By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city has been awarded a $50,000 fellowship grant from Stanford University on behalf of its Stanford Impact Labs. The grant will be used for a project entitled Evidence for Policy Fellowship, under the direction of Economic Development Manager Qiuana Williams. The grant is for a one-year…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer WATTS — Music executive Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith was honored not far from the Watts housing project he grew up in by Los Angeles City Councilman Tim McOsker March 2. McOsker honored Tiffith, the founder of Top Dawg Entertainment, who grew up in the Nickerson Gardens housing project and…
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…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city has settled with a Los Angeles Police Department motor officer who was nearly killed after being hit by a vehicle registered to the Inglewood Police Department. LAPD motor officer Michael Flynn has agreed to accept a $15 million settlement after he suffered broken ribs, damage…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — The U.S. Postal Service will host a plaque dedication ceremony to commemorate the renaming of a Compton post office in honor of the first Black Marine to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. The post office is located adjacent to Compton City Hall and is being renamed…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city has revised its construction cost estimates while pushing back the proposed opening date of the Inglewood Transit Connector project. Although the transit connector was anticipated to begin service for the 2028 Olympics, the Federal Transit Administration has pushed the start date to 2030 after pledging…
By Darlene Donloe When actress Carolyn Ratteray was growing up in her hometown of Washington, D.C., both of her parents were active in social justice and the struggles of Black education. Toward the end of her mother’s life, the conversations Ratteray had with her revealed just how exhausting social justice could be. “I could feel…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city has announced it has received more than $1 billion in federal funds towards the construction of the Inglewood Transit Connector. “This is a good day for the people of Inglewood and the entire region,” Mayor James Butts said in a statement. “By signaling their commitment…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — Iconic rapper Dr. Dre has made some noise after it was revealed he made a $90,000 campaign contribution to a member of the City Council. A Compton native born Andre Young, Dre contributed to the Spicer for Mayor 2026 campaign in March 2023. Compton City Councilman Andre…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The Inglewood Transit Connector project dominated headlines in 2023 and is one of the most important projects the city looks forward to in the new year. The transit connector is a 1.6-mile rail line that will connect the K-Line to the Inglewood Sports and Entertainment District. The…
