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…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — New Sheriff Robert Luna announced the creation of the Office of Constitutional Policing during a press conference Feb. 15. The office was created after Luna spent his first two months in office traveling across the county and meeting with the members of the Sheriff’s Department. “This…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Two longtime Inglewood neighbors will face off for a seat on the Inglewood City Council in a runoff election March 7. Incumbent Councilman George Dotson will face Gloria Gray, a 17-year member of the West Basin Municipal Water District board seeking to represent residents in Inglewood’s District…
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Memphis man beaten to death by five Black Memphis police officers last month was eulogized Feb. 1 in a funeral service that South Los Angeles activist Najee Ali called “very emotional and very moving.” Ali traveled to Memphis this week to attend the…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Snoop Dogg and Funko celebrated the opening of Tha Dogg House a co-branded store on Jan. 6. “This new store stays true to who I am as an entrepreneur and rapper,” Snoop Dogg said. “I can’t wait for my fans to experience it, to touch it, to…
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…
