Author: Emilie St. John

By: Emilie St. John Inglewood’s District 1 voters are demanding change by way of their vote as they took to the poll’s March 7 in the city’s first runoff election since 2011. West Basin water board member Gloria Gray jumped out with an early lead by taking 65% of the…

Los Angeles Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’s legal defense has raised $1.5 million from high-profile donors from around the City with two-thirds coming from him. The list was revealed by the Los Angeles Times a day before jury selection begins tomorrow in a federal courtroom. The itemized list is available on the…

The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival is underway with special food offerings available now through April 25. When the food guide was unveiled I immediately knew my first stop would be Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen located in Downtown Disney. Let me tell you the food was ON POINT…

Inglewood Code Enforcement Officers were filmed harassing a member of a Girl Scout Troop for selling cookies near SoFi Stadium on March 4. The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles returned to Inglewood in April 2019 after moving out of their previous location in Centinela Park decades ago. Inglewood Mayor…

Embattled Los Angeles Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas has decided to “thug it out” in his case against the United States with proceedings scheduled to commence on March 7 at 8:30 a.m. Jury selection is scheduled to take place at the United States Courthouse, 350 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.…

The Inglewood City Council moved forward on implementing an ordinance that would adopt the Inglewood Police Department’s military equipment-use policy on Feb. 28 with no objections from members of the city council or the public. Acting police Chief Cardell Hurt gave the presentation to recommend the city adopt the policy. “I’m…

Inglewood Councilwoman Dionne Faulk is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting tonight, Mar. 1 at Hollywood Park Casino from 6 pm to 8 pm. The meeting is being spread through “word of mouth” throughout the community. The meeting is not promoted on the councilwoman’s social media pages or in…

The Los Angeles Police Department has identified the victim of an officer-involved shooting that took place in Silver Lake on Feb. 22. The victim’s identity is not listed on the County Medical Examiner’s website where such information is typically found. Mariela Cardenas was identified as the victim. LAPD also lists…

The Inglewood Finance Department will present its 1st quarter budget numbers during the Feb. 28 regular city council meeting. Inglewood residents expect to see a huge bump in revenue now that major entertainment and sports venues have come online over the past two years. Both SoFi Stadium and YouTube Theater…

Los Angeles Councilman Curren Price has issued an apology for insensitive comments he made to a reporter about constituents living in city-provided housing after their neighborhood was blown up. The comments were made in an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times titled L.A. wants to evict families living in…

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (LACMTA) is being forced to deal with the obvious that their bus and rail system is out of control. A report released to the transit agencies board this week shows an alarming rise in crime and drug related deaths an the plan is…

Inglewood business owners and residents are in disbelief at the projected impact the Inglewood Transit Connector project will have on the community as they learned of the closures after city consultants unveiled the Relocation Plan on Feb. 1. The details of the relocation hit residents and business owners like a…

The Long Beach City College (LBCC) Board of Trustees voted to hire Dr. Nina Richardson as the Interim Director of International Students during its Feb. 22 board meeting. Dr. Richardson is the spouse of Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson. Richardson earned her master’s degree from USC in 2011 and her…

Inglewood Assemblymember Tina McKinnor was named the Chair of the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics Select Committe by Speaker Anthony Rendon. McKinnor represents Assembly District 61 which includes Inglewood who will host the opening and closing ceremonies at SoFi Stadium. Inglewood is in the final stages of assembling funding needed to…

Although he isn’t a member of the team Deion Sanders Jr.’s impact on the football program has been immediate since his father took over two months ago. YouTube / Well Off Forever When it was announced Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders was bringing his “Louie” to Boulder it was the talk…