INGLEWOOD – The Inglewood Parking & Traffic Commission continues to cancel public meetings in a perceived effort to squash public dissent over parking and traffic issues.
According to the City’s website, the meetings scheduled for August and September were cancelled and no notification has been published for this month.
A resident in Council District 1 completed and submitted a request to exempt her block from the city-wide permit parking program and was notified by City staff that no Parking & Traffic Commission meeting will be held until 2026.
During a raucous town hall meeting held by District 4 Councilwoman Dionne Faulk last month, residents blasted the City and its parking management vendor, LAZ Parking, for the inadequate parking enforcement on game days and the over aggressive enforcements during non-game days.
Residents continue to request “speed bumps in their neighborhoods” and more enforcement around neighborhood schools with residents sharing about recurring drivers “doing donuts” in the street.
The tire markings are clearly visible in Faulk’s district at Cherry Ave. and 117th Street adjacent to Bennett-Kew Elementary School. There is also an increased uptick in speeding along Cherry Ave. between Imperial Hwy and 117th Street due to the lack of a stop sign.
The City lacks a qualified traffic engineer to properly address street safety issues as residents requests for speed bumps and stop signs are routinely DENIED.
The town hall meetings, which residents are being inundated with, are due to the upcoming municipal elections scheduled for June 2, 2026, however, the only members of the City Council holding them are Faulk and Council District 1 Councilwoman Gloria Gray.
Council District 2 Councilman Alex Padilla is up for re-election next year, alongside Mayor James T. Butts Jr. and Gray, however, he shies away from being present at his council colleagues town hall meetings to ascertain the nature of the resident’s concerns.
Council District 3 Councilwoman Eloy Morales Jr. hasn’t held a town hall meeting since Mayor James T. Butts Jr. was elected in 2011. Morales has the comfort of never drawing a qualified challenger to his council seat which allows him to disengage from his constituents who complain about parking, traffic and unpermitted structures being built without the proper city permits.
Morales also holds the distinction of being the longest serving member of the Inglewood City Council.
To view the Inglewood Parking & Traffic Commission meeting agendas and minutes click here.
