By Emilie St. John Contribuitng Writer COMPTON — The City Council fired City Manager Thomas Thomas during the July 11 City Council meeting. Thomas, who was on the job for over a year, was terminated by a unanimous vote. “As to public employee discipline dismissal release, the City Council voted 5-0 to terminate the City…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors has announced the recent addition of two new members to its 38-member board of directors. Attorney Carl E. Douglas follows Heather Repenning, who represented Los Angeles on the board since December 2019, and water professional Garry Bryant succeeds Richard…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON – Vanessa Bryant celebrated the dedication of a refurbished outdoor basketball court in the memory of her late husband Kobe and daughter Gianna June 16. On hand for the ceremony were retired WNBA star Lisa Leslie and Trae Young, a guard for the Atlanta Hawks. “Thank you for…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — Compton Mayor Emma Sharif has announced that repairs to the Artesia Bridge are underway. “I am extremely excited to inform you all that the funds for the bridge have been released and that the prep work to begin working on the bridge has already started,” Sharif said….
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city is preparing to reopen the Morningside Park Library as renovations to the Inglewood Main Library begin to take shape. The city approved an agreement with KG Axis Inc. to renovate the building, which was donated by Raymond V. and Ivey B. Darby. The total contract…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city has rejected a claim filed on behalf of a man wrongfully convicted of an Inglewood murder in 1984. The council voted to reject the claim June 13. Maurice Hastings was convicted for the abduction, sexual assault and slaying of 30-year-old Roberta Wydermyer, and the attempted…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — The City Council has unanimously approved a donation from Body Armor to refurbish an outdoor basketball court. The sports drink maker is on a mission to refurbish 10 basketball courts and renovate youth clinic facilities across the nation. The initiative is in the memory of late NBA star…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The City Council has approved spending an estimated $7.6 million annually for the ongoing maintenance and operation costs of the Inglewood Transit Connector project. during the May 23 regular city council meeting. Construction of the 1.6-mile automated transit connector is scheduled to cost nearly $1.8 billion with…
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…
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,…
