ByEmilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Inglewood Parking and Traffic Commissioner Brett Roberts was sworn in to the El Camino College Board of Trustees during a special meeting May 12. Roberts and six other applicants applied to fill the unexpired term of the late Ken Brown, who died in late March. During the meeting,…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city and Thomas Safran & Associates celebrated the opening of Beach Terrace, a 42-unit affordable housing complex last month. The housing complex designed for veterans, senior citizens and families features a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. “The city of Inglewood is pleased to work…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor announced during Library Week that the Inglewood Main Library has received a $2.7 million grant to improve the facility. According to McKinnor, the city received the funds from the $489 million Building Forward Library Facilities Improvement grants from the state library system. McKinnor represents…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city has received an additional $100 million towards construction of the Inglewood Transit Connector project. The South Bay Cities Council of Governments voted to re-prioritize more than $100 million originally allocated to fund a proposed Centinela grade separation project, to instead serve as a “backstop” or…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — City officials gathered at the site of a shuttered illegal marijuana dispensary to provide an update on the progress the task force is making on April 20. The task force consists of Compton City Attorney Eric Perrodin, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, city code enforcement officers,…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The City Council unanimously approved a relocation plan for the Inglewood Transit Connector project that will displace 41 small businesses following a public hearing April 11. The relocation plan is part of the plan to construct a 1.6-mile people mover to connect riders from the K Line…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — City Councilman Eloy Morales Jr. continues to flout annual income reporting guidelines. Morales’ 2022 form 700 was released under a California Public Records Act request, which details he continues to not report outside income received from consulting with an outside agency with strong ties to projects in…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Gloria Gray appears headed toward a seat on the Inglewood City Council after defeating incumbent George Dotson in the District 1 runoff election March 7. Gray, a member of the West Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors, holds almost a 1,000-vote lead over Dotson, according to…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The City Council moved forward with implementing an ordinance that would adopt the Inglewood Police Department’s military equipment-use policy Feb. 28 with no objections from members of the City Council or public. Acting Police Chief Cardell Hurt gave the presentation to recommend the city adopt the policy. “I’m…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Local business owners and residents were stunned at the projected impact the Inglewood Transit Connector project will have on the community as they learned of possible closures after city consultants unveiled the relocation plan Feb. 1. A couple of residents attended the City Council meeting Feb. 14…
