Kilroy, Solomon vie for city treasurer
by Garth Meyer Two candidates seek the city treasurer position in the March 7 Redondo Beach municipal election. MATTHEW KILROY He goes by Matt or Matthew. “Depends on the situation,” said Mr. Kilroy, who hopes to be the next treasurer for Redondo Beach, the city which he has served as a District Five councilman, and on commissions, for more than 30 years. He still coaches and referees AYSO soccer. The Granada Hills native earned an engineering degree at UCLA and worked for 20 years in aerospace, including 15 at Chromalloy Gas Turbine in Gardena, which repaired turbine engine parts, specializing in particular pieces, most no bigger than the size of your hand. Kilroy and his colleagues used lasers, heat treatments and electron-beam welders on airplane engine parts needing to withstand 2,000-degree fuel. He left aerospace in 2000, and became a science and math teacher. Kilroy first got an emergency credential, substituted and then spent 13 years at Adams Middle School teaching science and algebra. “I love science, I love working with kids,” he said. He retired six years ago. Kilroy’s time at city hall began with an appointment to what was then the environmental/public utilities…
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