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This Issue
Calendar of Events.............2
Certified & Licensed
Professionals.......................7
Classifieds............................2
Entertainment......................2
Hawthorne............................3
Hawthorne Hotspot............3
Lawndale..............................4
Inglewood.............................5
Legals............................. 4,6,7
Real Estate...........................7
Weekend
Forecast
New Jim Thorpe Mural Unveiled
A mural honoring athlete Jim Thorpe painted by artist Skye Amber Sweet was dedicated at Jim Thorpe Park on Oct. 14. Councilmember Alex Monteiro and Director of Recreation and Community Services
Von Norris presented a proclamation to the artist for her creation. Photo: City of Hawthorne
Inglewood Gets FAA Grant for
LAX Residential Sound Insulation
By Haleemon Anderson
The Inglewood City Council made quick
work of a light agenda at yesterday’s meeting,
finishing up business in less than 20
minutes, with all members present. Beyond
the usual housekeeping items to approve
previous minutes and public works projects,
pay bills and receive and file reports, the
Council approved receipt of a Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) grant. The whopping
$4.4 million dollar grant will be specifically
earmarked to provide sound insulation for
some 150 residential units.
The meeting was sparsely attended and
there were no comments from the public
regarding agenda items or other matters.
Also, atypically, City Manager Artie Fields
and Treasurer Wanda M. Brown were absent
from the meeting.
Assistant City Manager David Esparza
reported on a closed session item regarding
a workers’ compensation claim from Evonne
Jones. Esparza’s request for authority to settle
the claim for an amount not over $40,000
passed with four aye votes, with Councilmember
Alex Padilla abstaining, saying he
was not present at closed session.
City Clerk Yvonne Horton noted the continuing
rollout of the new voting system for
LA County. The Voting Solutions for All
People (VSAP) system will hold a demo in
Inglewood the first week of December, said
Horton. Representatives will also address the
Council to talk about the system, which will
debut during the March 2020 presidential
primaries.
Los Angeles County recently conducted a
mock election using the VSAP system. The
two-day event took place Sept. 28-29, and
was deemed a success. Close to 6,000 Los
Angeles residents participated in the mock
election, and more than 1,200 of the new
VSAP devices were operated at 50 sites
around the county. More demonstrations
are planned prior to the State of California’s
certification of the system.
Councilmember Herbert Dotson reported on
a surprise party celebrating the 90th birthday
of Willie Agee. Referring to the longtime
resident and Council advocate as “our biggest
fan,” Dotson said Agee was “truly surprised
and appreciative.”
Councilmember Alex Padilla shared pictures
from the Día de los Muertos event Saturday,
and thanked the community for coming out.
He acknowledged the Inglewood Park flower
shop for a donation of 300 monarch butterflies
released at the event.
Councilmember Ralph Franklin acknowledged
The LA Rams for their philanthropy
and sponsorship of Inglewood schools and
youth sports teams. He also thanked Connie
Turner, representative of Southern California
Edison, for a tour and presentation on wildfire
mitigation and areas of possible power
See City Council, page 7
Parents Discover How to Detect
the Signs that Their Teen Is Vaping
By Rob McCarthy
Hundreds of South Bay parents turned out
last week to a town hall meeting to learn
about what’s in e-cigarettes and why they’re
so popular in youth culture. Speaker after
speaker pounded home a message: Don’t
be fooled again by the tobacco industry.
Electronic cigarettes comprise a $9 billiona
year business that grew almost overnight.
Sales increased by 78 percent in one year,
and the companies behind the trendy smoking
habit use social media to target minors,
panelists revealed Oct. 14 at the teen vaping
town hall gathering in Manhattan Beach.
While the smoking craze is safer than
cigarettes, that doesn’t mean teens should
take up the habit, said pediatrician Dr. Alice
Kuo with UCLA Health Sciences. It’s never
a good idea to put chemicals in the lungs,
she said, adding she has seen lung damage
in a few cases at the Redondo Beach
clinic where she practices. She hears a lot
from teens who think vaping is safe. “Oh
Dr. Kuo, you don’t know. It’s just water
vapor,” her young patients tell her.
However, new data from the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control indicates that e-cigarettes
have caused lung damage and even deaths
across the country. There were 1,299 reported
cases of lung injury and 26 confirmed U.S.
deaths as of Oct. 11, the CDC reported.
Not all of the smokers were young and a
majority of the injured smokers used their
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See Vaping, page 5
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