By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — Walmart made good on its promise to invest in vertical farming technology with the opening of the Plenty Compton Farm May 18. Plenty specializes in vertical farming, which produces pesticide-free fruits and vegetables. “Plenty is an indoor growing company so we grow plants inside without the sun…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Pastor Shep Crawford is launching the Apology Tour through a collective of 40 faith-based organizations looking to engage communities beginning May 27. The tour will begin with a press conference outside of Experience Christian Ministries at 326 E. 47th Place at noon. “The church is…
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 — Two Dodger Dreamfields for baseball and softball players from 5 to 18 years old in Edward Vincent Jr. Park were unveiled May 13. The $1 million project includes a new playing surface and grass, enclosed fields and fencing, upgraded dugouts, upgraded irrigation systems, new pitchers’ mounds, bases,…
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 COMPTON — Compton College celebrated the renaming of its library in honor of the first Black woman elected to its Board of Trustees during Community Day April 22. Emily B. Hart-Holifield is the longest serving board member in the college’s history. Her name was placed on the exterior of the library and…
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…
