Hawthorne Press Tribune Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - August 10, 2017 Helpful Honda Guys Provide Ice Cream to Community The Helpful Guys in Blue recently treated kids of all ages to some complimentary ice cream at Inglewood’s Edward Vincent, Jr. Park. Photo Provided by SoCal Honda City Council Listens to Rent Control Concerns from Residents By Derrick Deane want to get their money back.” Rent control took center stage at the Patterson added that once other property Hawthorne City Council meeting on Tuesday owners see that one apartment building has as residents from both sides of the issue raised their rent, others follow suit. “There voiced their opinions. The Council listened are too many property owners that are not to everyone before ultimately deciding to take maintaining their units as well as they could time to carefully review the matter. and not investing and upgrading them before “There is a lot to go over. We’ve received they upgrade the price,” he said. a legal confidential and information that I’m Opposition to rent control came from realtors reviewing and still studying,” Councilmember who spoke on the issue. “Rent is going up Angie Reyes English, who co-led the topic all over the South Bay, not just Hawthorne, with Mayor Alex Vargas, said. “I also have and it is ridiculous. I rent myself,” former a couple of meetings with homeowner’s Hawthorne schoolteacher and current realtor association groups and have a little more discussion on this.” In the meanwhile, residents were happy to take up the conversation on both sides of Free Digital the issue. “Escalating rents are serving to drive many hard-working citizens out of our Delivery city,” Treasurer David Patterson, speaking as a resident, said. “Increasing rent is often requiring two or more households to be in Herald Publications is now one unit or multiple generations to stay in offering to send you a link one home and what this does is exacerbate to your favorite community our parking issues.” newspaper every Friday! The Patterson asked that the Council look at emails will also include a list the issue and approach it in concert with of upcoming local events. discussions about code enforcement and residential development. “Investors are buying Just email us at: up apartment buildings [and] one of the things dd@heraldpublications.com and that is happening when they are buying real tell us which local community estate at a high price is that one of the first newspaper you’d like. things they’ll do is raise rent so they can get their return,” Patterson said. “The challenge with Simple as that and free!!! that is they’re raising rent without investing into the property because they’ve already spent a lot of money on buying the property and Lawrence Chavez said. “I think Hawthorne is currently in the process of rejuvenating the city. Lots of great things are happening to this city. I think by putting in rent control and capping the rent, you’re going to halt rejuvenation in certain areas.” Chavez added that rent control would essentially create “slumlords” who would not renovate and upgrade their buildings when they’re not going to be able to raise their price. “I think when we look at areas like North Hawthorne and Moneta Gardens, we see that See City Council page 8 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................5 Classifieds............................3 Community Briefs...............2 Finance..................................3 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals................................ 6-7 Pets........................................4 Seniors..................................2 Sports....................................8 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 75˚/67˚ Saturday Sunny 78˚/67˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 79˚/67˚ The Weekly Newspaper of Hawthorne
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