Author: 2UrbanGirls

The Daily Breeze reported on a nurses “informational picket” at the Centinela Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) yesterday. CHMC took the time to respond to 2UrbanGirls, on social media, about the protest and the hospital’s hopes of becoming a trauma center. Related: Inglewood nurses hold informational picket outside Centinela Hospital Medical Center “Patient safety is the highest priority in the hospital, from the top on down. We’re proud of being nationally recognized by The Leapfrog Group with an “A” in Hospital Safety 14 times and with the Patient Safety Excellence Award five years in a row from Healthgrades. Not many facilities in…

Los Angeles Council President Herb Wesson will soon term out of his city seat and was favored in being the successor to Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. He has high name recognition with voters and has amassed over $1 million dollars in campaign donations. He simply doesn’t need to exploit his stepsons personal issues for votes. Unless his campaign is in trouble. Related: These candidates want to represent 2 million Angelenos. Who’s funding their campaigns? Current elected officials, around the 2nd Supervisorial District, posted a disturbing video to the social media pages, of a well dressed Wesson walking the hardscrabble streets of…

Inglewood homeowners have attained a victory in their quest to stop a proposed eight (8) pump gas station at the intersection of LaBrea and 64th. After this blog covered their community meeting with 7-Eleven the area Councilman sprang into action and called homeowners with some great news. Related: Inglewood Homeowners Organize Against Proposed 7-Eleven December 4th Hearing POSTPONED Councilman Alex Padilla called today to let us know that 7-Eleven will be postponing the hearing on December 4th because they won’t have their paperwork ready on time. This is likely a direct result of the pressure the community has put on 7-Eleven. The postponement will not…

There’s an old saying “you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig”. The pig is Centinela Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) located in Inglewood, CA. Prime Healthcare, who funds the political campaigns of Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr., is putting the safety of its patients and staff at risk to the point of an “informational picket” that took place the week we are all giving “thanks”. CHMC is the lone hospital in the city of Inglewood. While the city continues to romanticize the incoming NFL stadium, and high profile events that will be played in the…

This article was originally published in November 2019 and since then it was announced a majority of the businesses mentioned will be displaced due to the incoming Inglewood Transit Connector project. In direct contrast to the Inglewood Airport Area Chamber of Commerce (IAACC), Inglewood Mayor James Butts shared that more businesses will shutter once the NFL stadium and NBA projects are fully materialized. “Visitors to the stadium won’t need to cross the street to get food, drinks or to even shop once the retail components come online.” Mayor Butts, Daily Breeze 11/24/2019 Erick Holly, the former president of the IAACC,…

With the rise of vaping related deaths, across the country, Compton Unified has joined in on a lawsuit against JUUL for targeting teens in their marketing campaigns. The unintended consequence of the ban, on vaping, prevents legal age persons from purchasing the products. Related: Letter to the Editor: The Vaping Debate “Yesterday the Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees took a stand against what has become a most egregious scourge within our schools—one that is threatening the wellbeing, health and life of our very students—vaping.”Micah Ali, President Compton Unified School Board of Trustees

The Inglewood taxpayers continue to foot the bill for fraud allegations related to Mayor James Butts and the proposed Clippers arena. It is unclear why the city council continues to authorize the spending of general fund reserves, while simultaneously increasing fees for water, trash and business taxes related to rental property. It also appears that City Manager Artie Fields continues to allow his signature to be forged on certain staff reports. This week’s agenda asks for $500,000 to be moved from the general fund reserves to fund additional contracts with Harris & Associates, for $100,000 and pay off past due…

By Garrett Bergthold RIVERSIDE — A federal judge has postponed the trial of former Adelanto Mayor Pro Tem Jermaine Wright for the fourth time. Court records show U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal granted Wright a continuance on June 24, less than two months before his Aug. 20 trial was set to start. His trial will now begin on Feb. 25, 2020, in U.S. District Court in Riverside. Federal prosecutors expect the trial to last 10 days. Wright awaits trial outside of prison, absent an ankle monitoring device, court records show. As with prior requests from Wright’s federal public defenders, the defense…

The filing period has officially opened for the city’s of El Segundo, Gardena and other cities around the South Bay. Candidates have until December 6th to file. Inglewood City Clerk Yvonne Horton took away Inglewood residents right to vote and pushed elections back to November. In El Segundo, Councilman Don Brann will not run for re-election. Brann, who is on his second, non-consecutive term, said he has a personal policy against running for re-election. In Gardena, Councilman Dan Medina is termed out after 12 years, but Councilman Mark Henderson will run for re-election. The next City Council will face several…

Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges in federal court Thursday, publicly acknowledging wrongdoing related to her “Healthy Holly” book deals for the first time since The Baltimore Sun first began exposing them in March. The plea came one day after federal prosecutors alleged in an 11-count indictment that Pugh’s self-publishing enterprise amounted to little more than a criminal racket. It comes eight months after The Sun’s revelations and subsequent raids on Pugh’s homes and City Hall by FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents torpedoed her political career and forced her from office. Her acceptance of guilt, though on…

“Dear 2UrbanGirls, Someone explain it to me. Why is Compton in a rush to ban E-cigarettes? I know about the vaping related deaths, but what are the other factors? CVS already bans tobacco products and if we were really concerned about people smoking at all we could ban smoke shops. So again, what’s this about? Vapes are a nicotine delivery system, just like cigarettes. They have the potential to kill and do long-term health damage…just like cigarettes. Perhaps it’s because people are moving from cigarettes to vapes and cannabis; and the excise tax revenue is down. Maybe if we move…

Compton City Attorney Damon Brown is proposing an ordinance that will ban e-cigarettes in the city of Compton. Brown gave an oral presentation at this week’s city council meeting declaring he will return with an ordinance for the councils approval. The “fantastic four” consisting of Mayor Aja Brown and Councilwomen Michelle Chambers, Tana McCoy and Emma Sharif, amended the city budget to add/remove certain positions from the already passed FY 2019-2020 budget. Citing “errors” their vote made corrections. Councilman Isaac Galvan was not in attendance. Residents and this author continue to voice concerns over the viewing of the city council…

Inglewood Mayor James Butts was presented an opportunity to change answers in his sworn deposition and didn’t. Court documents reveal that in addition to using the emails [email protected] and [email protected], his former assistant Melanie McDade was able to corroborate an additional personal email, used by Mayor Butts, to conduct city business. When asked under oath what personal emails he uses, he failed to identify his use of [email protected] in an apparent nod to the father in the family sitcom Family Matters. After Butts’ attorney Louis “Skip” Miller initially denied the use of the email, they were forced to concede the…

The year was 2015 and talks of the NFL coming to Inglewood were brewing. SB Strategies, helmed by Steve Bellheumer, was tasked with putting paid canvassers on Inglewood streets to solicit support for the return of the NFL. Related: Inglewood Decides Not To Let Public Vote On Rams’ Stadium What residents didn’t know, was our signatures, on a thinly worded petition, would take away our voting power, and the city knew they could take our signatures and vote in the NFL stadium, with no community input. “We need to do the will of the people and we need to do…

City of Inglewood District 2 Councilman Alex Padilla’s days are numbered, as an elected official, if the city approves a special use permit (SUP) for a proposed 7-Eleven at the corner of 64th and LaBrea. Inglewood Planning Commissioner for District 2, David Rice, has shared with 2UrbanGirls he will entertain running for the seat. Homeowners who live within 1000 ft of the proposed 8 pump gas station, that also wishes to sell beer and wine, have organized amongst themselves on the popular neighborhood app, NextDoor. They also outreached to this author to amplify their message. “We want sustainable and smart…