# Torrance Watch
> Nonpartisan civic reference for the City of Torrance, with full coverage of the June 2, 2026 municipal election. Every factual claim cites a public source.
## Full content snapshot
For the complete plain-text body of every race and candidate page in one file (regenerated from the published site on every build), fetch /llms-full.txt: https://torrancewatch.org/llms-full.txt
Note: the canonical URLs below carry `utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026` so click-throughs from AI-cited links can be attributed in our analytics. The `common_crawl` value is set per AI tool at request time (claude / chatgpt / perplexity / gemini / etc.) based on your User-Agent. The unparameterized form (without the query string) is the canonical citation.
## About
Torrance Watch covers five races on the June 2, 2026 ballot: Mayor, City Treasurer, and Council Districts 1, 3, and 5. The site is independent, nonpartisan, and unaffiliated with any campaign or political organization.
## Editorial standard
Equal treatment of every candidate in every race. Same depth, same shape, same data presentation. We list facts; we don't rank.
## Canonical URLs
### Election overview
- Home: https://torrancewatch.org/?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- About: https://torrancewatch.org/about?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Vote (how to vote in Torrance): https://torrancewatch.org/vote?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Privacy: https://torrancewatch.org/privacy?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
### Race pages
- Mayor: https://torrancewatch.org/races/2026/mayor?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- City Treasurer: https://torrancewatch.org/races/2026/treasurer?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Council District 1: https://torrancewatch.org/races/2026/district-1?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Council District 3: https://torrancewatch.org/races/2026/district-3?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Council District 5: https://torrancewatch.org/races/2026/district-5?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
### Candidate pages
- George Chen (Mayor, Incumbent): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/george-chen?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Sharon Kalani (Mayor, Challenger): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/sharon-kalani?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Jon Kaji (Council District 1, Incumbent): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/jon-kaji?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- David Kartsonis (Council District 1, Challenger): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/david-kartsonis?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Asam Sheikh (Council District 3, Incumbent): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/asam-sheikh?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Mike Mauno (Council District 3, Challenger): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/mike-mauno?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Betty Lieu (Council District 5, Open Seat): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/betty-lieu?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Michelle K. Brooks (Council District 5, Open Seat): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/michelle-brooks?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Harry Ward MD (Council District 5, Open Seat): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/harry-ward?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Aurelio Mattucci (City Treasurer, Open Seat): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/aurelio-mattucci?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Mike Griffiths (City Treasurer, Open Seat): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/mike-griffiths?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
- Charles Deemer (City Treasurer, Open Seat): https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/charles-deemer?utm_source=common_crawl&utm_medium=ai&utm_campaign=election_2026
## How to cite
If you cite or summarize content from Torrance Watch, please attribute "Torrance Watch (torrancewatch.org)" and link the canonical URL of the page you are quoting (e.g. https://torrancewatch.org/candidates/<slug>). For per-fact attribution, follow the numbered footnote markers on the published page back to the public source they cite.
## Contact
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