Author: Emilie St. John

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries visited three black churches over the weekend to convince the congregants to give up their political voting power under Proposition 50. Jeffries visited First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles in West Adams, Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in South L.A. and Resurrection Church of Los Angeles in Carson. This summer, the Internal Revenue Service says it will allow houses of worship to endorse candidates for political office without losing their tax-exempt status. Since 1954, a provision in the tax code called the Johnson Amendment says that churches and other nonprofit organizations could lose their…

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Carmen Snuggs-Spraggins, of Riverside County, to serve as a Judge in the Orange County Superior Court. Snuggs-Spraggins has served as a Commissioner at the Orange County Superior Court since 2024. She served as a Senior Administrative Law Judge at the Office of Administrative Hearings from 2016 to 2024. Snuggs-Spraggins served as a Deputy Attorney General in the California Department of Justice from 2005 to 2016.  She worked as an Associate at Abeltin and Migoya from 2003 to 2005. Snuggs-Spraggins received a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. She fills the…

INGLEWOOD – The Mega Millions jackpot grows to $680 million after no tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Tuesday’s drawing. One ticket matching five numbers was sold in Chicago and is worth $1 million. Because the player played the 3x Multiplier option for an additional $1 in some states where the Mega Millions game is played, their ticket is worth a total of $3 million. The Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday are 12, 18, 27, 34, 59 and the Mega number is 18.

LOS ANGELES – A council aide to Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price is seeking to settle ethics violations for failure to disclose income received from his consulting business. Jose Ugarte will be fined $17,500 by the City’s Ethics Commission failure to disclose nearly $400,000 in income from his consulting business. According to the filing disclosed on the City’s Ethics Commission website: On July 2, 2013, Ugarte became a Council Aide III for Curren Price, the representative on the City Council for Council District (CD) 9. Ugarte left City service on November 1, 2019, when he was a Council Aide…

INGLEWOOD – The Inglewood Permits & Licenses will discuss changes to routes for pedicab operators on October 23. The public is invited to attended the meeting. Location: Inglewood City Hall in Community Room ATime: 2:00 P.M. Inglewood pedicab operators currently drive along regular city streets as they use vehicles that have license plates affixed to the rear of them. There are currently no regulations requiring neither operators nor passengers to wear helmets as a safety precaution given the uptick in car accidents within the Inglewood Sports and Entertainment District. To view the current ordinance governing pedicabs click here.

INGLEWOOD – Earvin “Magic” Johnson will host his annual Holiday Hope event in Inglewood on Saturday, November 22 at Faithful Central Bible Church. The event is scheduled to run for three hours in the parking lot of the church where families would be gifted food and toys donated by the generosity of donors and sponsors including Johnson’s Foundation, Feed the Children, Mattel, Cricket, Starbucks, and others. “I’m inspired to give back because of my mother,” said Johnson, before the start of the event. “During Thanksgiving, my mother would make enough food to help other families in our neighborhood and my…

INGLEWOOD – West Basin Municipal Water District will hold a rain barrel giveaway at Morningside High School on November 1st. Inglewood Councilwoman Gloria Gray holds the distinct honor of not only being on the Inglewood City Council but also an elected member of the West Basin board of directors which prevents her from voting on water related items that contribute to increased water residents for most Inglewood residents. Councilwoman Gray will be up for relection for BOTH elected seats and according to case precedent, she is not allowed to hold seats that conflict with each other. If you are interested…

The life of an immigrant isn’t easy, and this story about two brothers seeking to find their way is masterfully told in ‘littleboy/littleman’ playing at the Geffen Playhouse through November 2. L-R: Marlon Alexander Vargas and Alex Hernandez. (Photo: Jeff Lorch) Brothers Bastian Monteyero (Alex Hernandez) and Fíto Palomino (Marlon Alexander Vargas) are fighting for their identity as Nicaraguan immigrants. One taking on their mother’s surname and the other assimiliating to American culture by adopting a more “white” sounding name, the two clash over their idea of the “American Dream” Written by Rudi Goblen ‘littleboy/littleman’ drills down on the fundamental differences between…

By Emilie St. John INGLEWOOD – Inglewood voters are scheduled to take up the legality of fireworks after the Inglewood City Council overturned their desire earlier this year. The Inglewood City Council members listen to the staff report before voting to allow residents to weigh in on proposed fireworks ordinance during the September 30, 2025, city council meeting. The Inglewood City Council unanimously approved amending the Inglewood Municipal Code to prohibit the sale of fireworks and restrict the use or display of fireworks to City-Sponsored events or public displays at certain venues during the Feb. 18 city council meeting. Nonprofit…

COMPTON – A man was shot to death inside a Compton beauty supply store Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies with the Compton Station responded to reports of shots fired in the 1300 block of E. Alondra Ave. around 3:30 p.m. According to witnesses, the man was believed to be experiencing a mental health crisis when he entered Pink Beauty Supply Store. According to videographers on the scene, a female shopper then pulled out a handgun and shot and killed the victim. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. There are no…