STOCKTON – Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee has announced his candidacy for Stockton City Council on Nov. 14. I’m excited to finally share what I’ve been planning for the last couple months. As everybody knows I have an affection for my hometown of Stockton, California. Over the past few years I’ve enjoyed reconnecting with my community, creating engaging programs for the youth, and living among friends and family that I grew up with. I recently made Stockton my permanent place of living and realize that if I’m going to live here I may as well work to create real change.…
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INGLEWOOD – A man has been sentenced to 125 years in prison for shooting an off-duty Inglewood police officer in March 2022. Marquis Wilkerson, 27, was sentenced to 117 years and 8 months to life in prison plus an additional 8 years in prison by a Superior Court Judge. Wilkerson faced multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, kidnapping, and spousal assault, at the time of his arrest. Wilkerson was convicted on all charges he faced except the attempted murder of an officer. Due to a change in laws, Wilkerson would be eligible for elder parole when he turns 60. Inglewood…
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold matching all six numbers in Monday’s drawing, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. There were five tickets sold matching five numbers with one of them also matching the Powerplay number. Three tickets were sold matching five numbers in Indiana, Oregon, and Virginia, and they are worth $1 million each. A winning ticket matching five numbers was also sold in California and is worth $1,064,543. It was sold in the 21000 block of Lake Forest Drive in Lake Forest. One ticket was sold matching five numbers and the Powerplay…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Authorities have announced an arrest in the vandalism of several vehicles in the Ladera Heights area that were painted with swastikas. Robert Haymore, 37, was arrested in Inglewood on Tuesday after their investigation determined that he was a suspect in the repeat vandalism, that happened on multiple occasions last week. The Anti-Defamation League has not made any public comments on the matter. They continuously send out mass emails denouncing anti-Semitism but stop short of funding Black organizations to educate against such acts. Some of the organizations emails directly link comments made by Ye, the artist formerly known as…
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday’s drawing, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. There were ten tickets sold matching five numbers with three of them also matching the Powerplay number. Seven tickets were sold matching five numbers in California (2), Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas (2) and they are worth $1 million each. The two tickets sold in California are worth $1.2 million each. One was sold at a smoke shop in the 900 block of Alamo Drive in Vacaville and the other one was sold at…
SAN FRANCISCO (2UG) – This is the day California Governor Gavin Newsom thought wouldn’t come before voters go to the polls in 2024. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992 to become the first woman to represent California in that body, died at her home in Washington, D.C., Thursday night, her chief of staff confirmed Friday. She was 90. “Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C. Her passing is a great loss for so many, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California that…
LOS ANGELES (2UrbanGirls) – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in Iowa and is worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The winning numbers are 13, 62, 65, 67, 69 and the Mega number is 14. The next drawing will be Tuesday with the jackpot now at $343 million. Photo source: Depositphotos
INGLEWOOD (2UrbanGirls) – Inglewood community members, parents and stakeholders are invited to attend a day of advocacy, in Sacramento, with the goal of returning local control of Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) back to the voters. “The State has been in control of our school district for 12 years and during those 12 years our district has consistently declined, our students and school facilities have been neglected, and there has been no real effort to repay the loan owed to the state,” said Fredrisha Dixon, who is organizing the event in conjunction with Parents Voice Action. “The State/County has closed…
LOS ANGELES (2UrbanGirls) – Los Angeles County has expanded its guaranteed income to include 200 former foster youth after the Board of Supervisors approved the motion introduced by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell. “Earlier this year the Board of Supervisors approved my motion to expand Breathe, LA County’s Guaranteed Income Program,” said Mitchell. Those selected will be eligible to receive $1,000 per month for two years. Former foster youth can apply now through July 31st by clicking here.
LAS VEGAS (2UrbanGirls) – Planning your next trip to Las Vegas? Then plan on visiting Ocean Prime now open on the Las Vegas Strip! Located at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue the new location features a rooftop terrace, three bars, and three private dining rooms. Set four stories above the Las Vegas Strip, you will experience breathtaking views from the restaurant’s outdoor terrace. “As our team celebrates our 30th anniversary in the restaurant business, it gives us great pride to officially unveil our first restaurant in Las Vegas,” said Cameron Mitchell, Founder and CEO of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants. “Ocean…