , ▁the ▁City ▁Council , ▁as ▁the ▁elected ▁body , ▁adopt s