By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The year started with the city hosting the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium. It ended with the city trying to find funding for Inglewood Transit Connector. It between there were ups and downs that will continue to shape the city as it continues its quest to become…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — The city has a settled a lawsuit over its failure to release employee salary records in a timely manner. Transparent California agreed to drop its lawsuit against Compton Dec. 15. As part of the settlement, Compton is also required to reimburse Nevada Policy for court costs, which…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city continues to seek funding for the Inglewood Transit Connector project after submitting a request for $400 million in funding from the state. The city is still in need of more than two-thirds of the funds needed for the project before construction can begin. A request…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — A light rain fall didn’t stop two girl’s flag football teams from playing in their final game during a tournament held Dec. 4 at Compton College. Optimum Speed and Premier faced off during the inaugural tournament featuring girls from local elementary and middle schools from Compton and…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — State Sen. Steve Bradford provided a legislative update to the Inglewood City Council during the Nov. 15 City Council meeting. Bradford told the council that state legislators adopted a record $308 billion budget in June that Gov. Gavin Newsom called an investment in “our core values at a…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — City Clerk Alita Godwin announced her retirement during the Nov. 15 City Council meeting. “After more than 40 years of employment with the city of Compton, I have decided to retire as of Dec. 31, 2022,” Godwin said. She made the announcement to clear up speculation that…
By Emilie St. John Contributing writer INGLEWOOD — City Councilman George Dotson is headed for a runoff election in the District 1 City Council race after finishing in first place with 31% of the vote Nov. 8. The second-place finisher, Gloria Gray, received 23% percent of the vote. Inglewood City Clerk Aisha Thompson announced during…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer Girls flag football players from several local high schools received a special treat when they were awarded new jerseys during a presentation held at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium Oct. 13. The jerseys were given to players from 16 participating high schools in the Rams’ and Chargers’ locker rooms at SoFi…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — Noted attorney Benjamin Crump is part of the legal team for a man who alleges that he was beaten by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies Oct. 16 that he may lose an eye. “Blake Anderson was severely beaten for no reason and had a gun put…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — The state recently bestowed the designation of teacher of the year to five educators in Los Angeles County, including one from the Compton Unified School District. Dominguez High School teacher Catherine Borek, an AP English and drama teacher credited with reviving the drama program at Dominguez High,…
