By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Earvin “Magic” Johnson and the Magic Johnson Foundation hosted Holiday Hope, an invite-only, drive-through community giveaway event at Faithful Central Bible Church Nov. 18. Holiday Hope assisted more than 800 families from Inglewood and Los Angeles in receiving food and other items through the generosity of Johnson’s…
By Emilie St. John Contribuitng Writer COMPTON — The Compton Unified School District has announced that one of its high school bands has been selected to participate in the Hollywood Christmas Parade Nov. 26. This is the first time a Compton school has participated in the 91-year history of the parade, according to the district….
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed new laws into place that will help boost the stock of affordable housing across the state. State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, and Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor, D-Inglewood, co-authored Senate Bill 4 which allows affordable housing to be built on land owned by faith…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city’s Housing Protection Department is reporting a high compliance rate for residents registering their rental properties under the housing protection ordinance. The city created the housing protection ordinance to protect residents from price gouging and unlawful evictions due to the rise in rents due to the redevelopment…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor’s bill to allow legislative staffers to unionize has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. California becomes the largest state in the nation that will allow non-supervisorial legislative staff to join a union, following Oregon and Maine. “Today is a huge victory for the…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON – Postal workers staged a protest to bring attention to the violence they face while delivering mail in the city Oct. 4. Workers carried signs declaring “protect our letter carriers” as cars passed by honking in support. The National Association of Letter Carriers assembled outside Compton’s main post office on…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD —A coalition of environmental groups have demanded California Attorney General Rob Bonta investigate City Councilwoman Gloria Gray who continues to serve on two elected bodies in violation of state law. The July 11 letter was signed by Sierra Club California, the Southern California Watershed Alliance, SoCal 350 Climate…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — Compton school board member Satra Zurita will host the 12th annual Compton Walk for A Cure cancer walk Oct. 7 at Centennial High School. The event aims to educate women on the importance of early detection of breast and includes health screenings. The walk was founded by…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Relatives of a man shot to death by Inglewood police officers Sept. 21 have announced they have filed a damage claim against the city, saying the shooting was unjustified. Ivan Solis Mora, 34, was shot by police at his family’s home. “We’re going to make sure that…
Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — A program aimed at assisting Los Angeles renters with past due rent is accepting applications through Oct. 2. The City Council approved guidelines and an expenditure plan for money raised by the Measure ULA “mansion tax” last month. The program will cover up to six months of rental…
