Inglewood Mayor James Butts Jr. took the time to respond to an article previously published by this author regarding the fate of Carlton Square, which opened to the public in the mid 80s. The land was formerly a part of a larger parcel that included the Forum, and prior to that, the site was a golf course.
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In our previous article, we incorrectly attached Rams owner Stan Kroenke, to rumors circulating amongst the city’s three gated communities, that they would be offer buy-outs, to ease parking constraints related to SoFi Stadium and the Clippers Arena.
Mayor Butts was adamant that this author was “lying” and attempting to cause uproar within the community (we not gonna tally all the lies this mayor has been caught telling). Residents living in Inglewood are becoming increasingly agitated with the traffic congestion, unruly fans, and parking constraints, that have now permeated the gated communities.
“The claim is completely false and utterly without foundation. Quite simply, it is a lie. The concept makes no sense economically or socially. The city would never allow the rezoning of residential neighborhoods,” said Butts.
And he is correct.
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Current zoning for Briarwood and Renaissance are residential, while Carlton Square is commercial and recreation.
2UrbanGirls poured through multiple property records for upwards of 100 homes in Carlton Square, and the city’s own revised 2017 zoning map shows that it most likely has a variance to operate as housing.
In nearby city of Carson, recent mobile park closures made headlines when the council declined to extend the variance which allowed the mobile homes to exist on land that wasn’t zoned for that use.
Sources within Carson City Hall mentioned the city couldn’t continue to extend the variance because the land was “contaminated”. Prior to becoming incorporated as a city, the entire area of “Carson” was a landfill.
Residents living in Carlton Square have yet to reach out with any updates on if any potential offers are on the table, however, with the recent groundbreaking and advertising of job opportunities to construct the basketball arena, will that expedite the process?
If presented with the unfortunate circumstance of needing to vote on whether to shut down Carlton Square, since its not zoned as residential, what do you think this council would do?
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The people of Inglewood should take a page of how the residents got together and fought to keep WalMart out of the city. This is your city and you have elected folks to represent YOUR interest and if they don’t GET RID OF THEM
Wow let’s thank him for being so obvious calling the persons who reveled his half truths liars.
Maybe he should stop making untrue statements…ya think? That would provide less opportunity to point out his lies!
He wants us to believe his prior actions make good economic and social sense…?????
Okay to be fair the concept of “good” depends on your current bank account – his actions are great if you are one of the Billionaires who want him to give them our land and our tax dollars doesn’t it ?
Think that’s being unkind ? Wanna cry for Jimmy?
Let’s see :
there is that FORGIVEN LOAN of $18,000,000.00 he gave out of tax funds for BILLIONAIRE JAMES DOLAN to buy the FORUM from Ken Ulmer
The Billionaire Stan Kroenke enjoys a continued city paid maintenance team and reduced tax rate — what ? he charges $200.00 for parking /was PERMITTED TO BUILD WITHOUT ADEQUATE PARKING and wants us to pay for the people mover??
Yes BILLIONAIRES BENEFITTED GREATLY FROM OUR TAX DOLLARS
So who does this makes economic/ social sense for ? would that be the small business owners who are moved out by parking restrictions or the neighbors who can’t get to their houses they can not park in front of..?
And then there are those pesky little short /tight skirt groupies that keep getting greater and greater salaries and bonuses for those no-experience-needed jobs. How much did he pay his secretary over the many years that no way would he have paid if there were no personal /social physical hanky lanky ? (Not to mention all the associated lawsuits )
What On earth? Did this Liar think we should believe “the city would not rezone” ?
Clearly he is not a man to trust. His loyalty is to the most generous campaign contributors NOT THIS COMMUNITY.
The pedestrian bridge over the freeway was for the kids who lived on the west side of the freeway to cross to get to OAK Street School. Those Glasgow apartments, like the area on 102nd (where Ballmer’s Ball Court will be), WERE zoned residential ! Oops they are not anymore courtesy of -drumroll- rezoning!
The lie used then was the airport noise pollution ..YEP residents were kicked out and property taken by eminent domain for warehouses and manufacturing, BUT WAIT the Veteran housing there increased using even more tax subsidies (?). Now Jimmy wants to rezone again (OCTOBER 6 Planning meeting topic) .. Could that be for the developers who put money in his campaign fund for highrise hotel and mixed use (ala playa vista)?-
The city council simply does another no debate, no discussion, 5-0 vote.
Do you see the pattern ? Consider the WOW corporation responsible for the high energy use digital billboards on most our major streets. ( Please don’t use your washer or dryer WOW needs your help to keep their advertisements flashing). All those billboards coincidently were approved after their GENEROUS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS to the James Butts campaign.
A Man whose life pattern is to lie, lie, and lie again is not a man to trust.
Lawsuit after Lawsuit prove JAMES BUTTS lies and lies (Miranda, Copyright). Recently he said the city was in wonderful financial condition then suddenly there was an EMERGENCY NEED TO TAX !
Meanwhile back at Inglewood-Tax-Dollars-Suck the-Residents-Dry-for-Non-Profit-Stadiums-Ranch, Mayor No-Tax-Dollars Butts (with $$$$$ in his eyes, weeps and sniffs): “Someone has called me a liar.”
City Clerk:”All those in favor say ‘Aye…”
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I rebuke you Mayor Butts and your cronies, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior