Author: 2UrbanGirls

There have been several articles coming out of the City of Long Beach inquiring as to why there are ZERO dollars allocated to the Anti-Gang Unit for FY 14-15.  With Chief of Police Jim McDonnell on leave to run for Sheriff, questions are being fielded by his 2nd in command, Deputy Chief Robert Luna, his presumed replacement if elected.

In December 2013 a total of 18 current and former L.A. County Sheriff deputies were arrested on ongoing investigations stemming from civil rights violations of inmates.  The jails had been under a federal investigation since 2011 and it came to light with a discovery of a cellphone.  Since the initial arrests, an additional two deputies have been indicted, bringing the total to 20.

Residents in Los Angeles County have long asked for law enforcement officials to be held accountable, when their civil rights are violated.  CA Governor Jerry Brown has signed a new law giving courts greater authority to issue injunctions, against police departments, that have a history of civil rights violations.  

While City of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was enjoying his Labor Day, attending the Budweiser Made In America Festival, on taxpayers dime, elderly couple Warren and Harriet Johnson were not.  After detectives at LAPD’s West LA Division traced blood left at a March burglary as belonging to 18-year-old Deshawn Johnson they raided his grandparents home.  His grandparents, Warren and Harriett Johnson were on their way home from Florida on Friday, August 22 when relatives and neighbors notified them that there was heavy police activity at their home.

Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) is accepting applications from residents of Inglewood and Ladera Heights who are interested in sitting on the five-member Advisory Board of Education.  This is a great opportunity to be involved in the revitalization of IUSD and give valuable input for the education of Inglewood residents.

Racism in the City of Long Beach Police Department has been a long-standing issue with how they treat minorities in the city. Since video surfaced back in 1989 of former Hawthorne police sergeant Don Jackson being thrown head first through a plate-glass window, during a routine traffic stop, the city had to pay out $15 million for the actions of their officers, things have not changed. From beatings caught on camera, destroying of surveillance videos and their involvement in the Christopher Dorner case, the Long Beach Police Department remains under scrutiny for their questionable actions. Jim McDonell was employed in the LAPD, while the department was under…

Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts and Council Members are pleased to announce the launch and roll out of five (5) Big Belly Solar Intelligent Waste & Recycling Collection Units and Food Truck Fridays have returned.

Inglewood Mayor James Butts announced today that Leverage Information Systems (LIS) has been selected to purchaseequipment and services to add to the City’s existing wireless network and camera security project. The agreement between LIS and the City will not require the use of any monies from the general fund and is 100 percent funded through a grant.

Jim McDonnell is the 25th Police Chief appointed to lead the Long Beach Police Department.  He is also a 29 year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).  He is running for LA County Sheriff, against 31 year Sheriff veteran, Paul Tanaka.  Missing from McDonnell’s list of endorsers are former bosses:  Darryl Gates, Willie Williams, Bernard Parks and William Bratton.  Long Beach philanthropist Skip Keesel is also notably missing.

Larry Elder discusses the Ferguson Riots, which occurred as a result of the senseless murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was unarmed and shot multiple times by a Ferguson police officer.  Cleverly, Larry uses Compton, CA, as an analogy, in this discussion on racial profiling and racism. http://vimeo.com/103538486

Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) narrowly avoided an audit last month, since the state loaned the beleaguered district $55 million dollars via SB 533. Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar), with the support of Asm. Isadore Hall III (D-Compton), was three votes shy of the required amount to trigger the audit.  Huff was adamant about bringing the issue back in August and he has.

Dear Lt. James; In reading though the most recent publication of Rap Sheet, the magazine published by the Long Beach Police Union, I was struck by the severe scolding you gave city hall in your column, “The Whole Truth,“ and was especially surprised by the article’s conclusion where you said:

Although it has been widely reported that the City of Compton is being investigated, the timing is quite coincidental, noting that a trial for voter fraud was prepared to start last Thursday, August 7th.  The district attorney’s office called for the trial to be continued until September citing “possible criminal activity”.  It appears the investigation isn’t as cut and dry as one would think.

Marlene Pinnock, the woman who was videotaped being beat by a CHP on the side of the 10 freeway is speaking out.  2UrbanGirls believes wholewheartedly that the CHP officer was overzealous in his actions, yet doesn’t sympathize with someone who doesn’t take responsibility for their own actions.

Once again, MTV/Madison Square Garden/Live Nation have shown their affection and  respect for the City of Inglewood by making attendance to the MTV Video Music Awards affordable to our residents and City employees.