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…
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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…
LOS ANGELES (2UrbanGirls) – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing is $320 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn Tuesday were 6, 37, 39, 45, 46 and the Mega number was 21. The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands. Photo source: Depositphotos
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery on Wednesday with the estimated jackpot growing to $366 million for Saturday’s drawing. The numbers in Wednesday evening’s draw of the multi-state Powerball lottery are 3, 20, 36, 42, 64 and the Powerball number is 4. There was one ticket sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number in Ohio worth $1 million, and a ticket with five numbers and the power play number sold in Texas worth $2 million, according to, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts…
INGLEWOOD (SBE) – Inglewood Councilwoman Dionne Faulk and City Clerk Aisha Thompson held their 2nd Annual Women’s Rock empowerment event which cost taxpayers over $20,000. The event was held at the Inglewood Senior Center on May 6 and was attended by Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor who served as keynote speaker and former Compton Councilwoman Michelle Chambers who is believed to be waging a campaign to succeed Senate District 35 Sen. Steve Bradford who also represents the Inglewood area. The event included three workshops covering mental health, social media and event planning. Invoices scheduled to be approved during the May 16 regular…
SACRAMENTO – As the fentanyl crisis worses by the day, Californians were left scratching their heads when it was reported that three bills aimed at creating harsher penalties for fentanyl dealers failed to pass out of the Public Safety Committee. It was also noted that every Black member of the Assembly voted against the bills. California’s Democratic supermajority Legislature remains deadlocked in a debate over whether convicted fentanyl dealers should face tougher consequences and longer prison sentences, as state leaders attempt to tackle a growing crisis that is contributing to the deaths of more and more teens across the state and…
LOS ANGELES – Radio host Tavis Smiley has weighed in on the public’s reaction to longtime Los Angeles politician Mark Ridley-Thomas being convicted on seven felony counts related to public corruption. https://2urbangirls.com/2023/03/tavis-smiley-ordered-to-turnover-financial-records-in-ongoing-dispute-with-pbs/ Smiley has resurfaced as the owner of talk radio station KBLA 1580 after being caught in controversy himself after his former employer found he sexually harassed women while working at PBS. TAVIS SMILEY: KBLA EDITORIAL ON MRT CONVICTION #TavisSmiley https://t.co/w27ZQCUCLW— KBLA 1580 (@kbla1580) March 31, 2023