By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON —The city has been awarded $12 million to repair the Artesia Bridge. “AB 179 passed and Gov. [Gavin] Newsom signed the bill today and we have been given $12 million for the bridge and I look forward to getting more information,” said Mayor Emma Sharif at the Sept….
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — Local firefighters held a rally Sept. 6 to bring awareness to what they call poor working conditions, the lack of a new labor agreement and the lack of equipment needed to perform their jobs. The rally fell on the same day that City Council meetings resumed after…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer It’s summer time when the minds of most people are far away from the classroom. But a group of Black educators meeting July 10-13 in Napa had education on their minds — specifically the education of Black boys. The California Association of Black School Educators held its second annual…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor has unveiled her 2024 legislative package which includes a bill sponsored by the soon-to-open NBA arena in the city. Assembly Bill 3206 would allow the sale of alcohol in the Intuit Dome after 2 a.m. once the arena opens in Inglewood in August. AB 3206…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Conservation Corps honored the work of some of its corps members during a luncheon ceremony held at Los Angeles State Historic Park May 9. “Today’s celebration not only honors our exceptional partners and corps members, but also reinforces our mission to nurture the…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city is facing another allegations of sexual harassment by a former employee in the Finance Department. On Feb. 28, a former payroll supervisor obtained a right to sue letter from the state’s Civil Rights Department. According to the letter, the payroll supervisor was on the job…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor found herself at odds recently with some of her colleagues over a bill targeting organized retail thefts. Assembly Bill 1990, authored by Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, D-Los Angeles, has raised McKinnor’s concerns about the balance between addressing theft effectively and ensuring civil liberties are upheld. …
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Holly Baird is a woman who works primarily behind the scenes about all things public relations. Baird is the founder and owner of The Source PR, a public relations agency committed to elevating the sophistication and quality of a client’s media footprint and mitigating reputational damage…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Fredrisha “Sha” Dixon may not be a household name but residents found her so intriguing they nearly voted her into a runoff with Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. in the 2022 mayoral election. Dixon is originally from Nashville, Tennessee and moved to Inglewood about a decade…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Developers held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a former car wash in Jan. 29. JPI broke ground on Jefferson Inglewood, a market-rate and affordable housing apartment project located at 939 W. Manchester. It is located in a transit oriented development zone near the K-Line and…
