7.ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 15minute period) This portion of the meeting is reserved for comment on items under the Consent Calendar or items that are not on the agenda . Under
the Ralph M. Brown Act, City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; or refer the item to staff. Speakers under Orals are limited to either Oral Communications #1 or Oral Communications #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.
Name
dale hall
Comment 08/31/2026 05:40 PM : (For)
From:
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected],
Bcc: WAYNE HALL, Leanne Hall, , l
Aug 31, 2026, 5:24 PM
[email protected], Mayor
MAYOR KALANI TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2026 7PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT FEBRUARY 17 SEIZURE
Subject: Public Comment Dale Hall ADA
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Public Comment Oral Communications Dale Hall ADA
February 17 Seizure Tuesday Sept 1 2026 7PM
Good evening Mayor Kalani and Council Members. My name is Dale Hall, K3MNN, 19909 Grevillea Avenue, 57 years in Torrance, TRW Senior Engineer Scientist Wall of Fame, Army veteran, 81 years old, wheelchairdependent for long walking, standing.
On February 17, 2026, the City seized all personal, professional and residential property from my driveway, gated front yard and porch, parkways, and gardens.
Police formal report 260006701 documents no 24hour notice was given, invalidating the warrant and all related seizures to follow.
Removed were neurologistprescribed manual and powered wheelchairs, ramps, motorized bed, security cameras (6) containing digital media, Solar security lighting, all umbrella sunshaded tables chairs, ortho chairs for proper back support, oak gliders, operating refrigerators and freezers packed with daily food and medication, work toolchests loaded with tools and electronics used to mentor students K12, making available at no cost to parents, 4year college scholarships. No inventory was provided.
It rained continuously. Workers were given rain cover. I remained outdoors for hours in soaked clothing, shaking uncontrollably, cold and incontinent, unwilling to abandon my home. Officers stated I would be handcuffed if I interfered with any removals.
I accidentally discovered the seizure well underway just before 11am taking out the trash. I observed one semitruck parked along my Grevillea curb fully packed with my most valuable property (rear door open) workers arranging my property inside.
A second semitruck backed up my inclined driveway with rear steel door wedged into my handicap van driver side sliding door (parked in my driveway) which i dislodged and closed. The worker inside opened it almost immediately striking and injuring my back, knocking me to concrete and fracturing my molar. Injuries requiring treatment plus extensive dental reconstruction.
Two mentorships ended that day.
1. West Torrance High School Electrical Engineering Club: I worked with student Alex Tsakov from September 2025 to January 2026 to establish the new EE club. The school chartered it January 18, 2026.
February 17, one month later, my mobility, resources and tools were seized and planned workshops were cancelled.
2. Peter deKluyver: I met Peter at the 2002 science fair. His mother feared he would not graduate high school. Over ten years I mentored him from a subinch Tesla coil to a tenfoot arc. He now holds three technical degrees and designs space suits at ILC Dover. His mother Louise wrote in 2010 that I have always been an exemplary intellectual eager to share knowledge, that I am part of their family, that I am an upstanding member of this community who has tried to follow the City's myriad rules despite health problems and contractor delays. I have mentored hundreds since 1984 and judged science fairs annually. All FIRST mentoring and judging ceased in 2026.
Dr. Song documented July 30 that I am now bedbound 20 to 24 hours daily, previously walked miles, have lost 20 pounds, and eat primarily from cans because Standing to cook is a challenge on many levels.
I am 81, learning law for the first time not by choice but to recover what was taken.
There are right and wrong ways to accomplish tasks. For 20 years code enforcement has felt punitive rather than helpful. I am not a cookiecutter resident. I ask the City to work with its constituents, not against them.
I respectfully request return of all my mobility aids, wheelchairs, ramps, solar security cameras containing digital media, yard and driveway lights, a full inventory audit with chain of custody, unblocking of my emails to Risk Management, an ADA assessment, and that no deadlines lapse due to disability.
Thank you.
Dale L. Hall
19909 Grevillea Ave
Torrance, CA 90503
[email protected]
310 371 7809
Attachment: Mayor_Kalani_FINAL_FILE_BEFORE_530_MONDAY.pdf MayorKalani8PageMAYORGRADEFINAL (2).pdf
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1 PUBLIC COMMENT REPORT - ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS
7.ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 15minute period) This portion of the meeting is reserved for comment on items under the Consent Calendar or items that are not on the agenda . Under
the Ralph M. Brown Act, City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; or refer the item to staff. Speakers under Orals are limited to either Oral Communications #1 or Oral Communications #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.
Name
dale hall
Comment 08/31/2026 05:40 PM : (For)
[email protected]
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
Bcc: WAYNE HALL, Leanne Hall, [email protected], [email protected] Aug 31, 2026, 5:24 PM
[email protected], Mayor
MAYOR KALANI TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2026 7PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT FEBRUARY 17 SEIZURE
Subject: Public Comment Dale Hall 19909 Grevillea ADA To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Public Comment Oral Communications Dale Hall 19909 Grevillea ADA
February 17 Seizure Tuesday Sept 1 2026 7PM
Good evening Mayor Kalani and Council Members. My name is Dale Hall, K3MNN, 19909 Grevillea Avenue, 57 years in Torrance, TRW Senior Engineer Scientist Wall of Fame, Army veteran, 81 years old, wheelchairdependent for long walking, standing.
On February 17, 2026, the City seized all personal, professional and residential property from my driveway, gated front yard and porch, parkways, and gardens.
Police formal report 260006701 documents no 24hour notice was given, invalidating the warrant and all related seizures to follow.
Removed were neurologistprescribed manual and powered wheelchairs, ramps, motorized bed, security cameras (6) containing digital media, Solar security lighting, all umbrella sunshaded tables chairs, ortho chairs for proper back support, oak gliders, operating refrigerators and freezers packed with daily food and medication, work toolchests loaded with tools and electronics used to mentor students K12, making available at no cost to parents, 4year college scholarships. No inventory was provided.
It rained continuously. Workers were given rain cover. I remained outdoors for hours in soaked clothing, shaking uncontrollably, cold and incontinent, unwilling to abandon my home. Officers stated I would be handcuffed if I interfered with any removals.
I accidentally discovered the seizure well underway just before 11am taking out the trash. I observed one semitruck parked along my Grevillea curb fully packed with my most valuable property (rear door open) workers arranging my property inside.
A second semitruck backed up my inclined driveway with rear steel door wedged into my handicap van driver side sliding door (parked in my driveway) which i dislodged and closed. The worker inside opened it almost immediately striking and injuring my back, knocking me to concrete and fracturing my molar. Injuries requiring treatment plus extensive dental reconstruction.
Two mentorships ended that day.
1. West Torrance High School Electrical Engineering Club: I worked with student Alex Tsakov from September 2025 to January 2026 to establish the new EE club. The school chartered it January 18, 2026.
February 17, one month later, my mobility, resources and tools were seized and planned workshops were cancelled.
2. Peter deKluyver: I met Peter at the 2002 science fair. His mother feared he would not graduate high school. Over ten years I mentored him from a subinch Tesla coil to a tenfoot arc. He now holds three technical degrees and designs space suits at ILC Dover. His mother Louise wrote in 2010 that I have always been an exemplary intellectual eager to share knowledge, that I am part of their family, that I am an upstanding member of this community who has tried to follow the City's myriad rules despite health problems and contractor delays. I have mentored hundreds since 1984 and judged science fairs annually. All FIRST mentoring and judging ceased in 2026.
Dr. Song documented July 30 that I am now bedbound 20 to 24 hours daily, previously walked miles, have lost 20 pounds, and eat primarily from cans because Standing to cook is a challenge on many levels.
I am 81, learning law for the first time not by choice but to recover what was taken.
There are right and wrong ways to accomplish tasks. For 20 years code enforcement has felt punitive rather than helpful. I am not a cookiecutter resident. I ask the City to work with its constituents, not against them.
I respectfully request return of all my mobility aids, wheelchairs, ramps, solar security cameras containing digital media, yard and driveway lights, a full inventory audit with chain of custody, unblocking of my emails to Risk Management, an ADA assessment, and that no deadlines lapse due to disability.
Thank you.
Dale L. Hall
Torrance, CA 90503
310 371 7809
Attachment: Mayor_Kalani_FINAL_FILE_BEFORE_530_MONDAY.pdf MayorKalani8PageMAYORGRADEFINAL (2).pdf
2 MB
2 7.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 15minute period) This portion of the meeting is reserved for comment
on items under the Consent Calendar or items that are not on the agenda . Under
the Ralph M. Brown Act, City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; or refer the item to staff. Speakers under Orals are limited to either Oral Communications #1 or Oral Communications #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.
Name
dale
hall
Comment 08/31/2026 05:40 PM : (For)
[email protected]
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
Bcc: WAYNE HALL, Leanne Hall, [email protected], [email protected] Aug 31, 2026, 5:24 PM
[email protected], Mayor
MAYOR KALANI TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2026 7PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT FEBRUARY 17 SEIZURE
Subject: Public Comment Dale Hall 19909 Grevillea ADA To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Public Comment Oral Communications Dale Hall 19909 Grevillea ADA
February 17 Seizure Tuesday Sept 1 2026 7PM
Good evening Mayor Kalani and Council Members. My name is Dale Hall, K3MNN, 19909 Grevillea Avenue, 57 years in Torrance, TRW Senior Engineer Scientist Wall of Fame, Army veteran, 81 years old, wheelchairdependent for long walking, standing.
On February 17, 2026, the City seized all personal, professional and residential property from my driveway, gated front yard and porch, parkways, and gardens.
Police formal report 260006701 documents no 24hour notice was given, invalidating the warrant and all related seizures to follow.
Removed were neurologistprescribed manual and powered wheelchairs, ramps, motorized bed, security cameras (6) containing digital media, Solar security lighting, all umbrella sunshaded tables chairs, ortho chairs for proper back support, oak gliders, operating refrigerators and freezers packed with daily food and medication, work toolchests loaded with tools and electronics used to mentor students K12, making available at no cost to parents, 4year college scholarships. No inventory was provided.
It rained continuously. Workers were given rain cover. I remained outdoors for hours in soaked clothing, shaking uncontrollably, cold and incontinent, unwilling to abandon my home. Officers stated I would be handcuffed if I interfered with any removals.
I accidentally discovered the seizure well underway just before 11am taking out the trash. I observed one semitruck parked along my Grevillea curb fully packed with my most valuable property (rear door open) workers arranging my property inside.
A second semitruck backed up my inclined driveway with rear steel door wedged into my handicap van driver side sliding door (parked in my driveway) which i dislodged and closed. The worker inside opened it almost immediately striking and injuring my back, knocking me to concrete and fracturing my molar. Injuries requiring treatment plus extensive dental reconstruction.
Two mentorships ended that day.
1. West Torrance High School Electrical Engineering Club: I worked with student Alex Tsakov from September 2025 to January 2026 to establish the new EE club. The school chartered it January 18, 2026.
February 17, one month later, my mobility, resources and tools were seized and planned workshops were cancelled.
2. Peter deKluyver: I met Peter at the 2002 science fair. His mother feared he would not graduate high school. Over ten years I mentored him from a subinch Tesla coil to a tenfoot arc. He now holds three technical degrees and designs space suits at ILC Dover. His mother Louise wrote in 2010 that I have always been an exemplary intellectual eager to share knowledge, that I am part of their family, that I am an upstanding member of this community who has tried to follow the City's myriad rules despite health problems and contractor delays. I have mentored hundreds since 1984 and judged science fairs annually. All FIRST mentoring and judging ceased in 2026.
Dr. Song documented July 30 that I am now bedbound 20 to 24 hours daily, previously walked miles, have lost 20 pounds, and eat primarily from cans because Standing to cook is a challenge on many levels.
I am 81, learning law for the first time not by choice but to recover what was taken.
There are right and wrong ways to accomplish tasks. For 20 years code enforcement has felt punitive rather than helpful. I am not a cookiecutter resident. I ask the City to work with its constituents, not against them.
I respectfully request return of all my mobility aids, wheelchairs, ramps, solar security cameras containing digital media, yard and driveway lights, a full inventory audit with chain of custody, unblocking of my emails to Risk Management, an ADA assessment, and that no deadlines lapse due to disability.
Thank you.
Dale L. Hall
19909 Grevillea Ave
Torrance, CA 90503
[email protected]
310 371 7809
Attachment: Mayor_Kalani_FINAL_FILE_BEFORE_530_MONDAY.pdf MayorKalani8PageMAYORGRADEFINAL (2).pdf
2 MB
3 MAYOR KALANI - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2026 - 7PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING - PUBLIC COMMENT - FEBRUARY 17 SEIZURE
PAGE 1 - 60 SECOND READ FOR MAYOR KALANI
From: Dale L. Hall, FCC Licensed Radio Amateur K3MNN since 1958, , Torrance, CA 90503,
I am an 81-year-old wheelchair-prescribed disabled senior, Army veteran, 57+ years in Torrance, TRW Senior Engineer Scientist, R6 Wall of Fame, hired January 7, 1969, retired 2006, 37 years.
Re: City seizure February 17, 2026 without 24-hour notice, confirmed by police formal report 260006701, determined no valid seizure warrant existed, with the unfortunate consequence of terminating my volunteer mentorship of Torrance students K-12.
Two Examples Terminated February 17:
1. West Torrance High School NEW Electrical Engineering Club for TORRANCE KIDS: I worked with Alex Tsakov September 2025 to January 2026, 20+ emails formalizing safety procedures document and engineering goals. Club became accredited and CHARTERED January 18, 2026 per Alex: "recently got accepted and chartered! The first steps to club creation following safety document acceptance, since only response from school administration has been get chartered, then we'll talk." November 24, 2025 Alex needed supervised Fridays, District-approved mentor, because science teacher is uncomfortable with projects using over 9V batteries. Workshop plans cancelled as City seized District-approved mentor's mobility support needs February 17, ONE MONTH after club charter, including wheelchairs, resources, electronics, tools, and equipment.
2. Peter deKluyver KG6LSE - Decade Mentoring: Adopted, Autism, Aspergers, mom Louise lost hope he would graduate high school. We met at 2002 Los Angeles County science fair, sub-inch Tesla Coil project presented. Mentored to 10-foot arcs demoed at El Camino College. He now holds 3 degrees, Mt. SAC Electrical Engineering Technology, Iowa Optics Technology, Oregon State BSET, designs and builds space suits at ILC Dover, FCC licensed Radio Amateur KG6LSE. I am K3MNN. I have mentored hundreds of students since 1984. 4 PAGE 2 - EXHIBIT A - ALEX TSAKOV - WEST TORRANCE HIGH SCHOOL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CLUB CHARTERED JANUARY 18, 2026
From: To: Date: January 18, 2026 2:53 PM
Hello Dale, It's been a while, but I hope you are doing well. There has been some progress for the West Torrance Electrical Engineering club, as it recently got accepted and chartered! Those are the first two steps before the club can tackle the safety document problem as I recently figured out, since the only response from the school administration so far has been get chartered, then we'll talk.
On another note, I am also going to try working towards getting the ARRL technician certificate next week after my school's final exams pass so that I could enter the world of Ham Radio too.
Otherwise, how have you been? Alex Tsakov
Significance: Chartered January 18, 2026. Seized February 17, 2026. ONE MONTH LATER.
Workshops cancelled. Torrance kids lost mentor.
5 PAGE 3 - EXHIBIT B - LOUISE deKLUYVER MAY 3, 2010 - CHARACTER - PREDATES
RETALIATION
May 3, 2010 To Whom It May Concern:
I have known Dale Hall K3MNN for 8 years now, ever since he was a judge to my asperger's son Peter deKluyver KG6LSE in the Los Angeles County High School Science Fair 2002 and in the years since as a mentor. Dale has always been an exemplary example of a true intellectual, eager to share his knowledge with his students in both Science Fair settings and Robotics teams as he has served as both judges and mentors to such groups.
Dale understands the challenges of students like my son, and has been able to guide him both intellectually and also help with his social skills, so that today he is successful in college. We parents are always looking for willing adults to 'help out' and Dale has never shirked from this role in our lives. He is a part of our family and we are honored that he has been a part of Peter's life.
Dale has never shirked from his responsibilities and he has truthfully tried to follow all the myriad rules and demands from the city of Torrance. Due to his ongoing health problems and delays of starts and stops with various contractors, it has taken him longer to complete the renovation of his home.
He is an upstanding member of your community, pays taxes and takes his responsibilities very seriously.
I am honored to submit this letter in support of Dale Hall.
Sincerely, Louise deKluyver, CA 91711, 951-316-5831
Outcome: Peter deKluyver KG6LSE: sub-inch Tesla Coil arcs 2002 to 10-foot vertical arc to 3 degrees Mt. SAC, Iowa, Oregon State BSET to space suits ILC Dover, FCC ham KG6LSE.
Adopted, Autism, Aspergers, mom lost hope graduate high school, now successful. 6 PAGE 4 - EXHIBIT C - DR. LEIF A. HAVTON M.D., Ph.D., UCLA - OCTOBER 22, 2004 - POWER
WHEELCHAIR PRESCRIPTION
Diagnosis electrodiagnostically verified peripheral neuropathy, progressive, severe pain discomfort lower extremities especially feet, aggravated standing, walking. Even short distances cause prominent exacerbation. Medications unsuccessful.
Multi-building manufacturing engineering complex 3-4 blocks, many inclines, use of wheel-chair, less weight-bearing will reduce pain. Recommend motorized wheel-chair, frequent transfers, long distances, inclines.
Sincerely, Leif A. Havton, M.D., Ph.D., Neurologist, UCLA Significance:
Permanent DMV DP F7752, progressive incurable, City seized neurologist-prescribed powered wheelchair without ADA assessment. 7 8
PAGE 5 - EXHIBIT D - DR. ROBERT J. SONG, M.D., KAISER - AUGUST 17, 2026 - FILED CITY CLERK
KAISER PERMANENTE, 8/17/2026, MR# , Dale L. Hall,
Patient since 2023 suffers Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy, chronic low back pain many years, numbness hands, feet, limited mobility, chronic neuropathic pain, foot injuries, numbness, delayed healing.
Reported seizure property City Torrance Feb 17, 2025 including wheelchairs, wheelchair ramps, personal injury truck door fall, exacerbation chronic low back pain.
February 26, 2026 ER Kaiser South Bay low back pain. Urgent care March 4 low back pain. Phone appointments April 7, April 8 respiratory illness attributes exposure cold rain February 17 incident.
July 29, 30 severe neuropathic pain right ankle foot reactivation herpes zoster. August 13 near syncope heat exposure clearing van driveway. Reports high level stress, decline mental physical health since incident given absence medically necessary mobility assistive devices.
Significance: Independent Kaiser doctor documents ER, urgent care, respiratory illness from cold rain, severe pain, near syncope heat, stress decline absence mobility devices. Matches Havton 2004 prescription.
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PAGE 6 - EXHIBIT E - GREVILLEA PARKWAY CLEAR-CUT - DISPARATE TREATMENT - JUNK SAND - STUMP LEFT - AUGUST 14, 2026
City clear-cut ALL trees from my Grevillea parkway rather than trim like other neighbors and replaced my sifted stone-rock-free fertilizer enriched soil with junk sand and rocks from unknown source. I was growing aloe vera I used medicinally, killed off, as well as removed one of their own trees that died; I will not hold my breath awaiting replacement.
Photos IMG_0336 and IMG_0337 timestamp August 14, 2026 18:00 show stump trip danger left in sandy soil next to concrete curb, junk sand and rocks unknown source, debris leaves, medicinal aloe vera killed, City-owned tree that died removed by City, no replacement planted as of August 14, 2026. Other neighbors parkways trimmed not clear-cut, disparate treatment.
Significance:
Shows disparate treatment, City treated Dale's parkway differently than other neighbors on same street, destroyed medicinal garden, removed enriched soil, left stump hazard, did not replace City tree. Pattern of retaliation post-2011 per Monell claim. Affects ADA access, sandy uneven surface versus concrete sidewalk creates trip and fall hazard for wheelchair-dependent disabled senior previously using power chair. 11 PAGE 7 - EXHIBIT F - 1959 AGE 14 PITTSBURGH PA BEDROOM - ELECTRONICS WAS MY PASSION, STILL IS - 70 YEARS HISTORY
Photo: 1959 Black and White, Age 14, Pittsburgh PA bedroom, earphones, electronics spread around me. Electronics was my passion, still is.
1959 photo age 14 Pittsburgh PA bedroom with electronics spread around me, earphones, electronics was my passion, still is, beginning of 70 years electronics career and mentoring:
- TRW Senior Engineer Scientist, Wall of Fame Building R6, 37 years, hired January 7, 1969 at TRW DSSG Control and Sensor Systems, Space Park Redondo Beach, retired 2006 - Founded TRW Volleyball Club in 1971 and played competitively into mid 50s, USVBA, Chucks Steak House
- TRW campus Space Park filmed Star Trek original series 1968, Planet Deneva, Operation -- Annihilate!, beamed down to Building S sub-patio entrance to cafeteria and nerve bugs in R3 lobby near steps, good old days, I never miss it
- FCC licensed Radio Amateur K3MNN since 1958, mentor to Peter deKluyver KG6LSE and hundreds since 1984
- 81-year-old wheelchair-prescribed disabled senior, Army veteran, 57+ years Torrance Significance:
Proves lifelong electronics passion since before age 14 Pittsburgh, not nuisance, lifelong community contributor.
12 PAGE 8 - EXHIBIT G - MANHATTAN BEACH PIER - TRW SKI CLUB / VOLLEYBALL CLUB EVENT - FOUNDER TRW VOLLEYBALL CLUB 1971 - USVBA COMPETITIVE - CHUCKS
STEAK HOUSE
Photo: Dale hitting Manhattan Beach Pier, TRW Ski Club / Volleyball Club event, Founder TRW Volleyball Club in 1971 and played USVBA competitively, Chucks Steak House, et al, played into mid 50s.
Photo shows Dale Hall K3MNN hitting at Manhattan Beach Pier, TRW Ski Club / Volleyball Club event, Founder TRW Volleyball Club in 1971, played United States Volleyball Association USVBA competitively, Chucks Steak House tournaments, et al, played competitively into mid 50s, 30+ years volleyball.
Significance:
Proves community roots, athletic leadership, founded club that lasted decades, Manhattan Beach, TRW, South Bay, not nuisance, active community member. 13 14