In front of a capacity crowd and four hours after the beginning of the Inglewood City Council meeting, Mayor Butts and the council  unanimously voted 5-0 to adopt the Champions Revitalization initiative and as mainstream media describes it, bypasses public vote.
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Residents were initially told a petition would be circulated to gather signatures to support placing the initiative on the ballot. Â After the signatures were submitted, residents were told council has the option to either adopt themselves or place on the ballot.
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The affirmative votes means the project can move forward and according to the developers, construction will commence in December.
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