The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood Daily News on a Weekly Basis - Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - February 2, 2017 MLK Day Celebration Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr., Inglewood City Councilmembers, Inglewood Unified District School Board Members, and Civil Rights March Grand Marshals along with Speech Contest winners Evan Hardin, Cadence Calahan, Brian Anderson and Nathan Delos Santos and their parents during the 34th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration. Inset: Stevie Wonder and Mayor James T. Butts, Jr. at the MLK Day Celebration. (Photos by Ricky Richardson) City Continues Supporting Efforts to Combat Homelessness By Cristian Vasquez While the City’s endorsement comes Mayor James T. Butts and the Inglewood with no direct fiscal obligation, the Council City Council said yes to a resolution aimed favors the measure and “urges voters” in the at preventing homelessness throughout the community to approve the measure. Measure county, and in the community, by endorsing H, a Los Angeles County initiative, will Measure H. Also known as the quarter-cents complement Proposition HHH (approved by tax, Measure H will appear on the Los Angeles voters in the City of Los Angeles during the County ballot during the upcoming March 7 recent election in November) in their efforts election and has been endorsed by several to reduce the size of the homeless population. leaders throughout the Greater Los Angeles Through Proposition HHH, voters agreed area, including Inglewood’s elected officials. to issue $1.2 billion in bonds that will be “The City of Inglewood would benefit dedicated to creating housing for homeless greatly, as it will strengthen a number of people, as well as individuals that are at-risk partners currently used by City staff to of becoming homeless. The money will also address the homeless inside Inglewood fund facilities designed to provide mental such as St. Margaret’s Center, HomeLight health care, along with addiction treatment Family Housing, Harbor Interfaith Services, and other services. While this does much to Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority address homelessness, the County’s Measure (LAHSA), PATH (People Assisting the H will expand beyond the boundaries of Los Homeless), South Bay Cities Council of Angeles and impact neighboring localities Governments (SBCCOG) and the Los Angeles such as Inglewood. County Board of Supervisors,” states the A homeless persons count conducted by staff report signed by Acting HUD Program the South Bay Coalition to End Homelessness Manager Harjinder Singh. (SBCEH) in the City of Inglewood in 2016 If approved by the voters Measure H funds concluded that there are 502 homeless people will be used to combat and end homelessness within local boundaries. Of that total, 125 for 45,000 individuals, including seniors, were identified to be living on the street in women, children and veterans. Furthermore, some makeshift shelter or tent, while 90 the funds will help prevent 30,000 people people were living in their vehicles and 287 from becoming homeless. Measure H will were relying on emergency shelters, motel raise $350 million every year during a 10- vouchers or transitional housing. Of the 287 year span, resulting in an expected cost to homeless people counted as living in shelters, consumers of an additional $1 per day. The 226 were identified as veterans who happened additional funds generated by the tax will to be present the night of the count (http:// pay directly for comprehensive supportive www.sbceh.org/uploads/4/5/0/7/45075441/ services (job training and mental health hc16_inglewood_master.pdf). supportive services), permanent housing and The numbers reported by the SBCEH for homelessness prevention services. 2016 reflected a 10 percent drop in overall homelessness from the first-recorded numbers by the agency in 2015. During the 2015 count Inglewood registered 207 individuals living on the streets, 55 living in their vehicles and 293 finding a place to sleep in shelters for a total of 555 homeless people. At that time, the community was home to 11 percent of the homeless population in the South Bay. However, in neither year did Inglewood register an unaccompanied homeless minor. Library Kicks Off Black History Month In honor of Black History Month and Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper, the first African American to graduate from West Point in 1877, the Inglewood Public Library will host a one-act play on Saturday, February 4 at 11:30 a.m. in the Gladys Waddingham Lecture Hall of the Main Library located at 101 West Manchester Boulevard. Lt. Flipper built a distinguished military career which began at West Point where he excelled in engineering, law, French and Spanish. The Lieutenant served in Troop A of the 10th Calvary and for a short time served as acting Captain of Troop G. During his time posted at Fort Still, Lt. Flipper was ordered to construct a drainage system that would prevent water from becoming stagnant and causing malaria. Saturday’s play will highlight his court martial process and present the little-known controversy that led to Lt. Flipper’s dismissal from the Army on June 30, 1882. The program, as all others in the library, is free and open to all. Library parking is free all day Saturday. For more information, persons interested can call (310) 412-5380. • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Classifieds............................4 Community Briefs...............3 Film.........................................5 Finance..................................7 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................... 4, 6 Pets........................................8 Seniors..................................7 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Rain 60˚/52˚ Saturday Mostly Sunny 63˚/52˚ Sunday Mostly Sunny 62˚/52˚
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