Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 1, No. 12 - November 21, 2019
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Calendar of Events.............4
Certified & Licensed
Professionals.......................6
Classifieds............................2
Entertainment......................2
Hawthorne............................3
Hawthorne Hotspot............3
Lawndale..............................4
Inglewood.............................5
Legals.................................6,7
Pets........................................8
Weekend
Forecast
Friday
Partly
Cloudy
68˚/53˚
Saturday
Sunny
71˚/52˚
Sunday
Sunny
71˚/53˚
Showing Support for Saugus…
The Hawthorne Police Department and International Police Facility Dog Association came out in support at the Saugus High School candlelight vigil in Santa Clarita held in the wake of the recent tragic
incident at that campus. Photo: Hawthorne PD
Fireworks Stand Slots Remain Up
in the Air After Council Discussion
By Brian Simon
Talk of whether to reduce the number of
local fireworks stand slots from the current
eight down to six continued at the most recent
Hawthorne City Council meeting with
a public hearing on the matter. A handful
of speakers expressed their opinions, but
ultimately the Council unanimously voted
to put the item “on the backburner.”
Councilmember Alex Monteiro, who
brought up the topic at the previous meeting,
emphasized, “No one is trying to eliminate
fireworks in Hawthorne.” The issue, he
explained, is the markedly higher rents
nonprofits must now pay to run their stands
for one week. That coupled with decreased
sales with online and other options available
resulted in profit declines for the organizations.
The thought to consider going to six
slots was to “ensure nonprofits make a little
more money.” Earlier a Little League volunteer
confirmed that the rent cost had risen from
$1,500/$2,000 to $15,000, which makes it
tough to meet expenses. Monteiro said he
would support keeping the eight stands if the
fireworks companies (there are two, Phantom
and TNT) negotiate a cap of $1,000 for the
locations – or charge no rent at all.
During public comments, Phantom representative
Morrie Dym said it makes no
sense to reduce the number of slots when
Hawthorne already has among the lowest
total permits in the area. As example, he
noted that Lawndale has nine or 10 despite
a population less than half of Hawthorne’s,
Later, when asked by Councilmember Mike
Talleda if a cap might be possible, Dym
replied that it is out of his hands because
his company doesn’t own the properties that
house the stands. The landlords put a price
on them and then Phantom works out the
split with the nonprofit from there. Noting
See Hawthorne Council, page 7
Inglewood City Council Approves
Action Plans for Local Housing
By Haleemon Anderson
Location, location, location was the
unspoken mantra at Tuesday’s meeting
of the Inglewood City Council, with
developments at addresses all around
town packing the agenda. The Council
unanimously approved an exclusive negotiating
agreement (ENA) for development
of four acres at Prairie Street and 113th
Street. The amended agreement bears the
influence of the community activist group,
Uplift Inglewood Coalition.
Mayor James T. Butts acknowledged
the group’s lawsuit against the City of
Inglewood was settled, resulting in a
modification to the original plan. The
development will now set aside 15 percent
of 392 luxury rental apartments as affordable
housing units, with the bulk of
the units at market rate.
Unanimous approval also went to an
advance funds agreement between the City
and Faith Lutheran Church. The church
will deposit $9,978 with the City for
costs associated with a planned assembly
development and a 65-unit senior housing
development at 3320 W. 85th Street.
The Council approved additional funding
associated with the ENA for the Clippers
arena at Century and Prairie. The $2.8
million increase brings the exploratory
budget for the development to almost $9
million. The CEQA funding agreement
See Inglewood Council, page 7
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