Doc Searls: It's called Columbia Park because the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) gave it to Torrance. CBS then owned KNX/1070 radio, which continues to radiate from the two towers standing in the midst there.
Doc Searls: I believe they release a gas inside every Costco that compels spending >$200 on the way out. Somehow one can't resist, say, two barrels of detergent strapped to a skid. How can you not love that?
Doc Searls: They fixed a broken hose, cleaned up and restored our multi-$hundred Electrolux upright for $30, and actually had the small Shop-Vac bags we needed too. Very friendly as well.