Author: Emilie St. John

INGLEWOOD – The Inglewood City Council is expected to increase its outside law enforcement contract with the Hawthorne Police Department by an additional $3 million. “On September 30, the city council will extend its contract with the neighboring police department which brings the total “Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 25-003 with the City of Hawthorne to adjust the hourly rate and to extend the agreement an additional year (with the option to extend another one-year term) for $2,991,600 (maximum compensation not to exceed $5,191,600), to continue to authorize the Chief of Police (or designee) to request supplemental law…

INGLEWOOD – The Inglewood City Council will push back TWO scheduled Public Hearings to change the density and zoning of the former school sites of Monroe Middle School, Morningside High School and Woodworth Elementary School from September 30 to October 7 at 2:00 p.m. Public Hearing #1 Set a public hearing for September 30, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., to consider General Plan Amendment No. 24-00002 (GPA24-00002), allowing a request to amend the Land Use Element Map of the Inglewood General Plan from Low Density to Medium Density for an approximately 68-acre site that includes Morningside High School and Monroe Middle…

LOS ANGELES – Danny Bakewell, the powerful newspaper publishing magnate behind the Los Angeles Sentinel, has somehow managed to finagle control of a crucial City permit to hold the annual Kingdom Day parade instead of Dr. Adrian Dove and the Congress of Racial Equality of California (CORE). The seven-member LAPD Permit Review Panel voted 4-1 on September 22 to uphold the denial of Dr. Dove’s parade permit. Dove has been associated with the parade for over two decades. The September 22 special meeting was held because Dr. Dove appealed the denial. The panel members are: Charley Mims, Chairperson, Ryan Duckett,…

The Los Angeles Times is pushing back on misinformation circulating on the internet about a raid at a local swap meet back in June. In the article What social media got wrong about the ICE raids of the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet the writers took a deep dive behind the federal enforcement action that has caused many of the regular vendors to stay away. The swap meet isn’t just a place where vendors sell their wares, but also a place where regulars congregate to listen to live music, socialize and have a good time. But that has drastically changed…

GARDENA – No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, pushing Saturday’s estimated jackpot to $145 million. One ticket was sold matching five numbers in California and is worth $317,465, according to the California Lottery. The ticket was sold in Gardena at a market in the 14400 block of S. Crenshaw Blvd. The numbers drawn in Wednesday evening’s Powerball lottery were 15, 31, 45, 49, 53 and the Powerball number was 19. The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.

PASO ROBLES – No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $46 million. One ticket was sold matching five numbers and is worth $41,727, according to the California Lottery. The ticket was sold in Paso Robles at a grocery store in the 100 block of Niblick Road. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 23, 26, 30, 39, 42 and the Mega number was 13.

INGLEWOOD – Metro’s proposed specific plan adjacent to its Compton station brings the Compton mayor’s reelection campaign fundraiser in Inglewood into focus. Compton Mayor Emma Sharif’s campaign committee has scheduled an October 4 campaign fundraiser in Inglewood, which features Mayor James T. Butts Jr., who is a member of the transit agency’s Board of Directors. 2 Urban Girls pondered whether the campaign fundraiser, which is seeking up to $25,000 from donors labeled “Champions” was attached to a planned Metro project. The campaign committee’s “Compton Next” tagline is a reference to the website called www.nextstopcompton.org, which discusses the Transit Oriented Development plan in…

INGLEWOOD – There is growing concern that the will of California voters is being usurped as the battle between Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump reaches a fever pitch that has resulted in a special election taking place this November. As Trump continues to wield his iron fist over Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Gavin Newsom sees this as an opportunity to further alienate residents in the Golden State. Last month, Abbott signed off on new congressional maps that would provide Republicans with five new seats. This was met with lawsuits by groups representing Black and Latino voters who have…

INGLEWOOOD – The former owners of an Inglewood property that was shuttered to make way for the Intuit Dome have begun construction on a new hotel along the Century Blvd. corridor. According to UrbanizeLA, Bhagat Investments – Century, LLC, which previously owned and operated the Rodeway Inn at 3940 W. Century Boulevard have begun construction on a Fairfield by Marriott property at 3640 W. Century Boulevard adjacent to the multi-billion NBA arena. The new Fairfield by Marriott will consist of a five-story structure featuring 150 guest rooms above a new ground-floor bar and lounge. The Inglewood Fairfield is designed by…

Reading of top prize-winning ‘Angel’s Share’ set for May 25, open to the public The Echo Theater Company is pleased to announce the winners of the company’s 2024 New Play Competition. In first place, winning a $1000 cash prize plus travel and housing to attend rehearsals and a public reading, is Dominic Finocchiaro with Angel’s Share. The reading, directed by Echo associate artistic director Elana Luo and featuring Carter Calahan, Joy DeMichelle, Jenny Soo and Timothy Wright, will take place on Sunday, May 25 at 1 p.m. at Atwater Village Theatre. Admission is open to the public, with a suggested donation of $10. The second place prize of $500 and a rehearsed online reading went to Boni B.Alvarez for his play The Cathedral, and playwright Chelsea Sutton is the recipient of the…